The competition for your subscription is heating up! Thanks for watching.

I guess the real question is "How many people use Spotify at home?" I understand your point of view but you also have to look at a company's point of view as well. Another question would be is Spotify's format Atmos compatible?

I no longer use Spotify..was good at the start bit for me it's gone awry...plus they won't let me add anymore music unless I delete something.

@@alexojeda9048 Umm, I use Spotify mainly at home, and that's why I don't get why any companies would put out "HD audio" if that wasn't the case. It's not like you get Atmos in your car/earphones etc! Only available in a home theater, which is why Amazon better get their heads outta their a**es, because not everyone uses a Fire stick for their main theater setup! same w/ Spotify, they need to step it up.

Thanks for sharing!

We like Tidal as well, thanks for sharing

We are very happy to have you with us. Be sure to bookmark the full-written version. Our team will keep sources updated here: www.audioadvice.com/videos-reviews/dolby-atmos-music-streaming-services Thanks for watching!

And I thought my life was empty.

@@gerritfridericksohn4627 looks like it really is.

You are welcome, Ernie! Thanks for watching.

Very cool. We have to check that out. Thanks for sharing!

We agree! Thanks for watching.

That’s a great perspective. We understand where you’re coming from. Hopefully as the format improves it will become less of a novelty someday. Thanks for watching!

You are fool It doesn't matters

Yep. Still no go on the 4k Max firestick. Weird as it streams Atmos with 4k video with ease. I suspect its the Amazon Music app thats lacking.

Andrew, I think you did what I need to do! So….you plugged fire stick directly into the back of your ht receiver instead of your tv? My problem is, I have an older Sony Bravia (2017 model), I can’t get Atmos to work through tv apps, only my blu ray player while playing a disc. Atmos won’t work on built in apps on blu ray player. Hoping I can plug a fire stick 4k into my Denon (atmos capable) receiver and finally get atmos other than a disc.

@@woohunter1 My plasma tv is YEARS old, however I have it hooked up via ARC into my receiver and anything I watch that has Atmos will come through just fine. Doesn't matter how old the TV is (I don't think) and fyi all my equipment is plugged directly into the receiver itself, not the tv, only ONE HDMI from the tv to the receiver.

@@mickschnabel yeah, You’re right, I did this about a week ago and it does work. I finally got Atmos other than using a disc.

Thanks David! We agree! Thanks for watching.

playback options are limited. Tidal will play it on a shield

Yes, our testing found there is no consistency yet between both devices and services. Thanks for watching

Sorry to hear. Yes, the native app installed is probably best.

“serious music listening”

Your sound bar needs to have Dolby Atmos decoder for it to work like that

@@mikesmith1290 It goes well beyond just the processor, that's the easy part. The source has to support it. Even Amazon's technical support says a Fire TV stick will not stream ATMOS from Amazon Music HD, and that the only supported device for ATMOS from Amazon Music (Amazon calls it 3D) is the Echo Studio. Yet, this video says it can be done. I'm skeptical.

@@budgethometheaterandhifi Yep. I suspect its the Amazon music app thats limiting it. I have no idea why. My 4k Max stick wont do it through my Marantz. Stupid.

Yes, we found Amazon more difficult than any other source both for music and movies in Atmos

Thank you! We agree and thanks for watching.

Yes, it would be great to see that. Thanks for watching

Let us know how it sounds to you. Thanks for watching

@@AudioAdvice well no HD sound on the Shield (aka Google tv) but I hooked up one of my Fire TV sticks and will test it later when I have more time..fingers crossed that it gets HD sound on that device at least!

@@mickschnabel You may have to do a Fire Cube. Let us know, we did this test in the summer, things may have improved

@@AudioAdvice so I'm noticing when I use a 4K fire TV stick I am getting better sound, however when I bring up the information via my receiver, it shows that it's basically upscaling the two channel audio. I'm noticing my receiver seems to be handling the 4K fire TV stick differently than my Nvidia shield, for example it just shows 'Dolby surround' on the display when playing a movie that has let's say Dolby digital Plus, as opposed to actually showing '..digital Plus' on the display. So when playing both HD and UHD music, it just gives me the same display for both. Basically showing lpcm 2.0. .So if this is how Amazon is going to be distributing supposed HD music, they have a long way to go!

