Atmos

Done right, sure. It's the first time an extended format has launched where the software is in advance of the hardware.

The challenge for a lot of British surround sound users is that they haven't yet got their 5.1 systems set up correctly. So the idea of using the existing speaker positions for a new generation of speakers with both front firing and up firing drivers is a bit of a non-starter. Of course, the reason why the original 5.1 speakers aren't in the right place is exactly why adding ATMOS speakers in-ceiling is a non-starter too.

It's a real shame because my own experiences with front heights in extended surround are impressive enough even without the benefits of object oriented surround processing.
 
I don't think so, unless you have your own personal auditorium or a very large room. Most British homes don't have the ideal space for it, though I reckon a lot of people will run that many speakers anyway. Personally 5.1 is as far as I'll ever go unless I score the jackpot and get a significantly bigger room.
 
My Onkyo amp is dying so am looking to upgrade. First thoughts were for another Onkyo but the Denon's look to be better.

Just got to work out should I go for a 5200 or wait a couple of months and get a 7200.
 
I think I'd rather have a decent quality and optimally positioned 5.1 setup than more speakers at the lower end of the market. Considering the number of speakers has more than doubled I'll leave the Atmos stuff to people with a budget to do it justice. No point being able to pinpoint the position of things if they sound like arse when they get to your ears.
 
Feedback that I've read on it has been very positive, mainly upon it's ability to offer a more "immersive" sound field.
Right now, it's bonkers expensive, so rather prohibitive as it's only available on top of the range processors and specialised units from groups like Datasat. On top of that, there's also VERY little content, so a bit pointless.

Ref the speakers, my understanding is that there's several different options, e.g. using 2, 4 ceiling mounted, or shelf mounted units that bounce off the ceiling.

Lastly, there's another format question, as there's now THREE options on the table, i.e. Aura, Dolby Atmos and just announced DTS X. My understanding is that all three do similar things, but does that mean that disks will have a mix of formats in use, as per on BD, and that we'll need to be able to support all three? If so, what hardware will do that and how easily.

In short, lots of questions, not many answers right now.
 
Mr_Sukebe said:
Lastly, there's another format question, as there's now THREE options on the table, i.e. Aura, Dolby Atmos and just announced DTS X. My understanding is that all three do similar things, but does that mean that disks will have a mix of formats in use, as per on BD, and that we'll need to be able to support all three? If so, what hardware will do that and how easily.
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Connected to that is the fact that with so many people now streaming movies rather than buying BR, they are not even getting uncompressed audio at all, let alone 11.2 channels of it. I am not sure there will be enough support for this to allow one type on the market, let alone three different types.
 
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