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Dual Zone Amps
I would ask a Magnepan dealer, you need an answer from someone very familiar with Maggies.  
What's your experience with Channel Separation?
BTW, you can play an atmos object based track with two speakers, its backward compatible   
What's your experience with Channel Separation?
When you use atmos channel separation is a moot point because its OBJECT based not channel based  
Who has the Sickness, the Phile or the Non-phile?
@tonydennison  I dont watch movies Try concerts, Plex is free and they have around 10 concert channels with anything and everything such as Quincy Jones QwestTV: https://www.qwest.tv Qello https://qello.com And many more. https://www.plex.t... 
The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often
@erik_squires I don’t think everything JBL ever did was outstanding The reviews on the JBL 305 Studio monitors are fantastic, they were too bright for my taste. I got the passive version, the Studio 230, that was also based on the trickle down ... 
The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often
@phusis Btw. right now listening to Sinatra’s ’My Way,’ and you’d think his songs were meant to be reproduced by large format horns and drivers :) Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin owned 3 Paragons EACH to listen to their own Master Tapes. Since a... 
Why Do You Listen? A Poll Question
@tonydennison  So, I found Luna (Alessandra Safina) and Turandot (Nessun Dorma, Andre Bocelli Live in Centra Park). WOW! I was able to playback in Doby Atmos, the ambience in Central park with the crowd, the singers in the chorus distinct separa... 
Thinking about a Steinway Lyngdorf system
Thanks, I am thinking over the ear but they also have in ear monitors in the signature line: https://youtu.be/ySNab0IBf-4   https://youtu.be/wWfYh3S5izQ  
The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often
@erik_squires  Money is a very poor indicator of speaker performance in our industry, Part of me agrees with you because I have purchased speakers that offer great performance for not a lot of $ (mostly active but some passive.) I don't know wha... 
Thinking about a Steinway Lyngdorf system
@donavabdear You know the guy running PSAudio loves DSD (I think he has a label). I think all of these hirez formats have withered because of lack of demand. I don’t see a lot of Spotify users switching to Tidal or Quboz to get hirez. As for App... 
Playing two Bluetooth devices simultaneously from iPhone and/or MacBook
Great, would love to see a pic of the end result once its working  
Playing two Bluetooth devices simultaneously from iPhone and/or MacBook
maybe try this: https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Preamplifier-Headphone-Amplifier-Audio/dp/B07TJS2DBT/ref=sr_1_6?crid=32ZQBN1BUPHW3&keywords=bluetooth+preamp+with+3.5+mm+out&qid=1691593781&sprefix=bluetooth+preamp+with+3.5... 
Playing two Bluetooth devices simultaneously from iPhone and/or MacBook
I didn't see a 3.5mm output on the bluedento, only a coax out (digital).  
Thinking about a Steinway Lyngdorf system
From the webpage: Convert any source to DSD Personalizing sound with the new DSD Remastering Engine. Offering double the conversion accuracy of previous models, the new DSD Remastering Engine let you convert all PCM music sources into DSD 11.2 M... 
Thinking about a Steinway Lyngdorf system
@donavabdear  The Sony TAZH1ES has a DSD remastering engine: according to Sony “combines a high-performance DSP (digital signal processing) and FPGA (field-programmable gate array) to convert any signal into DSD128 signals. It was designed based...