I bought my Trinnov as an indulgence because I had played around with Atmos using a Marantz SR7013 and I liked the results so wanted more and better. In fact, I have somewhat tired of Atmos as I notice sound (beyond 5.1 or7.1) much less when my mind is on watching a film than just listening to music.

The very pleasing and unexpected result of the Trinnov has been how much it has improved the sound (music) experience I get from my Meridian speakers compared with the 861v8 I was using previously. I was really surprised at how much better the Trinnov is for music.

I don't think (except briefly) about the wizardry that is going on to lift the lid, so to speak, on my listening room, and I know it is absolutely not for purists, but the effect takes me into performance spaces, aurally speaking, that I have not otherwise achieved at home.

I believe phase is everything when it comes to listening (we do have two ears after all) and the problem for most of us (who don't have our own concert hall) is the unrealistic size/timing (phase) of the reflections and absorptions our rooms inflict on us. Trinnov seem to have found a way to compensate, at least a little bit, for this and the inherent accuracy of Meridian's speakers respond well to the signals they receive.

Cinema/Music: Trinnov Altitude32 8-16,218,Cloud 4 channel, Marantz UD5007,DSP5200SE(2+C),DSP3300(4),DSW(2),271,MShort Ceilings,AppleTV 4K
TV: Marantz SR7013 Wharfedale Diamond 9x4+Celestion(C)
Music: Roon,i7NUC8gen,QNAP TS253A, Sony Scala, MS200, Garrard DDQ650,Wharfedale Diamond 12.3
Kitchen: AD88 (bluetooth via i80).