#Atmos sound demo plus
#Atmos sound demo tv

#Atmos sound demo tv

I noticed this while watching and listening to a variety of movies and TV shows, as well as while cranking some tunes. Bright sound signatureДЇirst, I felt that the ArcвЂ™s overall sound was somewhat bright-that is, more heavily weighted toward the higher audio frequencies, favoring treble more than bass. While I was mostly pleased with the Sonos ArcвЂ™s Dolby Atmos performance, I had quibbles (well, one quibble and one outright complaint) about a couple of non-Atmos audio issues. The spacious audio in this subtle Dolby trailer requires a light touch, and the Arc didnвЂ™t disappoint. I rounded out my Atmos testing on the Arc with the DolbyвЂ™s Atmos-enabled вЂњLeafвЂќ trailer, with the Arc deftly handling the sound of a seedpod twirling in the air amid crackling branches in a dense forest. Accompanied by John WilliamsвЂ™s Oscar-nominated score, the titles swoosh up, down, and across the screen, and there was a palpable sense of height as Marlon BrandoвЂ™s title soared over my head (or at least, so it felt). I also tried the opening titles of Superman, a famously thrilling title sequence that got the Dolby Atmos treatment a few years back. ItвЂ™s a vertiginous sequence that relies on 3D audio cues for much of its effect, and the Arc the soundtrack of this arresting scene with aplomb. I was impressed by the patter of rain against the windshield and the sudden, frightening вЂњpopвЂќ of incoming fire from attackers far below. Next, I spun up the 4K UHD Blu-ray of Blade Runner: 2048 and queued up the scene where K pilots his spinner to the ruined orphanage in the outskirts of San Diego. What makes the scene interesting from an Atmos standpoint isnвЂ™t so much the initial mayhem, itвЂ™s the sound of the particles of plaster falling from the ceiling, and the Arc delivered the aural experience convincingly. I started with one of our go-to Dolby Atmos demo reels: the scene in X-Men: Apocalypse where a young Scott Summers wreaks havoc in a bathroom stall as he uses his laser-beam eyes for the first time. (To be fair, the ArcвЂ™s performance would likely be more exciting when connected to optional wireless surround speakers and a dedicated subwoofer, but that would drive the price of the package way up.) While the ArcвЂ™s Atmos performance didnвЂ™t blow me away (although in-your-face height cues arenвЂ™t ideal, either), I was still impressed with the depth and realism of the ArcвЂ™s Atmos-enabled soundstage. The results: quite good, if a tad subtle. Subtle, realistic Dolby Atmos performance That meant I could test the ArcвЂ™s Dolby Atmos using both my Sony 4K UHD Blu-ray player and my Apple TV 4K streaming set-top box.

#Atmos sound demo plus

So, Mike shipped the Sonos Arc to my Brooklyn apartment, where I have a 2019 LG C9 4K OLED TV that does support eARC, plus a speedy internet connection (about 200Mbps downstream). Mike lives in an area of rural Northern California that lacks high-speed internet the fastest DSL service he can get isnвЂ™t quite fast enough to stream Netflix at 4K, which is a requirement for Dolby Atmos sound on that service. Such services transmit Dolby Atmos via Dolby Digital Plus, a lossy format that the original ARC can handle. The other way to enjoy movies and TV shows with Dolby Atmos sound is via streaming video services, such as Amazon Prime Video, Apple iTunes, or Netflix. ( You can read more about ARC and eARC here.) Because the Dolby Atmos metadata on a Blu-ray disc resides on the discвЂ™s lossless Dolby TrueHD track, Mike wasnвЂ™t able to test Atmos on the Arc-which has just one HDMI port-using his 4K UHD Blu-ray player. For starters, the 2017 Samsung Q7-series 4K QLED TV he used during his review doesnвЂ™t support eARC, a newer HDMI feature that can handle (among other things) the transmission of lossless audio from a TV to a soundbar. Mike faced a couple of key obstacles on that score.