The advanced Dolby Atmos chipset then automatically calculates the data it needs to provide to the speakers – always taking into account the specific shape and condition of the room. Instead they place sounds, background effects, speech and the like freely in the room. That means that the audio engineer does not apply the different audio tracks to single channels any more (e.g. The huge difference between standard home cinema and Dolby Atmos is indeed the object-based placement of basically any sound. Object-based sound design for maximum immersion But what does this mean in practice for home cinema installations? There are, however, a lot of buzzwords in forums and expert discussions: “object-based”, “128 audio tracks” and quite often “revolutionary”. And since a few years, an even more sophisticated standard is conquering the living rooms and home cinemas: Dolby Atmos. At first there was quadrophonic sound – almost forgotten today –, then came 5.1, 7.2 or even larger home cinema systems. Alternatively it can be simply placed on top of the existing Cinema Ultra front speakers to provide finest Dolby Atmos sound by utilising reflections from the ceiling.įor many movie-fanatics it must have felt like a ground-breaking invention, comparable to that of the wheel: Experiencing surround sound in their own homes has been a dream come true for millions of people all around the globe.
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The perfect example how to do this – both optically and acoustically – is the Magnat Cinema Ultra AEH 400-ATM speaker: This compact Atmos module featuring a special coaxial driver is suitable for wall and ceiling mounting alike. Only the hardware (and of course a source medium with Dolby Atmos tracks) is mandatory: The AV receiver needs to support the new standard and the surround system must be upgraded with additional speakers for the high channels. This guarantees an even more immersive home cinema experience with audio technicians using only a mere fraction of the 128 audio tracks available today.
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Aficionados and professionals alike claim that this new object-based standard will revolutionize surround sound – and they are right: For the first time, Dolby Atmos enables the free and precise placement of speech, effects and background sounds. Dolby Atmos is one of the hottest topics when it comes to surround sound and is to be found in a growing number of home cinemas.
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