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So whenJBL announced its new Modern Audio line of speakers and AV receiversin July, my attention was piqued.
At that point, he mentioned you might even start getting into in-wall speakers and ceiling speakers.
Which…Id need to move out of my apartment and into a real house.
The MA system is a single brand solution.
The top-of-the-line MA9100HP adds a touch more 8K HDMI ports, and some extra channel inputs but thats it.
First, these setups are wired, which is more conducive to producing quality sound.
Should you get a simple 2 channel system with a receiver for music and movies?
Or is a larger 5.2 system with surround sound better for your space?
Experiencing Dolby Atmos
The biggest system I saw was the 7.2 channel setup for a home theater.
We watched the opening scene of Ghostbusters: Afterlife and a dogfight scene from Top Gun: Maverick.
During the movie scenes, I didnt really notice the Dolby Atmos effect.
Unlike the songs we heard, the soundscape was almost overwhelming like in a movie theater.
In that way, the system did its job.
Where I really felt and heard the Atmos experience was when we switched over to music.
They played Elton Johns Rocket Man, Queens Another One Bites the Dust and Tiesto and Sevenns Boom.
“Rocket Man” was great, but mostly because its an excellent classic.
It was interesting, though as another listener said, Its like someone messing with a comfortable blanket.
I was quite glad to be sitting down.
I should note that they were streaming hi-res audio off services like Qubuz and Tidal.
Garret claimed he had a similar set up in his house for regular TV watching and loved it.
On the bottom is an underglow with six available colors that was also inspired by gaming consoles.
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