quoddiophile
Well-known Member
I hope this is the right forum. If not, please move this thread to the correct one.
I am seriously considering upgrading to Immersive Audio. As the vast majority of my source material is non-Immersive (I have a few Atmos discs that I have ripped to 7.1) an important factor in my decision is the job that the various upmixers do in upmixing from stereo or multichannel surround to Immersive Audio. In general, how good a job do they do, especially the Auro upmixer?
I should mention that at present I have a Bryston SP-4 processor (effectively a Storm Audio clone) that can handle immersive audio. As a result, I have considerable experience in upmixing from stereo to multi-channel or even from 5.X to 7.2 as I have a 7.2 system. My experience with this has been mostly positive with the Auro upmixer being by far the best. Unfortunately, I have so far been unable to hear locally a decent demonstration of anything being upmixed to Immersive Audio. The nearest place I know of is 350 miles away and in any case, for various reasons, I am unable to travel significant distances at this time.
Hopefully, members of this forum who have had some experience with this will chime in.
Thank you very much in advance for any comments or suggestions you might have.
Jim
P.S. If I upgrade, I will almost certainly be getting 4 B&W CCM 7.5 S2 in-ceiling speakers and probably a NAD M28 7-channel power amplifier.
I am seriously considering upgrading to Immersive Audio. As the vast majority of my source material is non-Immersive (I have a few Atmos discs that I have ripped to 7.1) an important factor in my decision is the job that the various upmixers do in upmixing from stereo or multichannel surround to Immersive Audio. In general, how good a job do they do, especially the Auro upmixer?
I should mention that at present I have a Bryston SP-4 processor (effectively a Storm Audio clone) that can handle immersive audio. As a result, I have considerable experience in upmixing from stereo to multi-channel or even from 5.X to 7.2 as I have a 7.2 system. My experience with this has been mostly positive with the Auro upmixer being by far the best. Unfortunately, I have so far been unable to hear locally a decent demonstration of anything being upmixed to Immersive Audio. The nearest place I know of is 350 miles away and in any case, for various reasons, I am unable to travel significant distances at this time.
Hopefully, members of this forum who have had some experience with this will chime in.
Thank you very much in advance for any comments or suggestions you might have.
Jim
P.S. If I upgrade, I will almost certainly be getting 4 B&W CCM 7.5 S2 in-ceiling speakers and probably a NAD M28 7-channel power amplifier.