@@mickschnabel Thanks Mike, that is pretty much what we found too. Thanks for sharing

Hi Kevin. This is an on-going evolving game changer, so be sure to bookmark the full-written comparison. Our team will keep sources update here: www.audioadvice.com/videos-reviews/dolby-atmos-music-streaming-services Thanks for watching!

Thank you Leigh! Be sure to bookmark the full-written version. Our team will keep sources updated here: www.audioadvice.com/videos-reviews/dolby-atmos-music-streaming-services Thanks for watching!

Hi Paul. No such thing as a dumb question, friend! This will depend on the receiver, but since it sounds like you have an Atmos theater, the format should say "Dolby Atmos," or something similar. Come have a chat with one of home theater experts audioadvice.com, so we can fully understand your setup. Thanks for watching.

There are some Atmos specific headphones that do Atmos through bluetooth, but we do not know of a way to do it with a home theater system.

you should, thanks for watching

@@AudioAdvice thank you for the reply appreciate it

This is not correct. The only way to get 3d audio music from Amazon is with its own speaker only. Echo studio 3d. I doubt this has changed. If so that's awesome

Glad you think so!

Any of the units we mention should work or a newer TV with its apps. Thanks for watching

Are you using a Shield by chance? I need to find out if Amazon music will play in HD on Google tv. I'm guessing it won't!

It's up to Apple, but anything can happen! Thanks for watching.

It will use the speakers you have, yes. Thank you for watching

Apple says, AirPods and Beats headphones with an H1 or W1 chip will play tracks encoded with Spacial Audio. You can connect your Apple TV 4K to a compatible TV or multichannel AV receiver using Apple TV (A1842 model or higher). If your Dolby Atmos source is the older first-gen Apple TV 4K (A1842), you should still be able to experience Spacial Audio with Apple Music, depending on your Atmos-enabled soundbar or your surround channel Atmos-enabled A/V receiver - but you may not be getting the full Atmos experience. This will depend on the HDMI cables and their bandwidth and also the HDMI ARC connection your TV has. The eARC HDMI connection (or Enhanced Audio Return Channel) is the evolution of HDMI ARC and this is what you need to transmit full Dolby Atmos from the Atmos source or TV back down the HDMI cable - without compression. There's more detail on this in our full-written comparison: www.audioadvice.com/videos-reviews/dolby-atmos-music-streaming-services Hope this helps!

@@AudioAdvice thanks! figured it out and its sounding great. I think a 15 second audio lag issue was affecting me too. When I searched specifically for spatial audio, the limited tracks that came up wouldn’t play but I have since found the atmos/spatial playlists. Keep up the good work.

Glad you enjoyed it

Hi J. Come have a chat with one of our audio experts who can find this specific answer for you: www.audioadvice.com/ Thanks for your question!

You probably need to get and connect a small Chromecast device directly to your TV or bar. support.google.com/chromecast/answer/12578818?hl=en

Thanks for sharing

As with any hobby, usually the more you invest (up to the point of diminishing returns), the better your experience. Yes, with better speakers and a receiver, you would likely get improved audio. It all comes down to how much you want to invest. Thanks for watching

Thanks for sharing! This video is a from a few years ago. We are hoping to update it soon.

Yes, Apple is bringing on more every day it seems, as we suspected they would. We tested a Fire Stick which did not do so well, but many people have reported better results with the Cube. Thanks for watching

IMO the Amazon music (HD) should work on ANY Android device, like a Nvidia Shield, considering their OS (Fire tv) is built on the Android platform.

Hi Charles. This is an on-going evolving game changer in the music industry and support is still pretty early, but it's likely your setup could work if the OPPO is Atmos-ready.

where is your country?

Great question. This would require further testing on our side, but since Dolby Atmos is not available for Bluetooth audio devices, we're pretty confident the answer is no. Dolby Atmos requires greater bandwidth from a WIFI signal and an HDMI 2.1 connection to decode the larger data packets. We hope this helps and thanks for watching!

It is either not compatible or a setting in the app. Thanks for watching

If the device supports it, that should work these days. Not all soundbars support Atmos, you need to check the specs

Will it work via bluetooth? As atmos generally require hdmi 2.1

Hi J. We will keep the full-written version of this review here to regarding specific models: www.audioadvice.com/videos-reviews/dolby-atmos-music-streaming-services/ Keep in mind, this is is rapidly changing, so you may want to bookmark this to save it for later. Additionally, you may want to consider chatting with one of our audio experts who can find this specific answer for you: www.audioadvice.com/ Thanks for your question!

