Has anyone abandoned stereo for atmos for music?


I’m very happy with my 2 channel system, listening happily for hours a day. But I created a second system with a tv for obvious reasons. Somehow I didn’t realize all the music only mixes created for atmos. The object oriented mixing takes place based on your setup, mine happens to be 5.1, but I suppose you can add many more speakers.. but the lightbulb is that this sounds completely different from stereo. Some mixes are better than others, but the creativity in how music can be presented is thrilling.  Classical is adopting it for every release. And most modern artists. And retro re mixes like the talking heads catalog.  Since Apple is heavily invested it doesn’t seem like a fad like mqa. It’s also free to try. I’ve heard a setup at Axpona, but surprised that it isn’t embraced here. 

dain

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I abandoned having a multimedia system for a sound bar and a stereo.

Part of my decision was based on living space - I wanted to down size and appreciate an open floor plan.

I'm open to listening to music and find some of demos and various interesting.  Regarding ATMOS, I'm not planning on a major change to my audio equipment due to a format - but you never know.  I thought CDs would replace LPs.