My wife is president of the 'turn it down' club, but not once did she utter those words while watching this disc, she was so impressed (she came oh so close to admitting the 950/7100 was worth it too, but hey, baby steps). What was just as impressive as the cannon balls ripping through the ship were the muffled kabooms and echo of the cannons firing in the fog, the footsteps up on deck running the length of the ship, the yelling and shouting from everywhere, all done with pinpoint accuracy and realism. It truly made you feel like you were right there on the ship, which is the goal of ht, but unfortunately not always achieved. IMO, one of the best surround sound mixes out there.