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is the future a soundbar?

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Posted on July 18, 2017 at 08:44:24
Jim Pearce
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 The little bit of research I've done seems to indicate that broadcasters may be headed in the direction of a soundbar solution to immersive audio. This makes perfect economic sense, and suggests to me that all of the HT equipment being sold to support immersive audio will be junk in two or three years. Just sayin'...

 

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the first of the new breed?, posted on July 24, 2017 at 07:27:49
Jim Pearce
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RE: is the future a soundbar?, posted on July 26, 2017 at 17:50:17
s.swinehart
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 I'm not clear on what you're "just sayin."

As long as your HT processor can decode the format, it can process it to use the number of speakers your HT system has. Even higher order ambisonics (HOA) formats like Dolby Atmos or Auro-3D can be processed to use a Dolby 5.1 system. You don't get all of the immersive benefits, but your HT equipment is hardly outdated.

 

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