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VAMatt on 25 December 2018
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Azzanation said:

VAMatt said:
Seems like this thread could benefit from an important note- it is not possible to get anything even close to true Dolby Atmos out of a sound bar. That's basically just a meaningless marketing bullet point on a sound bar.

Well I read many reviews on the N950 Atmos Soundbar and it earnt plenty of phrase for its Atmos technology. Majority of Flagship Soundbars seems to do very well if you are willing to pay the extra cost for the premium models.

Check at 3:15 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCe3w3Illck

That unit is not really a soundbar in the normal sense, as it has surround sound speakers. Nevertheless, it is not possible for that to give you real Dolby Atmos sound. Dolby Atmos is all about sound from above, and in the same way that a soundbar cannot give you real surround sound, it also cannot give you Atmos.

In the case of this "soundbar" in particular, it has rear speakers. So, it can give you 5.1 surround. However, since it has rear speakers, it's not really a soundbar anymore.  Without speakers above you though, it's Atmos cabilities have to be very limited.  Bouncing sound off the ceiling is just not the same. 

With all of that said, I'm going to make a point to hear the sound bar in action sometime soon. I've got to say that the price tag sounds incredibly high, so I want to hear what you get for that money.

Considering that price tag, why did you choose this system instead of a more traditional surround sound setup?