Please can you expand on what source and what connected loudspeakers you have if any?

Bullet Train

source: Kaleidescape Server, Dolby Atmos, HDR

Loudspeakers: BL90, BL3, Theatre.

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Not sure what the output signal is with 5.0.2 but sound immersive enough where I’m sat.

Also noted, your screen-shot indicates Apple TV and the Codec is PCM, which suggests either the Apple TV or Theatre is downmixing or I suppose down emulating to the highest playable codec (PCM).

Hi Mr10Percent!

Thanks for the info so far - I am using the newest gen Apple TV 4K connected directly into the theatre and this sound mode is just the Theatre by itself. It was playing the Apple TV+ movie Greyhound. Should it not be outputting at PCM? I have never seen anything other than that when playing from the Apple TV.

Thanks!

Please add a snapshot of your listening position.

You may find that not all speakers are assigned a role.  I am thinking the mic setup has assigned the BL90 as FL & FR, the BL3 as SL & SR.  Also the Theatre is only using the CF and Front Left & Right Height… which will give you 5.0.2 the rest are not turned on.

If you go into the advance menu you can use the Side Speakers as Surround Height to give you 5.0.4.  Or turn on the Front Theatre to virtual.  Both sound excellent and are much more immersive.  Purest will say the side speakers should not be assigned height roles but to my ears having a x.x.4 vs a x.x.2 is more realistic.  My normal TV viewing is 5.1.4 (Theatre plus a pair of BL17s) and for movies I bring in my rear speakers (another set of BL17s) to get 7.1.4

Re Apple TV, remember it outputs via LPCM as the codec.  I use the latest 2022 model, and Atmos is shown in the channel allocation whatever number of speakers you have assigned, as long as you are playing from any of the Apps eg. Netflix, Prime, Disney, Apple Music etc.  I only get codec Dolby TrueHD when I play a UHD Blu-ray, on my connected Panasonic UB820.

Scroll down.  If you are not using the FL & FR of the Theatre you can try the virtual wide & elevated.

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Thanks!  I was looking at the actual speaker, and never looked at the virtual speakers.

 

Also see:
https://www.tonmeister.ca/wordpress/2022/11/28/beosound-theatre-virtual-loudspeakers/

MM

BSTH+BL28 bas management:

Hello,

I use BSTH with BL28 as front surround. I created one surround  listening position for TV watching (1) and one listening position with BL28 only for music listening (2). Room calibration ok. BL28 are wired with powerlink to BSTH and Ethernet and I created a direct listening position (3) not using BSTH, but direct from the app via Ethernet. BL28 calibration with BL28 room compensation.

Listening to several music numbers I can clearly hear a difference when using (2) BL28 only via BSTH or (3) BL28 directly over Ethernet. BL28 directly is more crisp clear and warm, with good bass. Listing to BL28 only via BSTH misses bass. Does anyone have experienced the same? Any suggestions how I can adjust the sound settings (bass) for listening position (2) only without affecting surround position (1)?

PS: I discovered that in BSTH one left firing was active in BL28 only mode (2). I deactivated it, but this does not influence the missing warmth, bass that I can hear when using BL28 directly (3).

PS: Anything except above I am amazingly impressed by how far B&O has reached. I am enjoying re-discovering my music.