Do NOT Blow Your Entire Budget on Two Channel Audio

Atmos has more in common with Laser disc and MQA, doomed to fail in the audio world. 

Endorsed by fanatical early adopters.

The audio world is filled with choices:

-tubes or solid state

-analog or digital

-CD or Spotify

oh, one more thing, would you like a subwoofer with that (or 2 or 3 or 4)?

Object based audio is something a LOT of members (subscribers to Tidal, Amazon or Apple Music) already have access to. It isn’t rare or hard to find. It’s easily accessed (backward compatible with whatever you are using now, even headphones). You can start "consuming" the object based audio tracks for as little as $100 for a pair of atmos compatible headphones. If you already have a stereo, it works (get the BACHH filters). If you already have a 5.1 system, it works (get an atmos compatible receiver), the height channels are optional. I don’t see much risk in trying it, that’s why I started this thread.

My wife and I were at the mall last night. There was a gentleman there at one of the kiosk,s selling time shares. He was explaining all the advantages of owning one while listing all the disadvantages of other options ( Air b&b , hotels etc ) it reminded me of something else I,d been exposed to recently, but I can’t quite put my finger on it ???, It,ll come to me.

For the members that have 0 practical means to try object based audio I would recommend making channel based audio as immersive as possible using room treatments. Whenever I see a pic of a pair of expensive speakers next to a pristine selection of expensive components in a "naked" room it seems like a waste of good equipment. The acoustics in a room are at least 50% of the sound, maybe more. So, when you are budgeting for a system (it doesn’t matter what type, channel based or object based) make sure to budget for acoustics, room treatments, and a measurement device like REW, a Mini-DSP, etc. If the pics you posted of your system are in a room surrounded by hard, flat surfaces, a lot of windows, etc., think about doing an acoustic makeover for a MUCH more immersive channel based system.

When I had a professional acoustician who works with performance spaces, recording studios, etc. review the graph I posted above his response floored me. His comments were about what a good job I did in the BEFORE graph as in before the use of DSP. DSP is a great tool, but it ain’t a magic wand. You still gotta deal with the basics first. If I were starting all over I would just order a room kit from Sonitus for a one and done approach. If you got budget just hire an acoustician, it will likely be much less expensive than buying a new amp or new speakers. Check out the Sonitus website using this link:

Double Your Sound Quality

and if you need the help of an acoustician in the US see:

Acoustical Society of America

For sure you are right on this...

A way to not antagonize older  dude as me  with stereo system and their  2 speakers is to investigate as you have already begun to  do BACCH filters... Most audiophile have no idea of this revolution...It is all anybody need...

Very few people will transform their house  with Atmos dolby many speakers system...

But they dont need to if they use BACCH...

Because they dont understand that they see  many speakers system as costlier , complicated, artificial, limited , with a sound timbre degradation etc... This is not false especially if it is not well done...

Anyway in spite of your  bad beginnings  with your rash attitude  toward members with no image of their system, you are enthusiastic and communicative ...

😊

For the members that have 0 practical means to try object based audio I would recommend making channel based audio as immersive as possible using room treatments. Whenever I see a pic of a pair of expensive speakers next to a pristine selection of expensive components in a "naked" room it seems like a waste of good equipment. The acoustics in a room are at least 50% of the sound, maybe more.