A long time ago, I took a tour of some recording studios. Many of them had some car radio speakers in the booth, so they could hear what the record sounded like in the car with shitty sound. Now, of course, cars have much better sound.
It does seem like a movie sound guy would need the equivalent, with some home theater setups that simulate how people are actually hearing it.
Even with a proper, calibrated surround setup like I have at home the dynamic range is ridiculous - dialog is way too soft and explosions are way too loud.
A long time ago, I took a tour of some recording studios. Many of them had some car radio speakers in the booth, so they could hear what the record sounded like in the car with shitty sound. Now, of course, cars have much better sound.
It does seem like a movie sound guy would need the equivalent, with some home theater setups that simulate how people are actually hearing it.