Landofshane
Novice Member
Hi all,
TLDR; What's the best way to get 7.1 sound form netflix on a non-Atmos amp?
I am more of a music fan than a movie fan, but I am trying to optimise what we have for movies. I am tearing my hair out trying to get up to speed on sound formats and setups and need some guidance.
The SR5008 is set up as 7.1, with the front two channels actually being driven through the line out to a separate Arcam amp and speaker pair (audio buff). The SR5008 supports the below formats, but notably not Atmos.
We watch mainly Netflix, currently on a chromecast ultra (but I can change this to something if needed). My understanding is Netflix supports 5.1 and Atmos. But as my Amp is not Atmos, only 5.1 is available...
So despite having 7.1 speakers I believe there is no native way to get 7.1 sound from Netflix with my amp. The best I can get is 5.1, so I am then using DD+ to upscale this to 7.1.
Is this the best option given my current equipment, or am I missing something?
Is my only option to get true 7.1 sound to upgrade the amp to an Atmos compatible (and then I'd might as well add ceilings to be full 7.1.4)?
TLDR; What's the best way to get 7.1 sound form netflix on a non-Atmos amp?
I am more of a music fan than a movie fan, but I am trying to optimise what we have for movies. I am tearing my hair out trying to get up to speed on sound formats and setups and need some guidance.
The SR5008 is set up as 7.1, with the front two channels actually being driven through the line out to a separate Arcam amp and speaker pair (audio buff). The SR5008 supports the below formats, but notably not Atmos.
DTS | DTS HD Master Audio, HD High Resolution, ES Discrete/Matrix, Neo:6, 96/24 |
Dolby | Dolby TrueHD, Digital, Digital Plus, Pro Logic IIz, EX |
So despite having 7.1 speakers I believe there is no native way to get 7.1 sound from Netflix with my amp. The best I can get is 5.1, so I am then using DD+ to upscale this to 7.1.
Is this the best option given my current equipment, or am I missing something?
Is my only option to get true 7.1 sound to upgrade the amp to an Atmos compatible (and then I'd might as well add ceilings to be full 7.1.4)?
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