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Hardware and Content Availabilityĭolby Atmos is compatible with current Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc format specifications and there is plenty of content available. The ultimate solution could be self-powered wireless speakers, such as Damson’s.

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You still need to connect the horizontal and vertical channel drivers to separate the speaker output channels from the receiver. While the all-in-one horizontal/vertical speaker reduces the number of separate speaker cabinets, it does not reduce speaker cable clutter.

When properly positioned with respect to a low, flat ceiling, there is little difference between this type of speaker design and using separate speakers on the ceiling.

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The vertical driver in these two options directs the sound typically produced by ceiling-mounted speakers toward the ceiling, reflecting off the listener. Add a speaker with both front and vertical oriented drivers in the same cabinet.Add aftermarket speaker modules that rest on top of your current front left/right and surround speakers.

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To access height channels, install ceiling speakers or use two new types of convenient speaker setup and placement options: Height channels are an integral part of the Dolby Atmos experience.

Where are the speakers located in the room?ĮQ, room correction systems and height channelsĭolby Atmos is compatible with existing automatic speaker layout, EQ and room correction systems, such as Audyssey, MCACC and YPAO.

Line-upĪ Dolby Atmos-enabled home theater receiver or combination AV processor and amplifier will have a menu system that asks these questions to help you set the best listening options for your home theater: The receiver or processor makes spatial assignments to the sound object based on the channel or arrangement of the playback equipment. The Dolby Atmos processing chip decodes the metadata encoded with the content bitstream (such as a Blu-ray disc or streaming movie) on the fly when played back in a home theater receiver or AV processor. Spatial EncodingĪt the heart of Dolby Atmos technology is Spatial Coding (not to be confused with MPEG Spatial Audio Coding), which places sound objects in space rather than a specific channel or speaker. Dolby Atmos fills those gaps in the surround sound. You may not experience a continuous enveloping sound field when there should be one. Now the sound is here, and then the sound is there.įor example, when a helicopter flies across the room or Godzilla wreaks havoc, the sound can seem wobbly rather than soft, as the filmmaker intended. However, as sound moves from channel to channel and overhead, you may experience sound dips, gaps and jumps. This allows you to add a wider front sound stage, and Audyssey DSX fills in the side sound field. Many home theater receivers have surround processing formats, such as Dolby Prologic IIz and Yamaha Presence. The Klipsch Group Are you really getting Dolby Atmos sound? Basics of Dolby Atmos Dolby Labs provided these manufacturers with a physically scaled-down version that is suitable and affordable for most people.

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It provides up to 64 channels of surround sound by combining front, side, rear, rear and overhead speakers with an advanced audio processing algorithm that adds spatial information.ĭolby partnered with several AV receiver and speaker manufacturers to bring the Dolby Atmos experience to home theaters after its initial success in movie theaters.

It is the total immersion in sound you hear in a commercial cinema environment. Immerse yourself in a cocoon of sound with Dolby Atmosĭolby Atmos is a surround sound format introduced by Dolby Labs in 2012.

6 Dolby Atmos in Soundbars, Smart Speakers and TVs.

5 Easy-to-add speaker solution capabilities.

3 Dolby Atmos speaker placement options.

2.6 Processing for non-Dolby Atmos content.

2.5 Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus.

2.3 EQ, room correction systems and height channels.

1 Immerse yourself in a cocoon of sound with Dolby Atmos.