Listening to Now (In Dolby Atmos)

[J. PUPSTER]

Let It Be

(Atmos, Apple, 5.1.2)

subtler Surround than i'd like perhaps but still superb!

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How subtle? SPLHCB subtle?

 

[fredblue]

How subtle? SPLHCB subtle?

pretty much Mister Pupster.. tbh i need to give it a few more spins

 

[J. PUPSTER]

pretty much Mister Pupster.. tbh i need to give it a few more spins

I wont get around to hearing it till later this evening. Maybe Giles has taken a step backwards -I guess the good old Columbia Q8 days (not sound quality but separation just to be clear thank you) are really gone forever

... except for those lovely DV titles

 

[edisonbaggins]

Let it Be - choir, organ and horns all in the surrounds/atmos. Great clarity and separation of parts.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

pretty much Mister Pupster.. tbh i need to give it a few more spins

Let it Be - choir, organ and horns all in the surrounds/atmos. Great clarity and separation of parts.

well well well well Well WELL!

Just had me a listen, and I think for me at least the experience was somewhere in the middle.

What struck me first was actually a nice detailed across the front sound stage of Ringo's drumming and the piano.

Next I did sort of hear those same elements in the rears as Baggy; organ, choir, orchestration.

I did feel that the center with Paul's vocals and the guitar solo was a little louder in the mix than I would prefer.

I'm also aware that a true Atmos speaker set up opposed to just a 5.1 could totally change the dynamics.

 

[edisonbaggins]

I did feel that the center with Paul's vocals and the guitar solo was a little louder in the mix than I would prefer.

I'm also aware that a true Atmos speaker set up opposed to just a 5.1 could totally change the dynamics.

There's not a whole lot else in the center, than nice n' dry vocal. Didn't check if the guitar solo is there. Maybe you can bump it down a smidge. At least when the whole album is released (might not be worth fussing for a single).
I'm listening on a 7.1.4 system, FWIW.

 

[Sal1950]

I found the innerdetail and smoothness of vocals amazing for 60s analog recording. I'll tip my hat to Phil Spector for that. He was a bit rough around the edges but a true musical genius that knew how to pull the best sound from recording gear of the day.

 

[temporaryhuman]

I found the innerdetail and smoothness of vocals amazing for 60s analog recording. I'll tip my hat to Phil Spector for that. He was a bit rough around the edges but a true musical genius that knew how to pull the best sound from recording gear of the day.

The murdering scum was far worse than that.

 

[fredblue]

well well well well Well WELL!

Just had me a listen, and I think for me at least the experience was somewhere in the middle.

What struck me first was actually a nice detailed across the front sound stage of Ringo's drumming and the piano.

Next I did sort of hear those same elements in the rears as Baggy; organ, choir, orchestration.

I did feel that the center with Paul's vocals and the guitar solo was a little louder in the mix than I would prefer.

I'm also aware that a true Atmos speaker set up opposed to just a 5.1 could totally change the dynamics.

i gave it another try, the mix feels too Front-heavy for my tastes but sound quality's possibly the best you're gonna hear it so that's welcome

 

[J. PUPSTER]

i gave it another try, the mix feels too Front-heavy for my tastes but sound quality's possibly the best you're gonna hear it so that's welcome

That how I felt also (is the guitar solo in the center also, or is it just really strong phantom center - I’ll need to go back and check.)
Didn’t have any overall sound quality concerns from me; just balance, and that can be easily adjusted in 5.1 with the physical release.

I’ve also been considering whether I’ll continue to post my Apple “Atmos” listens on this thread, as since I’m only 5.1, maybe more appropriate in the regular old Listening to Surround thread…

 

[fredblue]

That how I felt also (is the guitar solo in the center also, or is it just really strong phantom center - I’ll need to go back and check.)
Didn’t have any overall sound quality concerns from me; just balance, and that can be easily adjusted in 5.1 with the physical release.

I’ve also been considering whether I’ll continue to post my Apple “Atmos” listens on this thread, as since I’m only 5.1, maybe more appropriate in the regular old Listening to Surround thread…

i'd say maybe continue to post in the Atmos section since you are listening to Atmos mixes after all?

you could just say something like "listening to Atmos in 5.1"..?

tbh i imagine quite a few people on QQ will do be downmixing the Atmos streaming stuff to either 5.1 or 4.0 for a while

 

[Strilo]

Up until yesterday, I never liked Ten. Listening to this album in Dolby Atmos has made me change my mind about this record. Now I know what I was missing.

Blasphemy!

 

[Sal1950]

The murdering scum was far worse than that.

A least he's paying for his crime, unlike that pig O J Simpson who walks the streets with your family and friends today.

 

[woody]

Fantastic mix on an album labeled ’Hard Rock’. Makes full usage of all the speakers rather than being exclusively front-centric.

https://music.apple.com/au/album/glow-on/1576430192

 

[RustyStatic]

i'd say maybe continue to post in the Atmos section since you are listening to Atmos mixes after all?

you could just say something like "listening to Atmos in 5.1"..?

tbh i imagine quite a few people on QQ will do be downmixing the Atmos streaming stuff to either 5.1 or 4.0 for a while

Yeah, I for one appreciate everyone and anyone chiming in on Atmos releases and knowing what people think of 'em either way...

I'll tell you what, I was at a point that I thought I had pretty much gotten my listening room dialed in and wasn't sure what difference going one click further into Atmosland™ would really make. But wondering what I was missing kept nagging at me so I finally decided to do the three things I couldn't shake: sell my front bookshelf speakers and turn them into towers with actual dedicated woofers, get a second sub, and get some heights (now I'm at 5.2.2 and I believe this is where I'll stop).

It took a little bit to find some decent open-box deals (and still wasn't cheap). But it did allow for an eye-opening improvement I didn't think was possible... especially once I figured out all of the settings that would make the two subs sing and properly support (and not neuter) the towers. I say all this because, I made a comment upon my first listens to Atmos streaming that Tom Sawyer didn't sound so great. But once I queued it up following my upgrades I was shocked at how much it opened up and improved. I'm still finding my list of demo songs for Atmos but Petty's Wildflowers is absolutely sublime (I always liked it fine in the past but it's suddenly rocketing into my favorites of all time) as is the Kraftwerk 3-D collection.

 

[Perp]

First time listen. This sounds fantastic!

 

[Perp]

 

[Perp]

I noticed a volume difference between Let It Be and playing the Pearl Jam album. I really need to turn the volume up on Ten in comparison. I sure hope this doesn’t mean that The Beatles album is more compressed.

 

[edisonbaggins]

PJ - No Code

 

[popshop]

https://tidal.com/album/195185749Turnstile - Glow On
Wow!!! This is a really adventurous rock album. At their core, they're a hardcore band, but it goes all over the place. A little like Refused certainly but with way more vocal diversity. The atmos mix is pretty crazy and awesome. Some strange decisions but the music is all about strange decisions so it works. I can't believe this has been released with an atmos mix!
(Listened via tidal 5.1.2)