and that purpose for the average consumer is to get good, "illusion supporting" multichannel sound - and for videophiles, a system that is configurable, does room correction, and is sonically accurate. I have to believe that most people would like to buy a plug-and-play A/V receiver that works the first time, and all of the time afterwards...without having to jump through hoops, or power down and go through a slow and tedious reboot every time something changes.
Could there not be a single "master" modular app designed to run efficiently on a relatively inexpensive CPU with a decent amount of RAM? Or is this already what the Trinnov16 A/V preamp already does for $17,000? It looks like Trinnov is the current SOTA leader. Is there any hope of getting similar performance and reliability from a sub-$10K A/V receiver or preamp?
It seems, after reading @amirm 's reviews and the discussions that follow them, that there is a hodge-podge of approaches to implement the different proprietary and non-proprietary software technologies, many of them implemented by hardware companies that do not hire truly competent software engineers. Currently, reliably implementing everything necessary to include all of the HT multichannel audio technologies, and send them to amps and/or loudsepakers that has been through a room-correction process, seems to be beyond everyone except Trinnov.
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Background:
Although I am fascinated by continuing innovation in audio and video, I am, for practical reasons, a video Luddite. As a 78 y/o American retiree living in a mountain resort town in western Panama, with age-related hearing that leaves me with perception of 10kHz maximum (which is actually quite good for my age), I will not be jumping into multi-channel or immersive sound systems. Although I use my small second bedroom without a bed as a dedicated office and A/V, my limited pension-based budget precludes having a multichannel system, but I thoroughly enjoy watching video and listening to music on my "sonically accurate" A/V system.
Last night, I watched "Jumanji: The Next Level" on my "bare-bones" 2-channel system - a 40" Samsung 2018 LED TV, a pair of Paradigm Atom v6 Monitors (stands required for best performance) loudspeakers and no subs, and I enjoyed it thoroughly.
I like the way the Jumanji franchise story-line has morphed from a board game to a strategy-based video game as its basis. The inclusion of two "old guys" who are clueless about strategy-based video games - played by Danny Glover and Danny - was a fun component of the story for me. I am also a video-game Luddite who only plays games such as Snood, Bubbleshooter, Kyodai Mahjongg, backgammon and Freecell - however, I am familiar with the basics of strategy games.
As far as movies go, my favorite genres are serious dramas and intelligent comedies (like the dark comedy "Parasite"), documentaries, and science fiction. However, I also enjoy some animated films (including anime), as well as high-production value "fluff" and pop-culture movies like Jumanji and other "action" movies that often have a good soundtrack, one that would probably sound much better on a multi-channel audio system. But multi-channel does little for me with dramas and documentaries - although a center channel might add clarity to dialogue. (I am not into movies with wanton and gratuitous death, destruction and horror.)
Could there not be a single "master" modular app designed to run efficiently on a relatively inexpensive CPU with a decent amount of RAM? Or is this already what the Trinnov16 A/V preamp already does for $17,000? It looks like Trinnov is the current SOTA leader. Is there any hope of getting similar performance and reliability from a sub-$10K A/V receiver or preamp?
It seems, after reading @amirm 's reviews and the discussions that follow them, that there is a hodge-podge of approaches to implement the different proprietary and non-proprietary software technologies, many of them implemented by hardware companies that do not hire truly competent software engineers. Currently, reliably implementing everything necessary to include all of the HT multichannel audio technologies, and send them to amps and/or loudsepakers that has been through a room-correction process, seems to be beyond everyone except Trinnov.
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Background:
Although I am fascinated by continuing innovation in audio and video, I am, for practical reasons, a video Luddite. As a 78 y/o American retiree living in a mountain resort town in western Panama, with age-related hearing that leaves me with perception of 10kHz maximum (which is actually quite good for my age), I will not be jumping into multi-channel or immersive sound systems. Although I use my small second bedroom without a bed as a dedicated office and A/V, my limited pension-based budget precludes having a multichannel system, but I thoroughly enjoy watching video and listening to music on my "sonically accurate" A/V system.
Last night, I watched "Jumanji: The Next Level" on my "bare-bones" 2-channel system - a 40" Samsung 2018 LED TV, a pair of Paradigm Atom v6 Monitors (stands required for best performance) loudspeakers and no subs, and I enjoyed it thoroughly.
I like the way the Jumanji franchise story-line has morphed from a board game to a strategy-based video game as its basis. The inclusion of two "old guys" who are clueless about strategy-based video games - played by Danny Glover and Danny - was a fun component of the story for me. I am also a video-game Luddite who only plays games such as Snood, Bubbleshooter, Kyodai Mahjongg, backgammon and Freecell - however, I am familiar with the basics of strategy games.
As far as movies go, my favorite genres are serious dramas and intelligent comedies (like the dark comedy "Parasite"), documentaries, and science fiction. However, I also enjoy some animated films (including anime), as well as high-production value "fluff" and pop-culture movies like Jumanji and other "action" movies that often have a good soundtrack, one that would probably sound much better on a multi-channel audio system. But multi-channel does little for me with dramas and documentaries - although a center channel might add clarity to dialogue. (I am not into movies with wanton and gratuitous death, destruction and horror.)