dolby atmos

One of my favorite albums of all time, Homogenic, originally released in 1997, has one of the worst Masterings when it comes to Dynamic Range, since the limiting is used so heavy that the dynamics got compromised (another victim of Loudness War). Not only that, but there are even instances where...

I'm stuck with an ARC-only TV and can't figure out if there's any real workaround or if this is just an ARC limitation I have to live with. Setup: TV: OnePlus Y series (HDMI ARC only, no eARC) Audio: Sony Bravia System 6 (supports Dolby formats) Source: Local playback via TV flash drive /...

For a specific need requiring free signal re-routing, I identified and purchased the Nuprime-X H16-Aip, which arrived on October 31st. I believe I am the first user in my region. The H16-Aip addresses AoIP system decoding needs at approximately one-third of the budget, offering significant value...

Hi All, I am looking for feedback on AVR options. I am based in Australia, so the availability and pricing may be a bit different compared to US/EU options. I will use the receiver for movies and music, I have a Panasonic UB820 4k blu ray player and Yamaha CDX-450 for CD music. Right now I only...

Hi all, absolutely great platform. Very excited. Thank you in advance for any help or suggestions received I am an audio experimentalists and have been dabbling with Dolby Atmos lately. After struggling to figure out a setup for output (as I thought I needed a special output source, ie an 8...

I've been trying to find something similar to the Arvus HDMI-2A or H2-4D. Ultimately to see if consumer multichannel sources like blu ray players, Apple TVs etc could be sent from HDMI-/+eARC into the XLR AES digital inputs of an Okto DAC8 Pro while not having to fret about HDCP, support eARC...

Hello I have several questions and I would like you to help me. I have a gaming PC with RTX 4090 and I want 7.1 or 5.1 surround sound for video games and music. one friend has kali lp6 studio monitors for music production and mixing, but when we listened to hifi .flac music with his RME...

Hello friends - I need advice on installing on-ceiling speakers in my basement home theatre. I have included an overhead and side view floor plan I made in Figma and photos of the basement. The main floor is above the basement so there's no attic access, and I'd prefer on-ceiling as opposed to...

Stereophile Editor-in-Chief Jim Austin has a new As We See It column, entitled Dolby Atmos: A Bleak Shadow? Here, Austin is continuing his one-man crusade against Atmos as it's currently streamed by Apple Music. (To be clear, Austin is criticizing "lossy" Atmos as streamed. Not lossless Atmos...

I don't have an expensive state of the art home theater. But when I watch a movie or good TV series, it sounds way better than any cinema I've ever been to, and I don't live in a little town, while at the same time I don't live in any of the major cities like New York or LA, where I imagine...

Hi! For contextualization, Waves NX plugins now use the Harman target as the standard target curve to make headphones "flat". It makes little sense, here's why: The Harman target is supposed to emulate how flat speakers sound in a well treated room. So, by applying this equalization to...

OK so after searching all of the internet I thought I would make this post. I have a Marantz NR 1711 receiver equipped with 2 Klipsch RP 600m speakers and matching Klipsch up firing speakers with a Jamo sub. I love my 2.1.2 set up because I have always preferred a stereo sound in my small set up...

Hi. I recently got my first ever tribid IEMs, the Moondrop Variations. I've noticed that when connected to my iPhone playing music that supports Dolby Atmos on Apple Music, it sounds terrible and disjointed. This issue is not present on any of my other headphones or single-driver IEMs. Anybody...

This is a question that comes up a lot: how loud must those surround speakers go compared to the fronts? While it's very tempting to just have all speakers of the same model, it is often impractical and economically undesirable. So what gives? What can you get away with? Instinctively, my...

Community, Looking for some advise. Currently have three KEF R3s for LCR. I’m trying to budget for additional speakers. Two rear surrounds and four height speakers for the “unified layout”. Auro for music up-mixing and Atmos movies/music all via AppleTV. How important is brand matching? Three...

TL, DR; What if we could configure Apple’s Logic Pro to be your Surround Preamp-Processor (including up/down mixing); Control input selection and output levels via Focusrite’s Rednet R1 controller; and Send the input/output channels wherever you need via Dante? PREAMBLE We all are very aware...