The Dolby Surround Upmixer has been completely redesigned according to
Own Atmos elevation speakers perhaps with a horn loaded driver to limit itsĭispersion, and this is something we reserve for further study. You can try to experiment with making your However, because the RBH speakers have such excellentĭispersion characteristics by design, they were also more easily localized thanīack to using the A60 Atmos modules for the rest of this review. RBH E41-B speakers as Dolby elevation speakers and found the detail of sound Match for the rest of my speaker system, and in fact were downgrading the sound Was then that I started to realize that the A60 Atmos modules were simply no Were preferring music in TrueHD without the Atmos modules engaged because the Test on my younger sister-in-law and she conveyed the same experiences that I In Auto mode I felt I did hear a few height details slightly more elevated, I found I preferred Direct mode by a considerable margin. You’re in Direct or Pure Direct mode) was impacting the The 48kHz downsampling that the AVR-X5200W does with ALL digital signals (unless When I turned off all the speakers but the Atmos modules, I couldĬlearly identify steady state sound from any seat such as the male vocals.Īudyssey, I wanted to hear the difference between Auto and Direct to see if Pulled off an acceptable elevation effect. In my two rows of seats, only the primary row Too close, the speaker was too easily localized. Song shouting “Bailando” sounded as if his voice was elevated near theįar away from the Atmos modules, the elevation effect evaporated and if you sat Only the little kid at the beginning of the
Sounded like they were coming from the Atmos companion speakers. The snare drum hit or claps did project an elevated sound, but the male vocals The Dolby Atmos speaker modules provided more ambiance at the expense of clarity and focus. This is truly an incredible recording both in
I was quite amazed at how well the ear level surround speakers produced anĮlevated effect with the Atmos modules turned off. While I enjoyed the elevation sound of theĪtmos speakers, I also enjoyed the more precise sound of them being off as well. Surround speakers helped to clear this sound up considerably. Off the Atmos modules and allowing the rain sound to fold back into the More like it was around me, though it lacked the clarity and detail I’d expect Rain just didn’t quite sound like it was coming from up above me, hitting Of writing this review was the miserable Transformers 4 movie, which not onlyĭo I refuse to add to my collection, but had a difficult time finding online orĪt local retail stores even if I wanted to.Īs a result my Atmos demonstration was limited to the Dolby demo discĪnd applying the Dolby Surround Upmixer (DSU) to discrete 5.1/7.1 andĬlip and it’s a shame it’s so short (1 min long) as I could just listen to theĮffects at the very beginning as well as the cricket and bug sounds produced a Sadly the only Dolby Atmos Blu-ray released at the time Sounded more congested and boxy, with the sound seeming to radiate directlyįrom the speaker instead of projecting an elevated sound field. The Atmos A60 modules’ sound was significantly improved with Audyssey Preferred the sound with Audyssey engaged. Timbre match of the system via the listening tests.ĭolby Atmos Set up in Audioholics Showcase Theater RoomĪudyssey significantly improved the sound of the Dolby Atmos speaker modules.Īudyssey calibration, I did comparisons with it on and off and found that I The pink noise revealed the A60s wereĮxtremely narrow band limited and I will get into how this affected the overall The Definitive Technology A60 Atmos speakers were a different story. Speakers extremely well as confirmed via pink noise and program material, but With the exception of my über expensiveĬenter channel, I tried to test with speakers consistent with a $2k A/V The source was the Oppo BDP-105 Universal Blu-ray player and all speaker cables and interconnects were provided by Blujeans Cable. Small but potent Velodyne MiniVee subwoofer for the low frequencies. Were used as the main front channels, Status Acoustics 8C for the centerĬhannel and RBH 41-SE/B bookshelf speakers for the surround speakers, with a Technology A60 Dolby Atmos Elevation speakers. Unless otherwise noted, the bulk of the listening tests performed on the DenonĪVR-X5200W was in a 5.1.4 speaker configuration utilizing four Definitive Audioholics Showcase Theater Room Listening Tests The Audioholics Family Room system which is a large untreated open room withġ0’ flat ceilings. The Audioholics Showcase Theater Room, which is an acousticallyĬontrolled listening space roughly 6,000 cubic feet with 8’ flat ceilings andĢ. I set up the Denon AVR-X5200W A/V receiver in the two listening