Describe the "new HiFi sound"?
Recently had a discussion with an audio friend over the word "musical" and what this word means to each of us with regard to sound from different amplifiers and speakers. Some debate too. And, reading this other comment on Agon once in a while...how some equipment has the "new HiFi sound".
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Can someone describe this, in your words, what is the new HiFi Sound to you? Examples? Or, opposites of the new HiFi sound, what does this sound like?
Article: WHAT HI*FI: The Problem with Dolby Atmos Music is it’s Inconsistency Quote: "But the format’s implementation in music still feels a bit like the Wild West, and for me has yet to yield a convincing case for its potential dominance as the format du jour. And even if this is the start of the Dolby Atmos Music era, I don’t think that stereo need go anywhere just yet." unquote.
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That article is over a year old and you can already tell that forecast was wrong. I do agree these are certainly "early/ wild west days" but there are new releases every week. The other thing is you have another dimension for stereo recordings called upmixing (atmos/dts-x/auro 3d). I agree there will always be a market for stereo but why be stuck with one format when you can easily have both? Thanks for posting. |
My friends stereo sucks too, should I ban all 2 channel recordings in my home? Not. When I think of the ridiculousness of two channels it just seems obvious that consumers should be able to use whatever format suits the recording best, channel based or object based. Why dump more money into just channel based recordings when you can easily have both channel and object based? It is like buying more horses for your carriage instead of just buying a car.
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@kota1 I didn't say that my friends stereo's suck, it's just that Atmos sucks for music. I didn't care for anything Dolby did since there beginning. |
Ok this has gone off the rails. Kota is obviously the poster child for Atmos. I was just transported to the Village Vanguard where the John Coltrane Quartet was playing live…absolutely soul satisfying and realistic! The sound was wild, unrestrained and washed over me like a sonic tsunami of heavenly tones and dynamics. I grabbed a Guinness and just melted into my chair! My speaker cables cost more than an Atmos system because they can convey everything the artist intended through my system. Kota would loose his audio virginity if he heard my system…but that could make a mess, so probably not a good idea. |
