DOLBY ATMOS MUSIC HOW TO

This doesn’t mean you have to start from scratch, we’ve included an explanation on how to upgrade your current home theater system into one that’s Dolby Atmos compatible. Dolby Atmos is a new technology, which means your old receiver and speakers weren’t designed with it in mind.

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The speakers must have multiple drivers aimed in different multiple directions, including upward or downward. Listening to surround sound music through Amazon HD or Tidal Hi-Fi requires audio gear designed to play Dolby Atmos music. Subscribe to Tidal Hi-Fi for $19.99 per month An Audio System That Supports Dolby Atmos If you care deeply about audio fidelity - whether the track is in surround sound or not - Tidal Hi-Fi is worth the price. In our experience, music that’s been mastered exclusively for Tidal sound better than any other digital version. The service costs $19.99 per month, and also includes access to a library of “Tidal Masters” tracks, which are exclusively available through this service.

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Tidal Hi-Fi is worth considering even if you don’t have a full Dolby Atmos setup because it supports more than one speaker. Others use frontward firing drivers and technical tricks to achieve a similar - but not identical - effect. Some newer soundbars feature upward-firing drivers, which can achieve a similar effect, but won’t sound quite as immersive as a system where speakers are literally surrounding you. You can stream music through an A/V receiver and Dolby Atmos-compatible speakers for the best experience. If you’re setting up a dedicated surround sound home theater system, a subscription to Tidal Hi-Fi is the only way to stream music in “True” Dolby Atmos. Subscribe to Amazon Music HD from $12.99 per month The price is right (especially for Prime members) and you won’t have to invest in an expensive, multi-component audio system.

While it’s somewhat compromised, the combination of Amazon Music HD and the Echo Studio is a cost effective way to stream surround sound music in your home.

DOLBY ATMOS MUSIC TRIAL

Amazon offers a free 30-day trial to all new subscribers to this service, or a 90-day trial if you get an Echo Studio or other select speakers. Dolby says it’s worked with Amazon to ensure music mixed for Atmos sounds great, but you’re not going to get the full effect. Both services share great features like the ability to stream millions of songs without ads, streaming songs in CD or high resolution quality, making and sharing playlists, downloading tracks for offline listening, and are available on Mac, PC, iOS, and Android.Īmazon Music HD costs $14.99 per month ($12.99 if you have Amazon Prime), but only lets you stream Dolby Atmos music on its Echo Studio speaker.

The first thing you’re going to need to stream music in surround sound is a subscription to either Amazon Music HD or TIDAL (Hi-Fi plans only). If you’re interested in streaming surround sound music right now, here’s what you’ll need to get started. It’s important to know the current restrictions of streaming music in surround sound before you get started on this project, but these limitations will get resolved over time. That’s slowly changing, but don’t expect your full digital music library to be available in Dolby Atmos right away. The other issue is that Dolby Atmos is a new format, which means most music hasn’t been mixed to take advantage of it.

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