It is possible you will have to install a driver for your DAC and make sure the USB port is set to USB 2.0, normally for lower res files it just works but for high res, you sometimes have to do both of those, just check the manual for your DAC, thanks for watching

@@AudioAdvice thanks for the speedy reply, appreciate it. That's great coz I already hav the drivers installed since I use foobar2000 to play my personal hi res content using wasapi and asio for dsd content.

You can use both the amazon music pc app or even Bluestacks (enable the samsung galaxy s21 profile for atmos tracks, its glitches it to think it can play atmos and plays the atmos track even if it shows up as hd sometimes) to get ultra hd/ atmos on PC.

Agreed. On the shield its very poor. Apparently its an issue with dolby and tidal. Tidal customer service is dire though. Great sound but has to walk away.

No telling. Anything can change. You may want to bookmark this resource, because we will keep this updated as the competition heats up: www.audioadvice.com/videos-reviews/dolby-atmos-music-streaming-services/ Thanks for watching.

Hi Tony. As an on-going evolving game-changer, you may want to B bookmark the full-written version. Our team will keep sources updated here: www.audioadvice.com/videos-reviews/dolby-atmos-music-streaming-services Thanks for watching!

Hi Alexander. Potentially. If you plan to use the Apple Music service an Apple TV is by far your best source. While you can make it work on an Android system, it is not a great experience. The new second-gen Apple TV 4K is truly the gateway into multichannel Atmos over the HDMI connection. The new Apple TV 4K has been upgraded to the eARC HDMI port which is an important feature to keep in mind when shopping for a high-performance Dolby Atmos soundbar, a multichannel Atmos-enabled AV Receiver or a TV this year. The eARC HDMI connection (or Enhanced Audio Return Channel) is the evolution of HDMI ARC and this is what you need to transmit full Dolby Atmos from the Atmos source or TV back down the HDMI cable - without compression. If your Dolby Atmos source is the older first-gen Apple TV 4K, you should still be able to experience Spacial Audio with Apple Music, depending on your Atmos-enabled soundbar or your surround channel Atmos-enabled A/V receiver - but you may not be getting the full Atmos experience. Bookmark this resource, because we will be updating this as things continue to progress: www.audioadvice.com/videos-reviews/dolby-atmos-music-streaming-services Thanks for watching!

It will not work, you have to subscribe to Apple Music to get their spatial audio. Thanks for watching

That would be cool! Thanks for watching.

We are seeing more come all the time, but we do wish it was growing faster, thanks for watching

Add an Apple TV or see if your TV has an app for Apple TV. Thanks for watching

Certain Sonos products like the Sonos Arc soundbar are already Dolby Atmos: www.audioadvice.com/sonos-arc-surround-system-arc-sub so yes! Feel free to check out our review here: www.audioadvice.com/videos-reviews/sonos-arc-dolby-atmos-soundbar-review/ We also have another video on the best Dolby Atmos soundbars, so feel free to check it out as well: www.audioadvice.com/videos-reviews/best-soundbars/ Thanks for watching.

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Agreed. We think as the technology becomes more popular, artists will start to utilize it much better. Thanks for sharing!

We have not seen an update that fixes the Ultra not working with Tidal, it should work on the new 4K Apple TV and the 2019 Nvidia Shield. Thanks for watching

@@AudioAdvice ok thanks it says on the new 2020 roku ultra it supports atmos and also for nvidia shield 2019 but I'm stuck I just finished my 7.1.2 setup and idk how to stream the music which is a shame. Because I've read comments were both the shield and roku have issues passing the atmos code

@@luigimartinez1748 Yes, the Ultra supports Atmos for most streaming services, but we do not think the Tidal app on the Roku works for Atmos. We just tested the Nvidia 2019 Shield with Tidal and it plays Atmos. In a couple of months we are going to be doing a deep dive comparison of the Roku Ultra, Apple 4KTV and Shield

@@AudioAdvice ok awesome thank you I'm debating on what to purchase the shield or roku

@@luigimartinez1748 The Shield is much better to us, it will glitch every now and then though, while the Roku has by far the best interface and ease of use, but we prefer the picture on the Shield and 4K Apple TV. It sorta comes down to if you are an Apple eco system person get it, or get the Shield if you are not

The Echo is able to do Atmos, but the tiny speakers will not give the best experience. Thanks for watching!

