Dts x Dolby atmos head to head! Which one wins? Home Theater 7.2.4

[@mauriciob8260]

I was making some test with my Denon X4400H 11.1 set Home Theater , I definitely prefer DTS NEURAL : X over dolby atmos and Auro 3D since is the only one that use all my speaker configuration including my back surround , the sound is more vivid and immerse

[@ryanrpm8424]

Interesting. Great review. Nice work finding a 4k disk with both. I agree, DTS and dtshd and ma always had the edge. But Atmos is just putting more money it seems in putting it in most 4ks now. DTS x seems far behind now...

[@seanvan6377]

Nice Theater, I have to agree with you in noticing DTS typically having deeper sound in general, I always look for films with it, but admittedly have not done a DTS X to Atmos comparison like this. I have the means to do so with my nice setup and will now go about doing just that. The trouble as you pointed out is finding films with both formats, I have a NAS to stream from which passes through audio ( I use Emby as my server ) . If not on the same disk but a version with both formats I'm pretty sure I could extract audio then remux the 2 audio tracks into one MKV container quite easily ( if I can find a film or films with a version of each audio) Thanks for the inspiration , DTS fan at Heart for sure (you can't go wrong with higher bitrates! )

[@myhometheater7029]

Thanks buddy. This is an old video. I’ve since sold the house and bought another house and built a new theater. I have a new comparison video of dtsx and atmos. DtsX Dolby Atmos. Which is better? WaterWorld in dtsX and Dolby atmos! kzbin.info/www/bejne/joTSpKqPmpKUgpY

[@seanvan6377]

@@myhometheater7029 Thanks I checked out your 2nd Vid. Although I wanted to do my own version of your Atmos to DTS X comaparin mine ended up being more of a Dolby multichannel vs DTS multichannel comparrasin. The last couple days I have played multiple movie scenes as well as Audio Demos from both Dolby & DTS, what I observed surprised me, in general the Dolby audio is simply louder. To bring my system fully alive with Dolby I set my receiver @ around -32 to -34 db.( anymore than that was simply unneccessary ) To get the same volume with DTS I have to increase to - 26 to -24 db ( That alone was enexpected ) Now with my receiver decoding correctly and direct playing each file the Dolby multichannel is crisper and does have a bit more bass ( definately ) I did not observe any bnefits of some of the higher Bitrate lossless DTS files vs the Dolby Lossles files. ( again I was surprised by this ) So without a doubt on my system the Dolby shines, as said its just that much more Crisp on the highs & deeper in the bass. In my home theater experience up till now had been prioritizing DTS tacks if I could get them. I had the same 5.1 system for around 15 yrs at least and component wise the build quality was excellent ( in paticular the receiver ) and could swear the DTS sounded better and became a loyal advocate. I'm wondering if it was the way the receiver decoded or if there was more going on there. In any case with my current 7.1 its definately changed & the Dolby audio sounds much better ( Its surprisingly obvious ) I cant beleive I hadn't noticed how much of a difference there actually is for me. Thanks for inspiring me to look into this ! Cheers

[@raiyzan6200]

In my experience, dts x tracks sound “airier” and give a better depth of field compared to atmos tracks

[@sasquatchcrew]

good point, I can hear it in my headphones

[@CalmAlbatross-lv7og]

Dts x is the best. It's sharper, clearer, wider, more flexible configuration management, more compatible and applicable to all types of speaker installations.

[@rindershow212]

All 4k uhd disks need to have both atmos and dtsX tracks encoded for us consumers to pick!! DtsX will always come out on top!

[@paulrevere1479]

There was a time when DTS had better bass but that is definitely not the case with Atmos. Dolby really stepped up their game

[@myhometheater7029]

I agree. I still like both!

[@ChristopherDeNitto-l6v]

So coming from a sound mixer point of view, they most likely had 1 or 2 people working on each mix so there will be differences in the mix depending on how the mixer felt that day. But they don't really just do one mix for all formats if they want it to sound good. I would go with your general observation that most soundtracks are better with DTSX because they are less compressed.

[@dlaw8155]

It might be me but to me the DTS seem to be clear in quality.

