Where do you go to get high quality audio in movies?

Bobby Bass

Bobby Bass

Audioholic General
I still buy 4K movies and stream through my Panasonic player connected to my main music system for concert movies or the Samsung soundbar that came with the TV For movies and TV. Good deals on discs new and used online.
 
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dolynick

Full Audioholic
Most streaming service Atmos comes down as 768 kb/s (Rings of power was the highest I've noted at 960 kb/s) for all 6 channels. A UHD Atmos or DTS-X track is typically more on the order of 4500 kb/s fof the 6 channels. The streams are definitely not a lossless track.

Like MP3 and other lossy codecs elsewhere, it's probably good enough for the average user who's happy to play it through their TV speakers or perhaps a modest soundbar. Even on a decent system, you probably won't notice too much out of order unless you're listening critically or have a lossless source to compare too. I personally go lossless whenever possible because I went to the cost and trouble to build a decent system - Why feed it compromised material instead of trying to get the most out of it?

If you do want a full lossless audio track, the only legal options that I'm aware of currently are to buy the UHD, or something like Kaleidescope. Both are pretty effective at punishing your wallet if you want full quality. Still, I will be quite sad when physical media goes and the compressed streams are the only common source left.
 
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