Voting 8, based on the 5.1 mix, which I prefer to the Atmos.
Life in Surround Review (Multichannel Versions Shootout)
Life in Surround Review (Multichannel Versions Shootout)
Voting 8, based on the 5.1 mix, which I prefer to the Atmos.
Life in Surround Review (Multichannel Versions Shootout)
Interesting indeed!Interesting. You find the Atmos fatiguing, overly bright and not crankable compared to the 5.1. However, I find the 5.1 fatiguing, overly bright and not crankable compared to the Atmos.
Re: The Best Of The Doors.
Out of curiosity; do you know how it compares to the 2015 Hybrid SACD remaster from Audio Fidelity?
Interesting indeed!
Since Atmos titles started releasing like gangbusters, I have observed an extreme lack of consensus, over the effectiveness/enjoyability of mixes, compared to 5.1 or Quad.It's funny how different rooms and setups change the experience. I don't fine either fatiguing to listen to and it varies from track to track on whether I prefer the 5.1 or Atmos. Overall I like the Atmos best.
My biggest complaint is still Don't Stop and Go Your Own Way feeling like something went wrong mastering the Atmos. Like they're just upmixed from a previous release or something. They're very audibly quieter and more collapsed than the tracks around them to me.
Enjoy your channel btw!
Since Atmos titles started releasing like gangbusters, I have observed an extreme lack of consensus, over the effectiveness/enjoyability of mixes, compared to 5.1 or Quad.
More speakers, different configurations. I'm listening via 7.2.4. Some folks are listening with fewer speakers than that. Some with more.
Regarding fatigue and crankability, again, my main thing with rock or pop-rock music is to have a bumping kick drum. I would love to experience somebody's Atmos system that delivers that without high frequencies that can peel paint off the walls.
For reference, I have found the vast majority of Atmos mixes I've heard, so far (a fair number!) to sound just fine. Bumping without fatiguing highs.
This Atmos mix just doesn't work in my room.
Rumours is listed on Spatial Audio Finder, so the Atmos mix can be auditioned, for those wondering how it works in their room. Lossy, but it should get the job done for evaluation.
I fly over, occasionally!You'd be more than welcome to give it a listen here, but I suspect you're probably not in central Iowa
Yes, i found that thread (and answers) in the meantime, thank you nonetheless!You should look here: doors-the-the-best-of-the-doors-blu-ray-audio-dolby-atmos
I had the same impression, with the Atmos mix sounding less fatiguing and a tad warmer than the 5.1 mix. However, comparing the frequency responses of the two mixes suggests that the Atmos is indeed brighter (see the purple curve in the graph below). Bear in mind this graph is only valid for The Chain, and other songs might indeed lead to different results.Interesting. You find the Atmos fatiguing, overly bright and not crankable compared to the 5.1. However, I find the 5.1 fatiguing, overly bright and not crankable compared to the Atmos.
I voted a little higher, just because the BD has the 5.1 mix. But my rating of the Atmos mix is fairly consistent with yours.Rating: 6
Definitely going against the grain on this one.
"Second Hand News" sounds like it's coming out of all the speakers at once. It's not a descrete isolation that I expect from Dolby Atmos mixes. "Never Going Back Again" is muffled. What I mean is it's difficult to hear the voices. I don't have this experience on any other track. Unfortunately, not many of the songs have any noticeable heights to it. The end of "Gold Dust Woman" and "The Chain" are the highlights of the entire album. I feel like I was listening to an album in 5.1 with this mix.