And even in that case, this particular test was included in an add-on disc to that set, which only appeared several years after the set first shipped! Try getting your hands on THAT one!
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The most sensitive test I know of to confirm that Speaker Distance Correction is happening properly, for example, is found in the Avia Pro SD-DVD multi-disc set, which is long out of print. Some are hard to find, or even out of print. Some require you also have those professional tools mentioned above.
There are LOTS of different calibration discs out there at this point, and more likely to come out over the next year or so as UHD (4K) video becomes more mainstream. Calibration Discs provide you with content of known "correctness" which you can use for this. But even though you can't fully match their professional results, you should STILL have calibration discs handy to confirm there are no silly setup errors in your system, and to check whether any problems you spot while playing real content are due to oddities in that content, as opposed to something you've overlooked in your system setup. Professionals will bring tools and computer programs which are both expensive to buy and daunting to learn.
This is true even if you intend to hire a professional to come in and set up your system for you. EVERYONE interested in Home Theater should have a few Calibration Discs in their collection.