@@AudioAdvice I tried to cast 3d music to my echo late-night, no dice. Through further research I've found that Amazons "3d music" is strictly reserved for "echo studio" That is the ONLY way to experience it. Here I am with a 5.2.1 atmos set up, reduced to two channels.

And I have everything compatible

Greetings! As of today, Apple hasn't rolled out the feature yet... But expect these features to be available sometime this month! Also, be sure to bookmark the full-written comparison. Our team will keep sources update here: www.audioadvice.com/videos-reviews/dolby-atmos-music-streaming-services Thanks for watching!

@@AudioAdvice does this go for Apple TV as well? My AVR automatically switches for movies but stays in stereo for spatial audio through my appletv.

Are you saying when you choose a piece of Atmos music in Tidal, Tidal just skips the song and never starts it? If so, you are probably running into the two different types of Tidal subscriptions. Regular Tidal is $9.95 a month, but to get access to the highest bit rates and Dolby Atmos music, you need the Tidal Plus plan which is $19.95 a month

@@AudioAdvice I have the tidal plus maybe because I play it from my phone tru Bluetooth, this is my first time with a streaming service and my first av receiver so everything is kinda new my phone doesn't support Atmos I don't known

@@glengatt3941 That is the issue. Just use the Heos app built into your receiver. Hope this helps

@@AudioAdvice yesterday in discussion app they said that heos dose not support Atmos with tidal now I try with my apple 4k TV box if it's true that heos dose not support Atmos with tidal is really shameful cous it support other like Auro 3d DTS X and even Sony 360

@@glengatt3941 Sorry, we just assumed it would. Your Apple TV should work fine though.

U can use apple nd tidal

@@Vinothmanick tidal is not in india bro . I tried using a vpn too . And Amazon hd aldo not there

@@Vinodkj iam using tidal without vpn

@@Vinothmanick sir please tell me how you did I am ready to pay and use

No app in play store

Go ahead!

There was not a good way, we had to just use search terms and then you still get a mess returned in the search. Hopefully they will work on that aspect of it. Thanks for watching

Pandora is a great option for some. We simply omitted from our list and chose to focus on the others since the user experience fell a little shorter compared to the others. Perhaps things will change in the future though! Thanks for watching.

We found the only way you could experience their 3D HD Music was by using a Fire product. It did not work on other streamers. Thanks for watching

Yes, Amazon music had the most pitfalls of them all, we had the same thing when we compared services that do Dolby Atmos for movies. Thanks for watching

Oh yes! Thanks for watching.

Tidal Master is great and will allow you to stream Dolby Atmos songs.

Samsung has several newer models of smart TVs that have built in native apps to playback Atmos. You can see all of them here: www.audioadvice.com/home-theater/televisions?brand=6473 Come chat with one of our home theater smart TV experts online, and we will help you find the right model: audioadvice.io/aa-chat Thanks for watching!

Thanks for sharing. Have you tried using an Nvidia Shield or 4K Apple TV? We think you will find that superior. However a Blu-ray Disc is always going to be much better.

@@AudioAdvice No I don't use those devices. I only use Fire Cube & Roku Ultra and they will stream Atmos movies OK. Currently I only use Amazon HD Unlimited for music streaming as I dropped Apple music, and Amazon HD is not being delivered in Atmos through them regardless of what settings are used. And Amazon will not stream Atmos through other devices I believe. But the other point I was making is if you stream from your PC and put sound settings to Atmos it will claim everything is now Atmos regardless of source, and it will have a very weakened signal requiring a lot more power from your receiver to achive the same volume level as when settings were for 2 channel, but the sound is not better at all. It will do the same also if you put your PC sound settings to DTS-X as well. I did have Apple Music and it claimed it was outputting Atmos when I was streaming to my Iphone but when I bluetoothed that signal to my receiver it was not Atmos. But I'm not going to buy another device at this time for something that is not widely supported or really any better. And personally I'm not sure having sounds popping up around you with Atmos is better than a nice wide & deep front sound stage like a real musical performance is. I have found though when it's a live concert video and you hear the audiance around you in surround sound that is very realalistic. I suppose everyone has their own listining preferences. But for me when you hear something coming from overhead, sides, or rear channels while seeing the performer in front of you that is kind of weird. For me you can't beat a good 24/96 or 24/192 Hi Res recording played back in Pure Direct for the most life like and best sounding musical soundstage.

