Jase
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I was always under the impression that Auro-3D needed to have actual Height Speakers to work. i.e Front Height/Surround Height or Front Height/Rear Height (a universal layout that also works with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X).
Anyway, poking about in the online manual for my Marantz SR7012 I noticed it mentioned substituting Dolby Atmos Enabled Speakers.
'Auro-3D recommends adding FRONT HEIGHT and SURROUND HEIGHT speakers to a 5.1 speaker configuration. Optionally, you may substitute REAR HEIGHT, Dolby Atmos Enabled speakers instead of FRONT HEIGHT and SURROUND HEIGHT speakers for Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Auro-3D playback'
Thinking this might have been a misprint I went looking for more info on the Denon and Marantz Websites and found these:-
Both specifically mention using Dolby Atmos Enabled Speakers for Auro-3D although only for certain models and subject to a possible firmware update.
Edit. This appears to have been added to later models as well. Credit to @Toadus for finding this out on his Denon X4700H.
Denon Models are the AVR-X3800H, AVR-X4400H, AVR-X4500H, AVR-X4700H, AVR-X6400H, AVR-X6500H, AVR-X6700H and AVC-X8500H(A)
Marantz Models are the SR7012, SR7013, SR7015, SR8012, SR8015, AV7704, AV7705, AV7706 and AV8805.
Anyway, as I have the SR7012 I thought I'd try it out. So, re-assigned my speakers to Dolby Enabled and sure enough, Auro-3D was listed as a compatible format.
I have poweramps for all my channels so I turned off the base layer so only the four Dolby Atmos Enabled speakers were on. I then switched on a source, set it to Auro-3D and those speakers were indeed active and producing sound.
Surprised this has slipped through the net and not been mentioned before. I'd have thought Denon and Marantz might have been a bit more vocal about it. Same for Auro themselves as I find the upmixer far better than Dolby Surround or DTS Neural:X especially for Stereo sources.
Anyway, hopefully it will be useful for anyone with the listed models and Dolby Enabled Speakers who might have been unaware Auro-3D was an available option.
Anyway, poking about in the online manual for my Marantz SR7012 I noticed it mentioned substituting Dolby Atmos Enabled Speakers.
Speaker installation SR7012
manuals.marantz.com
'Auro-3D recommends adding FRONT HEIGHT and SURROUND HEIGHT speakers to a 5.1 speaker configuration. Optionally, you may substitute REAR HEIGHT, Dolby Atmos Enabled speakers instead of FRONT HEIGHT and SURROUND HEIGHT speakers for Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Auro-3D playback'
Thinking this might have been a misprint I went looking for more info on the Denon and Marantz Websites and found these:-
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marantz-uk.custhelp.com
Both specifically mention using Dolby Atmos Enabled Speakers for Auro-3D although only for certain models and subject to a possible firmware update.
Edit. This appears to have been added to later models as well. Credit to @Toadus for finding this out on his Denon X4700H.
Denon Models are the AVR-X3800H, AVR-X4400H, AVR-X4500H, AVR-X4700H, AVR-X6400H, AVR-X6500H, AVR-X6700H and AVC-X8500H(A)
Marantz Models are the SR7012, SR7013, SR7015, SR8012, SR8015, AV7704, AV7705, AV7706 and AV8805.
Anyway, as I have the SR7012 I thought I'd try it out. So, re-assigned my speakers to Dolby Enabled and sure enough, Auro-3D was listed as a compatible format.
I have poweramps for all my channels so I turned off the base layer so only the four Dolby Atmos Enabled speakers were on. I then switched on a source, set it to Auro-3D and those speakers were indeed active and producing sound.
Surprised this has slipped through the net and not been mentioned before. I'd have thought Denon and Marantz might have been a bit more vocal about it. Same for Auro themselves as I find the upmixer far better than Dolby Surround or DTS Neural:X especially for Stereo sources.
Anyway, hopefully it will be useful for anyone with the listed models and Dolby Enabled Speakers who might have been unaware Auro-3D was an available option.
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