I must be getting old.
How else to explain a so-called lifelong surround fanatic who has yet to experience the ultimate surround experience of up to 160 channels?
Not to make excuses, but here's the reality:
1) Almost nothing I want to see is presented in Atmos.
It's not just that almost everything today is superhero sequels, it's that you have to choose between IMAX and Atmos. Apparently you can't have both, and I pick IMAX every time.
2) There are those dreaded words, "up to." As in, up to 160 channels. (Could be three.) This makes me think every theater will have a different setup, and many might be substandard. And if that one bad penny turns out to be my litmus test and it sucks, where would I be?
3) Ok, I'll say it: I expect to be disappointed. This shows just how badly I've aged. But most technical innovations turn out to be unimpressive, or worse -- marketing hype. Dolby has a pretty long and impressive track record in this regard, so I'm probably not giving it a fair shot.
I really do want to give it a full, fair audition. But not at the expense of IMAX, and not with Guardians of the Gorillas XIII. And at the best theater possible. Any suggestions? I live in Orange County, CA, just south of Los Angeles.
Then there's the home version of Atmos which, honestly, I'm not sure I even want to know about.
Just so I don't totally flush my surroundphile cred, I did get a 10.2 demo of a Herbie Hancock track at CES once, with a butterfly-like flute buzzing around and above. That was 2000, but still.
How else to explain a so-called lifelong surround fanatic who has yet to experience the ultimate surround experience of up to 160 channels?
Not to make excuses, but here's the reality:
1) Almost nothing I want to see is presented in Atmos.
It's not just that almost everything today is superhero sequels, it's that you have to choose between IMAX and Atmos. Apparently you can't have both, and I pick IMAX every time.
2) There are those dreaded words, "up to." As in, up to 160 channels. (Could be three.) This makes me think every theater will have a different setup, and many might be substandard. And if that one bad penny turns out to be my litmus test and it sucks, where would I be?
3) Ok, I'll say it: I expect to be disappointed. This shows just how badly I've aged. But most technical innovations turn out to be unimpressive, or worse -- marketing hype. Dolby has a pretty long and impressive track record in this regard, so I'm probably not giving it a fair shot.
I really do want to give it a full, fair audition. But not at the expense of IMAX, and not with Guardians of the Gorillas XIII. And at the best theater possible. Any suggestions? I live in Orange County, CA, just south of Los Angeles.
Then there's the home version of Atmos which, honestly, I'm not sure I even want to know about.
Just so I don't totally flush my surroundphile cred, I did get a 10.2 demo of a Herbie Hancock track at CES once, with a butterfly-like flute buzzing around and above. That was 2000, but still.
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