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I wouldn't count Meridian out of immersive audio. They are well versed with Dolby I would say.

Now, DTS:X I have no idea about. But DTS may have 90% of BD audio today? (I know there are sites with proper numbers) but the larger share atleast. So DTS can not be ignored. But 16 channels would cover both proper?

Nah M is coming out with upgrades (yes, will be a architecture change to support decoding/multiple channels/processing)- the only question is $$ for upgrade/or switch.

Regards,
Kishore

I hope your info is correct. However, I’d be surprised if we see anything within 12 months. They will probably have to release an updated HD621 first (and the current model didn’t exactly make a swift appearance). Also, I’m not sure I want to spend £££ on a first generation processor – there are too many new formats converging at the moment

It will interesting to see how successful DTS is in getting back into cinemas with its licence-free ‘MDA Creator’. Regarding BR content, it appears that Atmos can be fairly easily converted to DTS:X (ar least according to this ) which is very encouraging. Early adopters will have to rely on Neural:X (which up samples existing DTS HD content) for quite a while I fear.

Maybe when ALL films are released in Atmos the consumer demand will increase, currently I see it as very niche, it will be interesting to see if it survives in the longer term? 3D anyone!

Russ

What if Meridian believes that, for home theatre at least, Atmos is a flash in the pan?

Meridian would need to tell us what they think, that could be a long wait.....

Russ

While some want the best SQ and will raid their piggy banks for those 8ks and the ultimate 2 channel system, others want the best home theatre system for film also. The new sound formats add an extra dimension to the audio. And, even if another Atmos\DTS:X sound track never sees the light of day, you can still make use of those extra height channels, via the upsampling algorithms, DSU and Neural:X for all existing BRs. The former is pretty good by all accounts.

Meridian has always been keen on height channels - didn't they demo something similar at CES?

@Cliff. I know you are really into object-based HT audio, but this thread does seem to bear the hallmarks of the old pre-HD621 Blu-Ray threads... except (in my perhaps hazy judgment) there is less interest.

I agree, and I’m under no illusion that having 9+ speakers in my living room puts me into the very small minority of HT devotees. I do however believe that these new formats will find their way into more mainstream consumer products in the longer term especially with low cost processing power becoming readily available. For example, what about a soundbar where different audio objects are flagged for different psychoacoustic processing to give the illusion of height or surround?

What if Meridian the Studios believe that, for home theatre at least, Atmos is a flash in the pan?

I think that's a more important question at this stage

Let's not forget the recent post about the Studios only green-lighting 1 out of 3 Movies to have a Home Atmos remix on Bluray

You are right Ronnie, and if there is doubt in the studios' minds, then we won't be seeing Atmos in Meridian form for a long time (if at all).

+1

Russ