

(Interestingly, while the technology is new, the name isn’t: Dolby Surround was the same label for the original process used by Dolby to extract a monophonic surround channel from stereo soundtracks.) Dolby Surround serves as a replacement for Dolby Pro Logic IIx and IIz, which were included in older-generation AV receivers and processors to expand stereo and 5.1 soundtracks forħ.1-channel and 5.1/7.1-channel plus height speaker configurations, respectively.ĭTS Neural:X is a new DTS processing mode for surround speaker configurations that include ceiling or That upmixes stereo or 5.1/7.1 multichannel soundtracks for 5.1.2 or higher Atmos speaker configurations.


Osama Ashoor, via emailĪ Dolby Surround is a new technology featured on Atmos-enabled AV receivers and processors Which is better or more advanced) be able to convert stereo sound for a 5.1.2 speaker setup? How about DTS solutions such as DTS Neural:X or DTS Neo:X (I think Neural has replaced Neo)? Do midrangeĪV receivers provide these upmixing technologies? Since I really care about overhead speakers, I need a solution that will upmix to them. Here’s my question: Would audio upmixing solutions like Dolby Surround or Dolby Pro Logic IIz (I don’t know I mostly watch streamed documentaries (the BBC channel, for example) and nearly all of them have stereo soundtracks. Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at I’m planning on installing a 5.1.2 Atmos speaker setup.
