Happiness is…

… finally hooking up the surround sound speakers. So far, our informal test-disc review shows that Ronin has far more precise but subtle use of the rear stage, while Italian Job sounds more dramatic, especially during the helicopter chase scenes. Akira’s menus sound incredible, but the movie itself doesn’t really lend much to a 5.1 system. The Ah My Goddess movie places a lot of its orchestral ambience in the surround environment.

I’m sure we’ll “test” some more movies over the course of the weekend. I mean, why not?