"Maybe some spectators were assuming all Atmos is created equal?" You are accusing me of such ignorance, Im approaching my fourth year immersive audio research tour de force (a million spent in research in 2012-13) I saw the very first of atmos demos at Dolby and listened to 3 dozen other atmos systems. I don't claim to have the all the answers, but for sure have more answers than most, including the dolby cinema aspects and latest speaker technologies...
I was one to
unequivocally give the JBL the Gold as it recreated the precise head orbiting I heard at Dolby Gravity premiere, but with fantastic fidelity.
No Sour Grapes with JBL It was clear they were using an all digital system including the cp-850 with which I have been intimately familiar, the disappointment is with the fact that Dolby Home Whitepaper (which had many loose ends) I admit, stated VERY CLEAR that there would be a base 24 speakers with 10 objects. That makes it 34.
DONT BELIEVE ME ?
Read and weep.
UNDERSTAND THE CRIME committed?
We were lead to believe by Dolby Home Team (Craig Eggers and Brett Crocket) that the home system with a TRINNOV could be 32 discrete objects of resolveability. Then Brian Vessa drops a 128 megaton 12-object plugin bottleneck bomb.
It was my understanding that the JBL Synthesis was rendering about 64 objects into a
39 channel system. That is not that far from a
32 channel system that the Trinnov does (under the assumption of even the recently updated Dolby Atmos Home Setup Guidelines). And yes I also have the Guinness record for the only 32 channel home Atmos system currently deployed. As far as admiration for JBL I respect the system architecture and believe Quantum Logic has a chance to beat Auro, to be seen.
I am sorry JBL you need the title removed in light of the format developers apparent shenanigans that have just this week reared their head.
39 is to 34 15% more objects. 39 is to 12 325% more objects. YOU ARE OUT. I challenge you to play with the cards less stacked next cedia. There is a good possibility that another demo if it comes through will whip your hind. :kiss: