, like HDCP, 3D, Blu-ray menus among others, it is just a matter of time before a HTPC can decode Atmos just like any receiver on the market. So that if I for example have a 12 channel system set up, the Atmos decoder will separate the track into each of the speakers based on the configuration I have set up and then send it to a multichannel DAC or sound card, which is what the receivers/processors to today when they get an Atmos signal.Īnd as with all previous hurdles, which at the time also were predicted 'oh it is impossible, will never happen, will take many many years' etc. What we're looking for is an Atmos decoder, which now exists in Atmos compatible recievers and processors, for Windows. So a stored multichannel PCM track from Atmos will have very little value because it will only work on your specific system.

So why would anyone try to decode Atmos and store it as PCM when a 6 or 8 channel soundtrack is already there? As you said, Atmos will be decoded and separated into channels, which in turn are sent to each speaker, specifically for your configuration. That is what Dolby TrueHD is (on Atmos discs), an extra sound track stored as separate channels, for decoding on equipment that does not support Atmos decoding, like MC. Once cinephiles bite the bullet and move from playing DVDs and BDs on hardware players to MC via their desktops, they can jump clear over the HDMI and BD Associations’ (obviously representing the CE industry and Hollywood respectively) road blocking of USB input/output connectivity, and thereby enjoy arguably far better sound quality than most AVRs and all but the best HT processors via audiophile grade multi DACs. Thanks for answering my questions about MC’s decoding of Atmos and/or DTS X, which sadly will take years if it ever happens at all.īut I’m no less thrilled by MC’s ability to decode a decrypted BD movie’s DTS-HD MA track to PCM and output the multi channel signal via USB to a wonderful sounding multi DAC like this one.Īnd which also apparently facilitates seamless DIRAC room correction implementation.

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