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Can Dolby ATMOS replace stereo
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<blockquote data-quote="DeonC" data-source="post: 1044701" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p>Replace it? Highly doubtful. Stereo over mono makes sense (we have two ears, afterall), but that's where it stops. Mono is OK, but I love the spaciousness stereo imparts. I am not sure multi-channel can do the same without sounding artificial. Maybe it can, when developed well enough.</p><p></p><p>But that brings me to the second, and the main reason, that I think Atmos will not replace stereo: initial investment. Two-channel is expensive enough when you start and want to build a decent sounding system. Now imagine 7-, 9- or 11-channel setups, where you have to cut holes in your celing to properly mount the Atmos channels. The starting investment for a decent system will become obscene. I guess you can get HTIB systems for Atmos as well, but the sounfld quality will be far lower that the equally price 2-channel (and always has been). As always, it will be a quality over quantity decision, and, as always, you will have people choosing for either of the camps (depending on their needs, how informed they are, etc, etc.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DeonC, post: 1044701, member: 1210"] Replace it? Highly doubtful. Stereo over mono makes sense (we have two ears, afterall), but that's where it stops. Mono is OK, but I love the spaciousness stereo imparts. I am not sure multi-channel can do the same without sounding artificial. Maybe it can, when developed well enough. But that brings me to the second, and the main reason, that I think Atmos will not replace stereo: initial investment. Two-channel is expensive enough when you start and want to build a decent sounding system. Now imagine 7-, 9- or 11-channel setups, where you have to cut holes in your celing to properly mount the Atmos channels. The starting investment for a decent system will become obscene. I guess you can get HTIB systems for Atmos as well, but the sounfld quality will be far lower that the equally price 2-channel (and always has been). As always, it will be a quality over quantity decision, and, as always, you will have people choosing for either of the camps (depending on their needs, how informed they are, etc, etc.) [/QUOTE]
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