DOLBY ATMOS, Not 4 AUDIOPHILES + 6 Viewer Systems!

My MUSIC surround sound journey, from QUADRAPHONIC To DOLBY ATMOS!

Twitter: @AudiophiliacMan

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[abycharles]

Went multichannel for years until I listened to a proper stereo set up and my god I was blown away ..I felt like I had been decived to all my life ..never looked back ..even for movies I listen in stereo

[stringmonk]

What I love most about surround sound mixes is that they can give me a totally new perspective on recordings I've already heard a gazillion times.

[katieveruca]

Two thumbs up for quadraphonic. The grandfather of all that is surround sound. Sure, it had its hardware drawbacks, but when it's properly set up and running, it is really something special

[kelvinburton]

I"m a long-time audiophile with pretty good gear. I stream Apple music and listen to Dolby Atmos on a 7.1.5 setup. I've taken a "let's have some fun with this" approach and like most of the mixes. Some I don't but the beauty is that I have the option. If I want 14 channels, I"ve got it. If I want 2 channels I've got it. So the consumer is winning in this case because they get to choose.

Earlier today I experienced 4 minutes and 21 seconds of Pure Unadulterated Joy when I listened to Rush's YYZ in Dolby Atmos! Avalon by Roxy Music is another classic, not to mention the Dark Side of the Moon album. Everyone used to geek out over "Moby Dick" when John Bonnam was panning back and forth from left to right on his drum kit back in the day. This is just taken to another level. Can it be overdone? Sure. When it is, just enjoy the 2 channel version like everyone else.

It does require you use good speakers (matching) all the way around, which isn't always practical or affordable - but well worth it.

[NickP]

Woh! Steve’s Line Magnetic system was beautiful. Looked awesome. Very cool…

[trandom]

I enjoy every now and then listening to classical sacd that has been recorded with surround sound in mind. I have a 4.0 setup, 4 identical tower speakers. Sounds wonderful like I am at the hall/church.

[Geerladenlad]

Immersive audio formats like Dolby Atmos are for home theater movie playback. For instance a character or the characters walking through a forest with rain coming down from above. That is what the immersive channels are for.

[andrewholt]

I love my surround 5.1 and Atmos mixes. Pink Floyd’s DSOFM in Atmos is brilliant, as are the new Peter Gabriel tracks.

[timrassi]

I gave up multi-channel stuff around 2008. Honestly, I love stereo for movies and music.

[pedrofernandez]

I enjoy listening to Dark Side of the Moon on SACD 5.1. It is the only one I have. It is well mastered.

[patbarr]

(Deja Vu!) I've had my own multichannel journey but, unlike many posters here, I kept going through SQ quad (my cute li'l 1976 Sanyo decoder), Dolby Surround with one big ol' rear channel (I miss good old Harman-Kardon receivers), Ambisonics (o-o-o, this works on my old quad decoder!) & finally 5-channel. I never buy discs just because they happen to be in surround, but I'm ever anxious to hear favorites in that format. Elton John's *Honky Chateau* (mix by Greg Penny) is amazing when the horns kick in from the rear in a kind of acoustic counterpoint. Porcupine Tree's "How Are You Feeling Today?" has the gentle la-la-la voices coming from different speakers that seem to be haunting the singer lamenting his lost love. The colorful spread of instruments on Chicago's wondrous Quadio Blu-rays of 4-channel recordings from the '70's are fun but the creative use of 5 speakers in Mike Oldfield's *Tubular Bells 2003* is truly intoxicating! I have a nice setup, but not an expensive one: a 2010 Cambridge Audio receiver, Cambridge universal disc player & 5 Golden Ear speakers. We attend performances typically on a stage in front of us but the world we live in surrounds us, so why not our music as well?

[KiterSuperfly]

When it is done right, Atmos is most certainly better! Unfortunately, hard to find ‘done right’ content as it is diluted with definitely not done right. I anticipate a strengthening of the format in the future for better sound quality to appease audiophiles, and mixing engineers will improve their craft. When it works, magical!!!

[Audiodreamer-]

Some people don’t like surround listening, some do…
I actually love it and also love atmos.
When the doors “riders on the storm “ is playing the thunder is up above and distant, and Rays solo with key boards pours down over you like a water fall it’s pretty amazing.
Very cool, but not for everyone I suppose.
They older crowd never like changes…
🤟😎

[joshuaschneck]

Very cool audiophiliac viewer systems today! Like the DIY

[IvoMusicOfficial]

My left ear need a left speaker and my right ear need a right speaker, thats it, simple. Stereo for life!

[minimalistx-lvwh]

I'm old enough to have seen lots of surround sound formats come and go but there is one big difference with the current Atmos/spatial audio push: its requires no new purchase so the barrier to entry is practically zero. Apple, Amazon, Spotify etc only have to flip the switch and we all have access to spatial audio mixes. We don't have to repurchase our music in some new format or buy new amps or more speakers (if you don't want to). You can use your existing headphones, you can use whatever set up you have (5.1, 3.1, 2.0, 5.1.2, 7.2.4, etc).

To me thats a huge difference between Atmos and Quadraphonic, 5.1/7.1 DVD surround mixes, SACD, and all the other failed non stereo formats that have come and gone over the years. They all required significant investments in new equipment or new media.

The mixes are getting better too I feel like we are in the early stages (mid 60's) of stereo where engineers didn't quite know how to handle the mixes yet. But many I've heard lately have been stellar. And yes, one of them is Jerry Harrisons new Atmos remixes of the Talking heads studio albums.

[stevenadelizi]

I am enjoying TWO separate systems in my home. One is a 7.1 Atmos compatible setup in my “media” room. I enjoy Atmos sound here. The other is my stereo sound system in my “music” room with separates, two Thiel speakers and a sub. I THOROUGHLY enjoy traditional stereo sound here. I believe there is a place for Atmos in the AV world for sure. Nice video as always - I enjoy your channel!

[AbsoluteFidelity]

I love multichannel in general and Im ready to break free from the 2 channel bubble when there are better and more mixes. Im all for upmixing too. Wont be long before we get REALLY good upmixers.

[juliangst]

Good Atmos mixes sound way more immersive, large and enveloping than stereo. But not all Atmos mixes are on the same level yet

[damgood]

Everything is going to be dependent on the music. If artists start producing with Atmos in mind it will do well. Not everything needs to be on Atmos. When the music calls for it and it’s mastered well - yes it’s worth it.