@@richwills2322 Rich, thanks for the details! We are in 100% agreement. We appreciate you helping out our community with the PC tips. It seems like the PC is sending some kind of flag that causes the issues with decoding. There are some new pieces of music with no video content intentionally mixed for Atmos that sound pretty amazing, but yes if there is video involved and the performers are in front of you, it is funky to hear sounds all around. And yes, totally agree on the concerts. We remember when we got one of the first Atmos concert discs, Roger Waters The Wall. That is mixed perfectly, just like you would experience it live and the Atmos and surround effects are incredible.

We totally agree, hopefully Apple will make this happen. Thanks for watching

My LG TV is connected to a 7.1 AV amp. The TV has apps for Apple Music (which only outputs in stereo, instant fail), Tidal and Amazon music. Not a single one of them will allow me to use my phone as a controller, I have to navigate via my TV remote. Nope, not gonna happen. I'll stick with Spotify until they improve their smart TV apps.

Are you using DSPs ok Atmos Tracks? I am considering upgrading my RX-A860…

@@markoobucina3955 no, just dolby atmos settings and it is great. I’m now testing atmos music via Apple Music and it is also great.

@@panchomaresaltorf1111 ok thank you :) Im also totally blasted away by this rn. I just really like „Standard“ for movies and would like to know if it is also a good choice for Atmos Tracks, especially for them less stunning tracks :)

@@markoobucina3955 I like also the 2080 DSur upmix on not Atmos encoded songs . Songs with good Atmos is a big wow. What kind of music you like?

@@markoobucina3955 If your system is wel ypao you dont’t need al that dps

Some actually do a very decent job but separate components are always better. However not everyone has the space or budget. Thanks for watching

that ok i prefer musicians over "artists"

@@dvvaughn564 Not sure I wrote that right, my point was Tidal, Apple, Amazon and Spotify steal from the musicians, unlike Qobuz who pays them the most. Spot pays per stream 0.003, Apple .006 Amazon.004 Qobuz .04. Also man your reply smelled of a smartass one. There's more joy in helping than hurting people my man, don't be an angry dude that is no way to go through life. Peace

@@wjadragon6782 meh they shouldnt use them then, personally i buy the music. from musicians of course.

@@dvvaughn564 Yeah my friend I do as well, still collect physical media also. Speaking of that might as well go toss on some Dream Theater on vinyl :) Peace

@@wjadragon6782 does this apply to amazon hd music?

Apple says AirPods and Beats headphones with an H1 or W1 chip will play tracks encoded with Spacial Audio/Dolby Atmos. If you prefer to venture outside of the Apple ecosystem, there are headphones that can present music mixed in Sony’s immersive 360 Reality Audio codecs from some of the world’s biggest artists. You will need a pair of AptX HD-enabled wireless headphones like the Sony WH-1000XM4 noise-canceling headphones to take full advantage of it. www.audioadvice.com/sony-wh-1000xm4-wireless-noise-cancelling-headphones Thanks for watching!

Hi Echo. Great question! We agree. DSP is impressive. However, to answer your question, multichannel receivers capable of truly decoding all the channels of content encoded with Dolby Atmos will yield amazing results compared to the digital "trickery" DSP is able to reconstruct, virtually. In essence, DSP is extremely useful when your system is not multichannel capable, or when the system is capped out at a certain amount of Atmos/surround sound channels, so the system virtually reconstructs more channels of Dolby Atmos, should you need it. An example would be for Atmos content greater than 5.1.4, a system might decode up to 7.1.4 virtual surround sound installation in your room. When done correctly, it can sound impressive, but will not be the same experience as an actual 7.1.4 installation with all the speakers for each channel. It's a lot to unpack but our home theater experts are available in chat if you have some more questions. www.audioadvice.com/ Thanks for watching!

It can actually work quite well when the engineers who remix it use the height and surround speakers for the effect of the spatial sound you get in a concert hall, but yes, some of them are a bit unreal Thanks for watching