[@PIPERBOYWILLIAMS]

DTSx is usually louder

[@danieljones1612]

I really like Dolby Atmos

[@VicharB]

When Atmos I use Atmos output, otherwise I like DTS more, especially DTS:X (very few) over Atmos (a lot including streaming). For all DTS I use Neural:X up-mixing and even for DD/DD+ +Neu:X up-mixing. I have Denon X3800H with 5..1.2 setup. DTS sounds more wide and especially the center channel (dialog) is louder and clearer. For PS5 again, DTS sounds better than Dolby. For stereo music definitely stereo mode or Direct/Pure.

[@jasonsullivan8001]

It’s amazing how fast our hair turns gray at our age. It seems like it turns over night.

[@cesargaray6137]

Dts sounds clear n clean sound but lacks bass response, dolby lack clear n clean sound but has a better bass response

[@danielwander605]

When mentioning that you always thought DTS was superior, if referring to pre-lossless codec, then it may be because DTS was compressed at a higher bit-rate than dolby. It always sounded more impactful to me also. But now I think it just comes down to the specific audio mix your listening to and less has to do with the format.

[@myhometheater7029]

Yes way back when dts first came on the scene they were the best. I had lots of dts laserdisc and the sound was amazing. Then when dvd and even Blu-ray came out dts to me always had an edge. I still think dts x is no slouch! If you haven’t watched the Harry Potter movies in dts x or the Incredible Hulk you should they are amazing! I wish movie studios would give us the option on our current movies to have dts x and atmos. Then we could get and idea which is better. But honestly I’ll take either cause they both sound good to me in my theater.

[@keepingupwiththejones2933]

@@myhometheater7029 incredible Hulk 4K has an amazing DTS:X mix.

[@myhometheater7029]

@@keepingupwiththejones2933 it’s fantastic!!!

[@johnsuggs8810]

@@myhometheater7029 does anyone know if xxx movies will be in atmos? Or 4d?

[@Superficial_david]

Man I’m watching these old videos for the first time and look at those Emotiva amps I bet you miss those. And that decibel test is impressive since you have to almost double the output to gain 3 db.

[@mohdzamri4296]

Dts sound is great..like earthquake 😁

[@lalala-zd3vg]

dts x super

[@TwoGuyzTech]

Great job Chris! Very interesting comparison! Thanks!! :)

[@myhometheater7029]

Thank you.

[@ljwhatup]

I like the atmos. I always liked the dts but the atmos has a little more kick sounds a tad better. Either one sound great in my theater. Nice video and this is why I watch your channel.

[@myhometheater7029]

Thank you for your kind words.

[@Nexus.Achiles]

On a bluray source, both formats are based on lossless or uncompressed algorithms, Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio which are virtually impossible to distinguish to human ear. What Atmos and X bring to the table is the extra object based soundtracks which can be played by height speakers (placed on the ceiling, unless an approximation via virtualisation is used in a classic 5.1, 6.1, 7.1 etc setup). However, on a streaming service, Dolby Atmos will not be based on Dolby TrueHD but on a compressed version Dolby Digital Plus, which has a much lower bit rate than TrueHD, and even a lower rate than its DTS compressed or lossy equivalent. In this scenario, we're back to the DVD times when DTS sounded a lot better at 1.5Mbps than Dolby at 640Kbps.

[@jonathanpoon7024]

I have bought a lot of Blu-ray discs, all the good sound discs are of Atmos, but DTSX never surprised me yet.

[@MrLEntertainer123]

DTSX is Ever never Best ❤️

[@yanijuarez2118]

Hello Amigo i just found your channel and i liked this video. What type of soundbar would you suggest to me to get one with Dolby Atmos or DTS X.

[@myhometheater7029]

I think the Nakamichi is a decent sound bar.

[@trutmaasfull]

Dtx has Way higher resolution but the channels are not balanced as great to each other, as Dolby atmos.

[@18echo]

Atmos does it for me 8 times out 10 . 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💥💥💥

[@terrencebroadnax1754]

Louder bass does not equal better sound. The only thing you are measuring here is how loud the bass is, not how good the soundtrack is overall. As a sound mixer, I can tell you if all things were equal, there should be no difference between X and Atmos - they are just sound distribution formats. Not only that, there is no indication whatsoever that this comparison was level matched, which makes this comparison useless.

