Hi all.
Wonder if anyone can help me with this puzzle.
I've been enjoying listening to the Blu-Rays of releases like All Things Must Pass and especially enjoy the differences between the 5.1 and Atmos mixes. I think I prefer the Atmos mixes but here's the thing - I'm listening to it on an old Yamaha RX-V65 receiver which, while being Dolby Digital Plus capable, isn't Atmos capable!
My question is two-fold.
First, how is it processing the Atmos data from the Blu-Ray? I'm certainly not choosing any decoder settings on the Yamaha, just listening to the mix on the Straight setting. Is it automatically down-mixing it to the 5.1 speaker set up I have?
Secondly, if it can do that, what would it do with an Apple Dolby Atmos mix if I plugged an Apple TV 4K into it? Would the Apple device be happy pumping an Atmos mix through the Yamaha which would then down-mix it into 5.1 for me?
If so, I could enjoy Apple's new surround service but I would have a couple more years to save up for the full receiver/speaker Atmos set-up!
Hope someone can help. Cheers!
Wonder if anyone can help me with this puzzle.
I've been enjoying listening to the Blu-Rays of releases like All Things Must Pass and especially enjoy the differences between the 5.1 and Atmos mixes. I think I prefer the Atmos mixes but here's the thing - I'm listening to it on an old Yamaha RX-V65 receiver which, while being Dolby Digital Plus capable, isn't Atmos capable!
My question is two-fold.
First, how is it processing the Atmos data from the Blu-Ray? I'm certainly not choosing any decoder settings on the Yamaha, just listening to the mix on the Straight setting. Is it automatically down-mixing it to the 5.1 speaker set up I have?
Secondly, if it can do that, what would it do with an Apple Dolby Atmos mix if I plugged an Apple TV 4K into it? Would the Apple device be happy pumping an Atmos mix through the Yamaha which would then down-mix it into 5.1 for me?
If so, I could enjoy Apple's new surround service but I would have a couple more years to save up for the full receiver/speaker Atmos set-up!
Hope someone can help. Cheers!