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JustinHardyJ t1_j51kul4 wrote
Reply to comment by SteakTree in What Does Dolby Atmos Actually Do, Is It Good For Music? by pr0_sc0p3z_pwn_n0obz
Aha the Utopias, very good headphones, I use the Hifiman Aryas so obviously pretty different technology going into this.
But yeah I fully agree that I can for sure see myself listening to and enjoying Dolby Atmos for headphones were I to acclimate my ears to that sort of sound. Unfortunately I use the Nvidia Shield TV Pro as my media player so even if I did want to use Atmos for headphones, I wouldn't be able to do so and I have yet to discover an external device that process Dolby Atmos for headphones—so maybe I had a bit of a subconscious bias against Atmos for headphones when I was testing it on my laptop as stereo listening is pretty much my only option when using my proper movie setup.
But I still tried to be as objective as possible and even if there are flaws with downmixing audio, I think there are also bound to be flaws with sound virtualisers as they try to convey something that wasn't intentionally engineered by a group of sound mixers. Still, the technology is very impressive but I believe that you can be just as content with simple stereo content—especially if you throw some bass shakers on your furniture to convey that tactile bass of films.
SteakTree t1_j51lkp2 wrote
Agreed! I no longer have the Utopia but I'm quite familiar with some of Hifiman's setup, excellent headphones!
If I didn't have a SubPac, I probably would have got bass shakers. Having true sub bass as well as tactile mid bass, makes a world of difference!
JustinHardyJ t1_j51lz71 wrote
Yeees, any bass shaking option is a MUST imo if you want a proper movie headphones setup :)
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