So, hooked everything up and played a couple atmos trailers.
It is absolutely awesome ...
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how little this does. 🙄
First I did not hear any effect at all. Realized I had the receiver on the wrong setting (5.1 only), and was relieved. Switched to Atmos decoding, and the sound did not change all that much. Have to play around with it a little more.
It is absolutely awesome ...
.
.
.
how little this does. 🙄
First I did not hear any effect at all. Realized I had the receiver on the wrong setting (5.1 only), and was relieved. Switched to Atmos decoding, and the sound did not change all that much. Have to play around with it a little more.
While not yet having heard a proper Atmos demonstration, I’d be inclined to suspect the effects would be very program dependent.
I certainly found that to be the when toggling through the numerous THX / Dolby surround modes - particularly on material not recorded in native 5.1.
I certainly found that to be the when toggling through the numerous THX / Dolby surround modes - particularly on material not recorded in native 5.1.
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I propped them up in the back so they reach closer to the 35° I calculated, and turned up the volume a little. Now there definetly is an effect. Its not like I can point at the ceiling and say: " here, at exactly that spot the bird is flying overhead", but it definetly has gotten more spacious, more natural and open. So not a total loss. Probably even enough to try out what happens when I add upfiring rear presence speakers.
I only watched atmos trailers provided by Dolby so far. They show off the effect nicely, but in a very dramatic and playful way. Going to watch the first real movie tonight.
Makes me wonder though: how many "normal" people spend considerable amounts of money and buy one of the commercially available options (with the standard 20° angle) because someone in the shop or some internet review site tells them thats what to get, then just put them on top of their main speakers as recommended. And, if it just so happens this does not fit their room, never get the effect thats promised (or possible). And don't notice/care. Ah well, its propably like during the start of the 5.1 systems, where I personally encountered setups at friends or relatives houses where they just didn't want to run the speaker wires to the back of the room. But the speakers were paid, so had to be used. What did they do? Put them in the front next to the mains...
I only watched atmos trailers provided by Dolby so far. They show off the effect nicely, but in a very dramatic and playful way. Going to watch the first real movie tonight.
Makes me wonder though: how many "normal" people spend considerable amounts of money and buy one of the commercially available options (with the standard 20° angle) because someone in the shop or some internet review site tells them thats what to get, then just put them on top of their main speakers as recommended. And, if it just so happens this does not fit their room, never get the effect thats promised (or possible). And don't notice/care. Ah well, its propably like during the start of the 5.1 systems, where I personally encountered setups at friends or relatives houses where they just didn't want to run the speaker wires to the back of the room. But the speakers were paid, so had to be used. What did they do? Put them in the front next to the mains...
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