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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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maxwave
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I do not know about your C-J multi amp Interconnect.
The Muse is all balanced interconnect.

Anthem AVM60 has a good acoustic room corrector : ARC

Auxinput ( a member )  could give you  a good idea about your questionning .

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maxwave
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I prefer to watch to a clear , black and white , television ; rather than watching to a blur  , color TV .
But I am getting old, so it may just be  nostalgia .
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maxwave
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For television viewing,  not worths it
Bluerays and Netflix , may be.
But you must be movie addick .

The audio quality may not be as good than your Krell
You are better with a very good 7.1 system than an averadge 5.1.4
  I am not sure the quality you will have with Marantz . Selling the Krell and adding 2500$ , can you  buy Acurus Muse for 5500$ . And their price ( Muse ) will be  higher in Febuary.





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@lonemountain
Where can I get Atmos music downloads ?

Tidal has some , I am a subscriber but I would need eArc feature on my processor.
I do not have a BlueRay player.I have Apple TV 4K.
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