DOLBY ATMOS IS EVERYWHERE – AND THAT ISN’T A GOOD THING

As it happens, you really can have too much of a good thing. Here at What Hi-Fi? we have been champions of the Dolby Atmos technology since the very beginning, and we love this ultimate example of surround sound cinema heaven.

But Dolby Atmos is everywhere. While we love to see the standard supported by more home cinema amplifiers and speaker packages, its appearance on soundbars, TVs and even smartphones concerns us – is this really the Dolby Atmos we know and love?

After all, how can these products possibly deliver true three-dimensional sound, as Atmos promises? And if people believe that’s what the next-gen sound format is all about, what chance do we have to convince them that they can do so much better? That’s why