I'm a little confused about Dolby Atmos Music, which is available on Amazon Music.
My first question involves getting it to work. When I play music using headphones and the Amazon Music App and a Dolby Atmos Music track plays the icon in the app will indicate that dolby is playing. I can confirm this by switching back and forth from this and stereo and I can hear that the music sounds different. (not necessarily better, but different)
If I try to play the same tracks on my 5.1 home theater using my Denon AVR I can play the music in dolby, but it is being upconverted by the AVR. I can tell, because whether or not I'm using a laptop plugged in to HDMI or the HEOS app the icon will ready Ultra HD Music and not Dolby Atmos Music. I can also see by pressing the info button on the AVR remote that it is receiving a stereo signal and then outputting either stereo or dolby upconverted depending on which I have selected on the AVR.
In all honesty I'm not super excited about Dolby Atmos Music I just wanted to hear music recorded in more than 2 channels, since they claim it is available and I have a multi-channel system with L/R/C + dual subs + in-ceiling surrounds. So I would think I would be able to try this service/product out.
Due to this I have a few questions.
1. Have others experienced not being able to play Dolby Atmos Music on an AVR? Specifically I have the Denon X3700H.
2. How is dolby atmos music possible on headphones when they only have two channels? Wouldn't Dolby Atmos Music by definition require more than two channels?
3. If Dolby Atmos Music is only available on select devices, such as the amazon kindle speaker etc. what the hell is the point of it? Those speakers aren't even real surround sound let alone good speakers? Wouldn't Dolby want people with an actual sound system to experience it?
Thank you for your input.
My first question involves getting it to work. When I play music using headphones and the Amazon Music App and a Dolby Atmos Music track plays the icon in the app will indicate that dolby is playing. I can confirm this by switching back and forth from this and stereo and I can hear that the music sounds different. (not necessarily better, but different)
If I try to play the same tracks on my 5.1 home theater using my Denon AVR I can play the music in dolby, but it is being upconverted by the AVR. I can tell, because whether or not I'm using a laptop plugged in to HDMI or the HEOS app the icon will ready Ultra HD Music and not Dolby Atmos Music. I can also see by pressing the info button on the AVR remote that it is receiving a stereo signal and then outputting either stereo or dolby upconverted depending on which I have selected on the AVR.
In all honesty I'm not super excited about Dolby Atmos Music I just wanted to hear music recorded in more than 2 channels, since they claim it is available and I have a multi-channel system with L/R/C + dual subs + in-ceiling surrounds. So I would think I would be able to try this service/product out.
Due to this I have a few questions.
1. Have others experienced not being able to play Dolby Atmos Music on an AVR? Specifically I have the Denon X3700H.
2. How is dolby atmos music possible on headphones when they only have two channels? Wouldn't Dolby Atmos Music by definition require more than two channels?
3. If Dolby Atmos Music is only available on select devices, such as the amazon kindle speaker etc. what the hell is the point of it? Those speakers aren't even real surround sound let alone good speakers? Wouldn't Dolby want people with an actual sound system to experience it?
Thank you for your input.