Andysu
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To me, at least, most of the time Atmos feels very unnatural with music, but it can also be fun (especially with electronic music). A nice gimmick, nothing more.
I recently upgraded to a 5.2.4 surround system for Auro3D/Atmos. In my experience, that's too general. In order for Atmos to be convincing, several points must come together:
- a surround system with dedicated speakers for each channel
- an Atmos mix that adequately uses the possibilities of the new format
- market penetration of the format
In the case of the former, the conditions are usually not met. An Atmos-certified soundbar is used for convenience and all effects are supposed to be generated via the magic of reflections. Which of course doesn't work...
Many Atmos mixes are also created with little dedication/effort. For example, you have to wait more than 80 minutes for the first Atmos effect in "Baby Driver". Before that, only music is played via the height channels.
The providers are also disappointing on the last point. The number of films with Atmos sound available on Netflix is negligible. If you want to buy Blu-Ray discs with an Atmos soundtrack, you are forced to buy the overpriced 4K version from Sony, for example. Sorry, but that's not going to work (unfortunately).
baby driver with anti phase reversed polarity mixing with the overheads need a decoder to hear the extra sound