Dolby Atmos

[o0OBillO0o]

What are your thoughts? Couple of ceiling speakers & new Atmos enabled processor/AVR going to make their way to your system?

http://www.cnet.com/news/dolby-atmos...egra-and-more/


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[jdandy]

Originally Posted by o0OBillO0o

What are you thoughts? Couple of ceiling speakers & new Atmos enabled processor/AVR going to make their way to your system?

Dolby Atmos is coming to home theaters via Pioneer, Denon, and more - CNET

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Bill.......I will be staying with my trusty MX120 5.1 surround sound system. It immerses me as far as I need for total movie enjoyment.

[o0OBillO0o]

Another article.

Marantz and Denon Announce New A/V Receivers with Dolby Atmos Sound | Audioholics

[doggiehowser]

I'd like to see actual titles confirmed for release first

But I do like the ability for the sound objects to be recalibrated for your own room - which often isn't exactly ITU/industry standard aligned which should see benefits even for 5.1/7.1 systems.

Plus, I'd also like to hear how those "upward firing" speakers sound vs actual VoiceOfGod speakers.

[Mr_Sukebe]

Question is whether this actually improves SQ, or just adds new functionality and a requirement for more amps and speakers.

[doggiehowser]

Originally Posted by Mr_Sukebe

Question is whether this actually improves SQ, or just adds new functionality and a requirement for more amps and speakers.

You can listen for yourself if your local theatre has Atmos.



I was honestly pretty impressed with the Atmos demo just before I watched Oz - also in Atmos 3D. There were a couple of scenes in Oz where this additional depth of sound effects was very pronounced.

[Kal Rubinson]

Originally Posted by doggiehowser

But I do like the ability for the sound objects to be recalibrated for your own room - which often isn't exactly ITU/industry standard aligned which should see benefits even for 5.1/7.1 systems.

There's no evidence that such remapping is a feature.

[SMC23]

I read as long as AV receivers can support HDMI 1.3 they should be able to support Atmos with only a firmware update.

Now it may be more of a matter if your processor can support additional channels beyond 7.1.

Hopefully Mcintosh can come through and support the mx150/151 procs, but I'm not holding my breadth!

[doggiehowser]

Originally Posted by Kal Rubinson

There's no evidence that such remapping is a feature.

As I understand it, the installation of Atmos in the cinemas takes into account the layout of the theatre and the position speakers inside. That's what allows Atmos to create that sound field.

From the Atmos white paper tho I could be reading it wrong.

Optimized Playback
The audio playback equipment present in dubbing theatres and cinemas can vary widely with room size, and shape. It can also vary based on a cinema owner’s desire to differentiate their theatre. A primary benefit of Dolby Atmos is its ability to optimally render a soundtrack based on the available loudspeakers and loudspeaker positions.

If the home version doesn't take that into consideration, Onkyo's upwards firing speakers (which they are pitching as an alternative to voice of god/height speakers) probably won't be particularly effective.

[o0OBillO0o]

This is a market technology for Sonos.

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