Listening to in Dolby Atmos Streaming, via Tidal/Apple/Amazon

[fredblue]

LOL! ATmos capable phone? Didn't know there was such a thing. I hvae an iphone, but it's 5 years old. Also, another side comment. I put those albums that Jonathan mentioned into my library. When I played the Blue Oyster Cult, it didn't play in atmos, my AVR switched over to 5.1, but it only played out of my left front speaker. LMAO! Must be some setting, not sure about all that.

do you know which model iPhone it is? afaik iPhone 11 (Pro/Pro Max), 12 (Mini/Pro/Pro Max), the XR, XS and 2nd gen SE all handle Atmos.

the BÖC is an old Quad in Dolby Audio not Atmos and an older Vn of the Apple TV firmware had such a channel assignment bug, you need to update your Apple TV's firmware

 

[Tornado Red]

LOL! ATmos capable phone? Didn't know there was such a thing. I hvae an iphone, but it's 5 years old. Also, another side comment. I put those albums that Jonathan mentioned into my library. When I played the Blue Oyster Cult, it didn't play in atmos, my AVR switched over to 5.1, but it only played out of my left front speaker. LMAO! Must be some setting, not sure about all that.

Have you had a chance to upgrade the software? That one speaker thing sounds like an issue we were all having on the ATV box a couple of firmwares ago that has since got fixed.

 

[Audiowannabee]

LOL! ATmos capable phone? Didn't know there was such a thing. I hvae an iphone, but it's 5 years old. Also, another side comment. I put those albums that Jonathan mentioned into my library. When I played the Blue Oyster Cult, it didn't play in atmos, my AVR switched over to 5.1, but it only played out of my left front speaker. LMAO! Must be some setting, not sure about all that.

I usually find the albums/songs using the Apple streamer box...the only times ive had to use my pc us when looking for something (posted here usually) and it doesn't seem to be found on the then i go to pc to find insert link add it to acct. Go back to apple and viola...its now on my tv.

 

[quicksrt]

LOL! ATmos capable phone? Didn't know there was such a thing.

You didn’t get the notice, the new surround formats are being specifically designed to be compatible with headphones, sound bars, as well as iPhones. And it’s no longer a requirement that they even decode discreetly.

And they thought SQ, CD-4, Q8, QS, and QR were confusing to the consumers.

 

[GOS]

Have you had a chance to upgrade the software? That one speaker thing sounds like an issue we were all having on the ATV box a couple of firmwares ago that has since got fixed.

No, didn't do any software upgrades, you'd think it would do that automatically out of the box. Now to figure out how to find a damn menu on this thing. I stumbled upon it earlier, but no clue how......I was just punching some buttons on the remote...haha. ahem

 

[fredblue]

No, didn't do any software upgrades, you'd think it would do that automatically out of the box. Now to figure out how to find a damn menu on this thing. I stumbled upon it earlier, but no clue how......I was just punching some buttons on the remote...haha. ahem

its the thing with a clockwork type gear shape thingy!

 

[Ephi82]

do you have an Atmos capable iPhone, Gene?

lately i just cruise around Apple Music on my phone for albums i know were in Quad/5.1 and go from there.

as has been said by Dave and others, if you flick back through the threads here at QQ a number of members here have posted Atmos/Quad/5.1 Apple Music links which should get you up and running.
also there are members here who have created Surround playlists which are very neat

I’d love to see more playlists!

 

[GOS]

its the thing with a clockwork type gear shape thingy!

I found it! Yep, it was set to automatically update…only it wasn’t. Did manually, now it fixed the single speaker output.

And now, BOC? Hell yes!! Amazing

 

[GOS]

Isley Brothers- Go for your guns…. Holy crap!!

 

[Audiowannabee]

I found it! Yep, it was set to automatically update…only it wasn’t. Did manually, now it fixed the single speaker output.

