Atmos /multi channel for beginners!

[Purité Audio]

I thought that with the soon to be released Mini-DSP Tide 16 I might dip my toe again into the multi ( channel )verse.
I have tried before, using an Illusonic processor for a tri-field Kii set-up, which I enjoyed but space was always at a premium.
But now we have enough space to create a proper ‘Atmos/multi channel’ set-up.
The MiniDSP has 16 an analogue outs on XLR, so connection is straightforward, I have Roon and I know that can be configured for 5.1/7.1 as well as 2 channel.
I use Quboz which I believe doesn’t list M/C music amongst its catalogue?
How much made for M/C music is there or will I predominantly listening to up mixed 2 channel.
Is the Tide 16 the ‘best’ option, from the thread here it doesn’t appear to be a completely finished product, I wrote to Hyperion , no reply.
Your help as always is very much appreciated.
Keith

 

[MKR]

Apple Music and Pure Audio Streaming I think are your best bets now for MCH music

 

[staticV3]

How much made for M/C music is there

About a hundred thousand albums curently: https://helloatmos.app/

Half of which can only be streamed via Apple Music, so, effectively: Apple TV box->HDMI->Tide16.

 

[Thighsofsteel]

I thought that with the soon to be released Mini-DSP Tide 16 I might dip my toe again into the multi ( channel )verse.
I have tried before, using an Illusonic processor for a tri-field Kii set-up, which I enjoyed but space was always at a premium.
But now we have enough space to create a proper ‘Atmos/multi channel’ set-up.
The MiniDSP has 16 an analogue outs on XLR, so connection is straightforward, I have Roon and I know that can be configured for 5.1/7.1 as well as 2 channel.
I use Quboz which I believe doesn’t list M/C music amongst its catalogue?
How much made for M/C music is there or will I predominantly listening to up mixed 2 channel.
Is the Tide 16 the ‘best’ option, from the thread here it doesn’t appear to be a completely finished product, I wrote to Hyperion , no reply.
Your help as always is very much appreciated.
Keith

Tidal has a lot of Atmos albums

 

[MKR]

Tidal has a lot of Atmos albums

Good to know, didn’t realize that, will have to check it out, thanks!

 

[jhaider]

Probably need to switch to (or add) Apple Music. Lots of native immersive program in all genres.

One big downside of Tide16 for 2-channel legacy recordings is that it doesn’t have a good upmixer built in. Really needs Auro IMO. If you’re able to source a Monoprice HTP-1 it’s a considerably more capable box.

 

[Purité Audio]

That’s helpful J, Roon has two options for multi channel 5.1 and 7.1, discussed here,

How do I play multichannel music through Roon and a Denon AVR?

I've been trying to get into multichannel music, but I'm confused on what Roon settings and AVR settings I need to use to make it work. Everything I've tried so far sounds much worse than just playing the stereo version of the same song and upmixing to Auro-3D. When I play the multichannel...

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Keith