Tagged: Dolby Atmos

AVR thermal throttling explained: why nine-channel Atmos mixes push receivers into protection mode that two-channel music never triggers.

Ceiling speakers vs upfiring Atmos modules compared for real rooms: when in-ceiling wins, when upfiring is the better call, and why.

Choosing between 5.1.2 and 7.1.4 Atmos layouts comes down to room shape and seating, not speaker count. Here's the giant-killer logic.

AV receivers do almost everything a separate processor does, until they don't. Here's the honest line between "buy an AVR" and "go separates."

A three-year-old flagship AVR often out-processes a brand new budget model. Here's how to buy used without copping someone else's dead amp channel.

Most Atmos ceiling speakers are angled or positioned wrong. Here's the geometry that actually delivers overhead sound, not just overhead noise.

Your AVR's lip-sync slider only fixes part of the chain. Here's where audio delay actually comes from and how to measure it properly.

Most Atmos height channels underperform because of placement, not gear. Here's how to actually get overhead sound working in a real room.

Thinking about splitting your AV receiver into a processor and separate amps? Here's the engineering case for and against, without the marketing fog.

Atmos promises to place sound anywhere in three dimensions. Here's the engineering behind it — and where the format's limits actually are.

Atmos speaker placement made simple: angles, heights and trade-offs for every channel, from the LCR front stage to overhead speakers in a real home cinema.

The Yamaha RX300A and RX500A receivers inherit the AVENTAGE A.R.T. Wedge anti-resonance foot, a rare trickle-down under US$600. Here is what to know.

JBL Synthesis announced the SDR-40 receiver and SDP-60 and SDP-70 processors at ISE 2026. Here's what they mean for Australian home-cinema buyers.

LG's Sound Suite H7 is the first soundbar built on Dolby Atmos FlexConnect, with 27 speaker configurations for US$999.99. What Australian buyers need to know.

The first SVS soundbar pairs Dolby Atmos with a 600W wireless sub, and the 3000 Micro R|Evolution is already available in Australia through Interdyn.

Dolby Atmos Music is now supported in 150-plus car models from 35-plus automakers, per Dolby at CES 2026. Here is what it means for spatial audio.

Pioneer's SPHERA DMH-WT8000NEX is the first aftermarket in-dash receiver with Dolby Atmos over Apple CarPlay, listed at US$1,299.99. Here's what it means.

WiSA E now spans three modules, a self-certification program and a shipping 5.1.4 system. Here's what it means for wireless home theatre in Australia.