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GoldenEar's Atmos Demo Rocks CEDIA Trade Show
The CEDIA Trade Show this year was all about the big introduction of Dolby Atmos for the home, the first really new audio technology for home theater is two decades! And GoldenEar was right there in the thick of it with what the press called "The Best Real Home-Atmos Demo at CEDIA".
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GoldenEar's Atmos Theater Setup at CEDIA
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The system was based on the spectacular Triton One as the left/right mains, with Triton Twos for L/R surrounds, with all four built-in Triton subwoofers handling the LFE channel! A SuperCenter XL completed the 5.1 system, and four Invisa HTR-7000s added the Atmos "height" channels for a complete 5.1.4 Atmos home theater system, "done right".
Here's some of what the show-going press had to say:
Thomas J. Norton, of Sound & Vision Magazine, writes in Atmos: Lend Me Your GoldenEar
"The Atmos demo from GoldenEar, however, was a 5.1.4 setup with five conventional channels, 4 true ceiling speakers (no reflective Atmos here), and four subs. It was both impactful and at the same time subtle in a way that will please many audiophiles with at least some interest in home theater... the experience convinced me, at least in these fledgling days of Atmos (I remain open minded on this), that true ceiling speakers just might produce the best Atmos results."
Robert Kozel, from Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, writes in his CEDIA Expo 2014 Show Report: CEDIA Triton One Atmos System This Year's CEDIA Demo Speakers
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The GoldenEar Atmos System at CEDIA
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"The first Dolby Atmos demo I experienced was at the GoldenEar Technology sound room. The Dolby Atmos soundtracks immersed the room in sound. Trailers with rain and jungle sounds created sound effects that moved overhead and all around us. My overall impression of Dolby Atmos was that the technology works as advertised. It definitely created a more three-dimensional surround experience and I really enjoyed it. The GoldenEar demo was now my benchmark for the day."
Robert's follow-up after the show:
"I listened to eight of the Dolby Atmos demos at the show and my favorite Dolby Atmos demo was still the first demo I listened to from GoldenEar Technology. I appreciated that GoldenEar Technology had chosen to use ceiling mounted speakers like a commercial theater. The soundstage was wonderfully immersive with excellent detail and terrific bass response."
Chris Boylan, of BigPictureBigSound.com, writes in GoldenEar Technology Does Dolby Atmos Right with In-Ceiling Speakers and Powered Towers:
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Invisa HTR 7000 Installed for
Atmos Height Channels
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"Unlike some competitive in-ceiling speakers which fire straight downward, the Invisa
7000 in-ceiling models are angled toward the listening area with around 90 degrees of
dispersion. This makes speaker placement a bit more particular but creates a more uniform soundfield for the height channels and prevents the hot-spotting you can get with traditional downward-firing ceiling speakers ... the GoldenEar system created an impressive three-dimensional soundstage, with excellent dynamic range and detail. The bass response was both extended and nicely balanced around the room thanks to the use of the four integrated powered subwoofers."
Mark Fleischmann, of Sound & Vision Magazine, writes in GoldenEar Does Atmos:
"... with GoldenEar's signature folded ribbon tweeter, this made for strong height effects, which were especially striking in the Dolby demo material."
Mark Henninger, of AVS Forum, writes in GoldenEar Atmos Demo at CEDIA 2014:
"There are no fewer than eleven Dolby Atmos demos at CEDIA 2014. So far, the demo that impressed me the most is GoldenEar's. Without question, it is the first Atmos demo that proved to me how much potential the new format holds."
Dennis Burger, of HDLiving.com, writes in CEDIA EXPO 2014: DAY ONE, THE AUDIO EXPERIENCE:
"There was no real sonic mismatch at all between the bed channels on the ground and the dome of sound overhead. Detail was spectacular, especially in the Dolby Atmos trailers and with musical clips, like one particular Enrique Inglesias track. To be blunt, the GoldenEar demo absolutely demolished other Atmos demos with dedicated in-ceiling speakers, many of which run for thousands and thousands of dollars more."
John Sciacca writes in his Residential Systems report, CEDIA 2014: The Next Wave in Surround Sound Recap, calling the GoldenEar demo the "Best Real-World Atmos":
"Sounded Awesome...Numerous people, including myself, thought the GoldenEar demo was one of the best Atmos demos at CEDIA EXPO... phenomenal hemispheric cohesion and tight, deep, feel-it-in-your-soul bass. Company president Sandy Gross told me he 'wanted to show how good Dolby Atmos can sound when played through exceptional speakers in an optimum configuration.' ... the results truly paid off. Sandy's demo proved you don't need to spend a fortune to blow a crowd away with great audio."
If you haven't heard an Atmos home theater demo yet, call your local GoldenEar dealer and see if they have an Atmos theater setup for you to hear - it is something you will absolutely want for your new or existing home theater system. It is really that special!
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