Atmos and other object based formats will take advantage of whatever speaker layout is available. The older formats will not. So Atmos is your best bet for taking advantage of front wide setup. My mrx1140 supports front wides.
I keep hearing different things!Atmos and other object based formats will take advantage of whatever speaker layout is available. The older formats will not. So Atmos is your best bet for taking advantage of front wide setup. My mrx1140 supports front wides.
I heard that if you buy the Trinnov and Kaleidescape, you can you get the original reference sound recording. Someone should be able to verify it here.Dolby Atmos - Wikipedia
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Implementation and differences from commercial implementationsEdit
Because of limited bandwidth and lack of processing power, Atmos in home theaters is different from cinemas. A spatially-coded sub-stream is added to Dolby TrueHD or Dolby Digital Plus or is present as metadata in Dolby MAT 2.0, LPCM like format. This sub-stream is an efficient representation of the full, original object-based mix. This is not a matrix-encoded channel, but a spatially-encoded digital signal with panning metadata. Atmos in home theaters can support 24.1.10 channels[36][37] and uses the spatially-encoded object audio sub-stream to mix the audio presentation to match the installed speaker configuration.
I'm sick of hearing this excuse for AVRs. Surely by now....Because of limited bandwidth and lack of processing power,
Doesn't that describe Trinnov more or less?If that is the case, why not releasing a PC program, connect said pc to a mutichannel dac and from there, to amplifiers? That´s processing power in spades...
To an extent, yeah, but it still is a closed system. It would be quite nice to be able to easily design a completely agnostic sound system. Something like grab a processing unit (a black box, your pc...), a multichannel DAC (with whatever amount of ins and outs you need) and plug that to the amps of your choice. When all that´s done, pay for a license on Dirac/Lyngdorff/Audyssey/ARC Genesis... and off you go.Doesn't that describe Trinnov more or less?
I've been doing this for some time now in my edit suite. Computer connects via USB to an SMSL M-500, then balanced out to powered Kali IN-8s. It's supremely transparent.If that is the case, why not releasing a PC program, connect said pc to a mutichannel dac and from there, to amplifiers? That´s processing power in spades...
Unfortunately, that's not true. The audio tracks available through Kaleidescape are exactly the same as provided by the studios on a Blu-ray disc (encoded as lossless Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio just like a Blu-ray disc). KScape does not get special audio tracks. Sometimes, depending on the licensing agreement, KScape will not have the immersive track (Dolby Atmos or DTS: X in their respective consumer versions) included whereas the HD or 4k Blu-ray disc will.I heard that if you buy the Trinnov and Kaleidescape, you can you get the original reference sound recording. Someone should be able to verify it here.
I have owned the AVM70 and can say I just don't see what all the hype is about. BTW that was a second Anthem try after an unsatisfactory Anthem processor try in the early 2000s. There are Anthem fan boys out there claiming Anthem products defy the laws of physics.
The 70 does not (yet ) function as a Roon endpoint it nor does not support DNLA from a music server or up-sample a signal from a cd transport. There are no streaming apps like Tidal, Qobuz, or Apple Music. The inferior ApplyPlay is possible however. My point here is that the onboard DACs in the 70 would rarely be pressed into service for anything other than surround movies or certain surround music formats. I have outboard digital sources that can crush in those formats. These all can deliver a tightly clocked digital signal that is already jitter free.
I’m not one of those people who flame people who buy expensive gear because they just want to but in my experience the Anthem purchase was a frustrating episode wasting time and money coupled with disappointment and a feeling of being conned.
That’s great feedback from an owner thanks, but from my perspective as a person about to upgrade, I want to know what is better for the price range?I have owned the AVM70 and can say I just don't see what all the hype is about. BTW that was a second Anthem try after an unsatisfactory Anthem processor try in the early 2000s. There are Anthem fan boys out there claiming Anthem products defy the laws of physics.
The 70 does not (yet ) function as a Roon endpoint it nor does not support DNLA from a music server or up-sample a signal from a cd transport. There are no streaming apps like Tidal, Qobuz, or Apple Music. The inferior ApplyPlay is possible however. My point here is that the onboard DACs in the 70 would rarely be pressed into service for anything other than surround movies or certain surround music formats. I have outboard digital sources that can crush in those formats. These all can deliver a tightly clocked digital signal that is already jitter free.
I’m not one of those people who flame people who buy expensive gear because they just want to but in my experience the Anthem purchase was a frustrating episode wasting time and money coupled with disappointment and a feeling of being conned.
Thanks for the unbiased and experienced suggestion. It would have to be at a discount, though…something not easy to find in Australia…Find a Marantz AV8805a at a discount. There are online sellers that advertise “open box” and really that is the price they will give to you if you just ask. PM me I could offer a suggestion. The AV8805a so much more substantial than the AVM 70. Really no joke the big Marantz is so beefy it makes the AM70 feel like a Dr Pepper can. It just has the look feel and heft of a highend product. The 8805 has balanced input stereo pair, 15.2 balanced out 7.1 channel RCA analogue audio in, HDMI 2.1 with 8k upscaling, several apps like tidal which now has a very nice Atmos library which I have been enjoying on another processor (Trinnov Altitude-16). Audessy on the 8805 is good enough I never calibrated the AVM70 but I have calibrated prior Marantz products and Audessy works pretty well.
I don't want to be accused of being a fan boy but the 8805a is very hard to beat. I have been in a position to compare. I’ve had Anthems, Marantz, Onkyo, Integra, Yamaha and now Trinnov. Audessy on the 8805 is good enough I never calibrated the AVM70 (ARC) but have gotten great Audessy results on prior Marantz products.
Another thought, I've turned into a total Apple TV head. Holy cow they do a good job and they support Apple Music (Spacial Audio) Tidal and Qobuze.