[@myhometheater7029]

It wasn’t useless. They were the same volume and the atmos was more dynamic and louder on bass. But you’re welcome to buy the movie and test it yourself and post a video. I’d like to hear your thoughts on it being you’re an expert.

[@terrencebroadnax1754]

@@myhometheater7029 What did you use to match the two levels? Did you verify both came from the same master? Was the encoding done by the same mastering house? If they both came from the same master and were mastered at identical levels, there should be no difference between the formats. The fact that you stated they were level matched and Atmos was more dynamic and louder in the bass shows different mastering was done on each, which means this is not about the codecs themselves but demonstrates how mastering difference can reveal playback differences.

[@TearfulNight]

@@myhometheater7029 Dont cry bro . .what he says is true .. louder volume doesn't mean the best sound

[@zombeat7376]

Imo I do not think you can tell which one is best using a sound level meter. Being louder on decabels does not necessarily make it better. I would say it should work more in terms of what you actually hear and what's coming from above you. It could be clearer sound but not be as punchy and loud.

[@myhometheater7029]

I stated that they were very close in comparison. There was no overhead effect at all in either version. The only difference I could tell was the bass on the atmos was louder puncher! That’s what I stated.

[@onthecasejase]

Great video Chris, I found it really interesting! Also I’ve never seen a movie with both sound formats either, so it was cool to see the difference. Keep up the good work!

[@myhometheater7029]

Thanks my friend.

[@motherporkersbbq2050]

Love your videos and your HT journey, thanks for adding solid content to the community! Cheers! I hope to share my HT build soon.

[@myhometheater7029]

Thank you.

[@gerad9882]

Love the video man keep up the great work, good things are coming bud!!!

[@myhometheater7029]

Thank you my friend

[@shinedown54]

Not even considering the object-based formats, overall I’ve had much better experiences with Dolby TrueHD than DTS-HD MA. And all the really potent and dynamic soundtracks I’ve heard the past several years are Atmos.

[@hermansusanto9448]

This is a great review, Chris. If i may ask soemthing. I've seen about a dozen movie recorded in DOLBY ATMOS in Atmos installed theaters, but looks like there are very few that i can feel sound from above/ceilling. Batman vs Superman (i only hear sound from above on scene when young Bruce stand n his feet after he fall, i can clearly hear bats sound from ceilling. But that's it. Ant-man and the Wasp i clearly hear percussion beat from ceilling when Luis (Michael Pena) start talking about where is Scott Lang. that is all. Is that real recording or it have something to do with the quality from copies. ? Thank a lot - regards from Indoneisa

[@turok4977]

I love this video dad and keep the good work dad and keep making more video's dad I love you dad...

[@myhometheater7029]

Love you to son.

[@performingspecs7841]

What I always wondered was which one has more sound coming from the over head speakers?

[@myhometheater7029]

This movie had none on either track. I’m on the lookout for another movie with both tracks. It was a pure accident I found this one!

[@gameroomtheater]

Atmos in the Conjuring is spine tingling 😜

[@myhometheater7029]

I’ve never seen that. I’m gonna have to check it out.

[@gerad9882]

That subwoofer is doing work brother, sounds good on these klipsch T5 II earbuds!!

[@myhometheater7029]

Yes sir it is

[@avtechman77]

My Home Theater... I'm not sure if you're receiver is capable of unmixing to Auro 3D but it worth it if you're able to. Give it a try

[@myhometheater7029]

It’s not. But I’m gonna upgrade in my next theater.

[@avtechman77]

@@myhometheater7029 I recommend the Marantz AV8805. That's what I'm running. If you don't plan on doing separates, you can do the Denon X8500.

[@hstudio30]

cool video chris! youll hit that 1k in no time mate keep working at it and loving your setup! 😎

[@myhometheater7029]

Thank you my friend.

[@Samzep]

Yes dts was better when i used to used over Dolby digital ect but i bet atmos sounds better dtsx does your amp support dtsx ?