And now, BOC? Hell yes!! Amazing

Boc n dan fogelberg captured angel along w johnny n edgar winters was my most played via first couple months

 

[fredblue]

I’d love to see more playlists!

https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/amultichannel/pl.u-Ym5l0tDb9GJL
https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/atmos/pl.u-oZylD0psx0qlW
https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/dolby-atmos-erics-playlist/pl.u-BNA6rvbF06e4l
https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/dolby-audio/pl.u-KVXBk1BCAm1Rr
https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/steve-genewick-atmos-mixes/pl.u-76oNkrMF1JKbp

 

[LuvMyQuad]

I’m confused still. You state that there is not much equipment to process it, do you really mean that there is “no” equipment to process it? Or that there is equipment but it’s a non-discreet decoding process. Why state that there is some, if there is none? Unless there is some, it’s just rare right now.

And there is no need to confirm that original mixes were created discreetly, we all know that and have known it for 40 years. I guess it’s good for those that do not know this.

Why don’t we just admit that this is like listening to an SQ Quad LP without being decoded, when we should be getting 4-channels of discreet playback from these tapes. Am I the only one truly outraged at this?

Your post does sound optimistic about soon to arrive new equipment.

There is this AVP
McIntosh MX123 A/V Processor

And there is this Sony HT system
HT-A9 Home Theater System | Sony US

There may be more, but those are the only ones I know of.

 

[LuvMyQuad]

I found it! Yep, it was set to automatically update…only it wasn’t. Did manually, now it fixed the single speaker output.

And now, BOC? Hell yes!! Amazing

I also had to set a menu item to allow lossless audio IIRC

 

[~dave~~wave~]

The Supremes - Supremes A Go Go.

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Hope this opens the floodgates for more Motown...

Apple Music - The Supremes A' Go-Go by The Supremes
Tidal - https://tidal.com/browse/album/220347499

Immersive mix - Kevin Reeves. It's a good one!

Gotta give another shout-out for this one, been playing it a lot.
I'm stunned to hear this record I got as a kid in 1966 in a killer Atmos mix.
Classic Funk Brothers studio band with orchestral arrangements.
Backing vocal call & response harmonies spread around the rears.

This was the first Motown LP we bought to play on the old Magnavox console.
My little sister and I picked it out because we loved seeing the Supremes on tv.
So talented, glamorous & sassy.
We knew we'd better get caught up with this urban black soul music from our little whitebread world in rural Nebraska.

We lucked out on our pick, as it had a nice sample of the Motown canon by other groups along with the current Supremes radio hits.
We even took note that the Supremes had covered a Beatles song, Money (That's What I Want).
Too young, white & clueless to know that the Fabs were covering the Motown original from '59. Money (That's What I Want) - Wikipedia

Of special note is Track 9, a rare non-Diana Ross lead vocal from Mary Wilson.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/come-and-get-these-memories/1443093429?i=1443094449

 

[acp888]

But no discreet decoding of 360 albums, correct?

Correct. 360 is spatial, not discrete.

 

[~dave~~wave~]

^^^

Track 3, James Jamerson on Fender Bass Guitar dominating the center channel, the trademark ching ching of tambourine sharing a mic with hi-hat from the fronts.

This is why I threw up in my mouth a little bit and had to quickly change the channel when Phil Collins came on MTV.
Sacrelige!

https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-cant-hurry-love/1443093429?i=1443094110

 

[zeerround]

I remember also have read somewhere that the discrete RA360 system suports not only 'Height Speakers' but also 'Down Speakers" located front below the normal Stereo Fronts, exactly at the floor.
So that would be even more 360 degrees spherical around our ears, also in vertical directions.
The sweet spot would then be better standing instead of sitting?

Nothing in the wild like that. 12 channel/object max (7.1.4) so far.

I have done some experimenting with up-remixing with down speakers and headphone virtualization. 16 channels with 4 "down" as you say. You can PM me for details.

 

[fredblue]

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/10-000-hz-legend-2021-remastered/1589310076

 

[fredblue]

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/jagged-little-pill-25th-anniversary-deluxe-edition/1517616916

 

[fredblue]

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/songs-in-a-minor/256936779