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I asked Steve Munz to check with Pioneer and they ambiguously said most of the magic happens at the DSP level. It's a bit of a challenge to do the HRTF with predictable results (especially the boost part) in the analog domain. This may explain why some of the lesser designed Atmos modules are...

We updated our Pioneer Preview article with actual CEDIA demo results courtesy of Steve Munz who is at the show right now! Pioneer Elite Dolby Atmos Speakers Preview and Demo Results | Audioholics

Yes that's what concerns me. I want to hear a production Blu-ray with regular Dolby TrueHD 5.1 or 7.1 and directly compare to Atmos layer. I guess we will have to wait till we get gear and demo material in our listening labs to make that determination. Glad to hear your good findings with...

Guys one thing that has me curious. When the demos were comparing regular 5.1 to Atmos, were they just Dolby demo clips or clips from an actual Atmos movie? I'm curious to actually get full Atmos movie on blu-ray (which sadly only Transformers 4 is available right now) and directly switch from...

Yamaha and Definiitive Technology Atmos Demo Results Steve and Cliff reported back to me on their demo experiences at Yamaha and Definitive Technology. Yamaha Yamaha had a small demo room with floorstanding speakers up front and side channels. They had 4 in-ceiling speakers (two front and two...

This thread is reserved for those fortunate folks attending CEDIA this year that wish to share their Dolby Atmos and Auro 3D Demo experiences. Please post images, list of products demoed, source material demoed and your experiences in this thread. Thanks all!

Nice so Audioholics banners are visible? Can you post a few images of them? I will start an Atmos Demo Thread in the General forum where people can share their Atmos CEDIA demo experience. Thanks for helping out while I stay behind this year with the wifey. Here you go...

That is correct. Large will send fullrange to each speaker but NOT LFE to the mains unless you turn the sub channel off. Small will send frequencies above the XOVER setting to each respective channel with 24dB/oct HPF tapering off the frequencies below the XOVER setting. The Bass + THX or...

Please report back on your findings here if you can. Our guys will also be there demoing and if like to include this feedback in a video shoot with Hugo thus Friday. Thx.

The RBH speakers in question (IE. T2 system) can be challenging to integrate into a room b/c of the multi-tweeter design. The system acts as a dispersion averaging array to average lobing errors so there was a lot of thought applied to them aside from just throwing a bunch of high quality...

No sadly this is the first time I will MISS CEDIA in like 12 years. I'm staying back to help my wife recover from major surgery this time around but Cliff and Steve will be there.

I hope you guys don't get sick of that movie at CEDIA in a few days. Oh boy. One thing I won't miss not going to CEDIA this year is seeing Transformer4 demos ;)

Not sure what you're implying here as we've favorably reviewed many speakers with multi-tweeters including JBL, RBH, Dali and others. If a designer knows how to implement them without causing appreciable acoustical interference then it could be advantageous for achieving higher output and...

Vinyl vs Dolby Atmos I just noticed that our 1+ year old article on Vinyl vs CD still gets MORE traffic than ALL of our Dolby Atmos articles combined. Do you care more about ancient Vinyl than new tech like Dolby Atmos?

Great choices. The SB13-Ultra is a fantastic sub and should work very well for you. If your space is relatively small and don't need massive output, you may also want to consider two SB-2000's. Dual subs help provide smoother bass for more listening seats if you set them up properly. Good luck.

You know I was thinking the same thing when I saw the Onkyo Atmos module. A Bose cube certainly seems like it would fit the bill and like you said, it would blend in nicely aesthetically. Heck get a few on brackets and angle them up towards the ceiling while you're at it! Just don't put the...

The Atmos police are watching :D

As Dr. Floyd Toole pointed out with physics and personal demo experience, Elevation speakers can never virtualize a sound source as good as a discrete direct firing speaker. Yes it can elevate the sound but it will also be quite scattered and narrowband and depends on many factors including...

Thanks for the great perspective from someone in the business for such as long of a time as you. I share much of your sentiments and concerns and I have done so in a humorous fashion via our first Atmos Youtube video but the Atmos police vilified me accordingly. I never dissed on Atmos as a...

Be careful, a criitical comment or negative impression of an Atmos upfiring speaker will bring out a witch hunt among its most passionate supporters ;)