Atmos simply scales with the number of speakers you have, and if I'm not mistaken, when the sound designers mix the tracks, they have a very specific place where they want objects to be located and our speakers "approximate" the exact location by working together. The more speakers you have...

Haha. This is exactly how it's been for me for I don't know how many years now. Maybe over a decade. The only times I would see commercials would be when over at someone else's house, or when I very infrequently load up Youtube on my TV to show a friend something. Otherwise I just watch it...

Yes, that's what I am talking about. That's only with my 1990s though. Can't hear it with the HD800s. As soon as I connect any cable to one of the inputs of the amp and the A16, it stops. When powered on (but only while connected to the A16 that is also on), the hum returns above a volume of...

John asked the same thing last night. I know you both are trying to help, but I'm not that helpless. :slight_smile: As it turned out however, the SPDIFs were working correctly, and it appears that my Amp/DAC somehow doesn't actually decode whatever the A16 is outputting, yet it seems to work...

Really stupid question, but you can use the optical out of the A16 to get multichannel audio, even though it's supposed to be limited to 2.0ch output? I assumed it would just output the signal as stereo, but that you would hear the A16 as normal, but then was dissuaded of that notion last night...

Have any of you ever had any noise issues with your A16 from the headphone out jacks from the back, and if so, how did you resolve it? Both my previous unit, which was on the original hardware, and my newer one that uses the newer boards both produce a hum (like a street light) after I turn up...

The A8, but it's strictly 5.1/7.1 and doesn't work with streaming and the Pioneer SE-DIR 8000, of which you can get relatively cheap on eBay.

I don't use it at all, and have no problems with positional accuracy when sitting in a normal position. I also have a guest over regularly who uses their own PRIR who also does not need head tracking for it to sound accurate to them. I'm also not suggesting it's "useless" or anything like...

That's pretty interesting, and I wonder if that might have any influence on perceived localization. Like when there are characters on the screen talking, but they are at either side of the screen. Personally, whenever I see someone talking on the side of the screen, it seems as though the...

Not all virtualization algorithms are created equal. I have one of the Sony boxes, but the one I have does not allow for wired headphones and you're stuck using their closed-back wireless headphones unfortunately. Their virtualization never sounded good to me, and the positional accuracy was...

That's putting it mildly. :slight_smile: They're decent enough to show off what the unit can do, and they can be used in conjunction with a wired pair for two-person simultaneous use (should that need ever arise), but I would never recommend them. They end up being very uncomfortable after...

I can't make any PRIRs or HPEQs right now due to not having balanced mics. So I can't verify that my unit and firmware are problematic when it comes to either right now.

TLDR; If you ever have to replace drivers from your headphones, or you simply buy a new pair of headphones, even if they are the exact same model as what you are replacing...always make a new HPEQ for them. You could get lucky, but you probably won't. I just learned something somewhat...

After all of the issues I've had with my original A16, and the grief that the Smyths kept giving me, they finally came through in the end. They also surprised the hell out of me too with how they went about it. After having a unit that had problems from day one that eventually died in just...

Man, the Smyths really must think users are absolute morons. James just replied to the email I sent on Friday about my unit still malfunctioning, and his reply regarding my unit not correctly interfacing with Windows via USB was "make sure you are downloading the USB drivers, and as the...

Not for my purposes. I was needing the USB to work for specific reasons, and it simply doesn't. Spoke too soon too. I now no longer even have access to twenty speakers. It only plays up to eighteen now, so for all intents and purposes, I just have a sixteen channel Realiser now. They...

Cool, so after nearly three months of waiting to get my A16 back, it shows up at my door today. After James repeatedly assured me that the two outstanding issues it had (before it outright died and forced my hand in returning it) were fixed and everything was golden now, it turns out he was...

Just a heads up regarding "return shipping". They don't ship it back fully insured. They only cover up to $1,500. What this means if it a warranty return gets lost is anyone's guess. When they ship out new units what it means is if it gets lost, it covers their cost to build you another and...

Take everything James says which a gigantic tub of salt. My unit has just been sitting there since May 19th, which was a Friday. I actually spoke with him on the phone on the 19th, and his exact words were "these issues don't take long to diagnose, so we'll likely have it figured out by Monday...

For those that are still interested in having studio, in-person PRIRs done, John is still offering them. The best way to contact him, and for more details is via his site at www.3dsoundshop.com.

Haha. I will care, but there's something coming up that will eat up most of my time over the next three months. If it takes longer than that I'll probably start getting antsy, but for the foreseeable future I'll be fine. :relaxed:

So my A16 arrived just fine, although they're still waiting for a signature. But beyond that, I got a notification that an import fee of 24.40 GBP needed to be paid first. I tried paying it myself, but it was declined. When I called UPS, they said that I can't actually pay it due to the way...

I appreciate your advice, but I actually already tried to take advantage of it after you previously mentioned it. I have a FedEx account, and wasn't able to get a discount over the phone that was anywhere close to what I was getting from UPS (for now anyway). Most carriers were a minimum of...

Yeah, the return for repair option is what I used when filling everything out. I also mentioned it again under the item description. There's also an electronic export information form that needed to be filed, and under "reason for export" the code used was TE, which is an item being shipped...

So, since James is stonewalling me and being entirely unresponsive (as usual), I'm kind of stuck shipping mine back. There's an estimated $893 VAT charge. I'm assuming that once it hits customs and they see that it is not an item being sold, but in fact being returned to the manufacturer for...