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Does it worth a upgrade to Dolby Atmos?

It seems Dolby Atmos is getting more steam recently. I have a 7.1 set up with Krell S-1000 processor and C-J multichannel amp. The sound quality is great. S-1000 doesn’t support anything beyond Dolby Digital. I am wondering if it worth to upgrade to Atmos processor (eg. Marantz AV770x, Anthem AVM60 used ). I don’t want to sacrifice theater sound quality ( I have dedicated 2-ch system for music listening. so I don’t care 2-ch performance). I have 4 ceiling spks and i can add 2 floor level surrounding spks w/o issue. That will give me 5.1.4. I have used Onkyo, Rotel, Krell Showcase and HTS before S-1000. HTS or S-1000 are big step up from Onkyo and Rotel. Will Marantz have same performance as S-1000 on home theater listening? I don’t want to spend over $2500 for the upgrade. Thank you.
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ATMOS is the first 3 dimensional playback format that has music creators excited.  There is a ton of work going to remix records into the ATMOS format.   For film, ATMOS makes perfect sense to create motion, create the environment and space.  For music, it is a creative opportunity for composers and mixers alike.  I've heard quite a few mixes in ATMOS that were mind bending. Abbey Road remixed in ATMOS by Giles Martin is like hearing it for the first time all over again- so exciting!   Amazing experience if played back on a proper discrete channel ATMOS rig (not a sound bar that says it can do ATMOS). 
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