[@myhometheater7029]

Yes and imax enhanced

[@Samzep]

@@myhometheater7029 i cant wait for the 1140 antham

[@oblivion_007]

Now all theatres are dolby.. Dts was ruling the market in 90s and 00s

[@rindershow212]

Do me a favor. Watch the movie after earth. It's not dtsX but it's dts encoded. Your avr should automatically pick dts neuro x. I will tell you right now ..it is the best I've heard!! Better than gravity movie in atmos. Do a review on that and thank me later!!!. I will look forward to it when you do it.

[@busterbrown1686]

Auro 3d is the best

[@Soundsolution1010]

Some one eat auro 3d

[@surennl245]

good work..keep it up sir..

[@joshuastairs9863]

It’s not a fair comparison but Jurassic world Is dtsx on disc and Dolby atmos on streaming...nice video

[@myhometheater7029]

Thanks man. I’ve seen a comparison of jumanji the next level the disc vs stream. To me at this point in time streaming can’t compare to physical media. Maybe someday it will but I love discs too much!

[@jeffjefferson7384]

Auro3D Auromatic :p

[@RBlizz]

Man, your set up is Epic! I wish I could upgrade my home theater set up, but the bitch that lives downstairs would knock a hole in my floor 😣😩. I do however have Astro A50’s 😏Personally I prefer DTS:X, though it would seem I’ve seen more support for Dolby.

[@maverickman3609]

what state do you live in .....in case I didnt see it

[@myhometheater7029]

South Carolina

[@ez591]

I want to get an lg soundbar DTS x. But I heard that Netflix n prime doesn’t support DTS X ? Does anyone know what that means? So will the soundbar 2:1 not work if I watch Netflix movies and prime movies?

[@summer-west]

Volume level determines surround capability? Does not make sense. Just hook all your speakers up in series and wire it to the riding lawnmower engine and call it a day

[@victorpulos823]

Where can I buy 1 of those shack meter

[@myhometheater7029]

Radio shack. I’ve had this meter for over 20 years. There are some of these on eBay if you’re looking for this one in particular.

[@victorpulos823]

@@myhometheater7029 thank you

[@myhometheater7029]

@@victorpulos823 they have digital ones on eBay that are easier to read but I’m not sure how good they are.

[@JairusJ]

Unplug front stage like youthman did

[@eEvangeliste]

3 minutes intro ????? 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@six1nyne]

funny how this is an audiophile video and the audio on this video itself is really bad.

[@610cheryl]

where you at? are you ok?

[@myhometheater7029]

I got some personal stuff going on at the moment. Hopefully things will be better soon. Thanks for checking on me.

[@610cheryl]

@@myhometheater7029 i hear that buddy I just wanted to make sure you were good cause you haven't posted any videos and I love your videos but yea man I hope you get your personal things figured out and I'll be looking forward to seeing your next video but just take your time and take care of you and your family

[@VicharB]

When Atmos I use Atmos output, otherwise I like DTS more, especially DTS:X (very few) over Atmos (a lot including streaming). For all DTS I use Neural:X up-mixing and even for DD/DD+ +Neu:X up-mixing. I have Denon X3800H with 5..1.2 setup. DTS sounds more wide and especially the center channel (dialog) is louder and clearer. For PS5 again, DTS sounds better than Dolby. For stereo music definitely stereo mode or Direct/Pure.

[@busterbrown1686]

How many height channels do you have ?

[@VicharB]

@@busterbrown1686 5.1.2 means just 2.

[@busterbrown1686]

I didn't get past read more LOL. I recently got the Denon 3800 on sale ( $1,271). I have a 7.2.4 with 4 Buttkickers as a sub. 7 channels driven by external amps. I guess I would not have asked that, but Impressed with the movies Midway and Saving Private Ryan in Atmos , so now knowing you have 2 heights, it's an unfair comparison to DTS X. that don't require height channels IMHO. (yes it's subjective). Planes and bullets going from rear to front heights and ambient sounds all over is awesome. I can understand why you'd like DTS X better. I have not watched a DTS X movie yet though. I am so happy I went through the cost and headache upgrading. Enjoy