Spatialization: ●●●●●●●ooo (7.3) – Dynamique: ●●●oo (3.5) – Global: ●●●●o (4) ()
Presentation
This is the Tidal Dolby Atmos presented in Dolby Digital Plus (768 kbits/s) or AC-4 (link).
The Dolby Atmos mix of MIKA s latest album makes full use of the soundstage to deliver an immersive and dynamic experience, with an effective spatial distribution of vocals and instruments. The mix feels lively and engaging, clearly showcasing the full potential of Dolby Atmos.
Rating:
- Dynamic: ●●●oo (3.5)
- Bandwidth: ●●●●o (4)
- Spatialization: ●●●●●●●ooo (7.3)
- Restitution: ●●●●o (4)
Spatialization: ●●●●oooooo (7.3)
Spatialization:
The spatialization of Tidal Dolby Atmos – 2026 version varies from track to track, with values between 6.1 and 8.
Spatialization : ●●●●●●●ooo (7.4)
Below the spatialization for all tracks. Click on the images to zoom in.
Waveform ,Spectrum and Dynamique: DR12 (Min: DR11 , Max: DR14)
The waveform of the Tidal Dolby Atmos – 2026 version shows a very good dynamic range confirmed with DR12.
The spectrogram of the Tidal Dolby Atmos track in 7.1.4 is limited to 20kHz (yellow arrow) with no signal above (white arrow). This limitation is due to Dolby Digital Plus encoding, which is a lossy encoder that limits bandwidth to optimize data size for a bit rate of 768 kbits/s. The green arrow shows the 120Hz filtering of the bass channel (LFE).
The graph below represents the spectrum of the Tidal Dolby Atmos – 2026.
The spectrum of the Dolby Atmos version decoded in 7.1 confirms that all channels are active. The LFE channel is employed with a cutoff frequency set at 120 Hz (green arrow). The white arrow highlights the high-frequency limitation at 20 kHz imposed by Dolby Digital Plus encoding, while the yellow arrow marks the upper frequency limit at 24 kHz, resulting from the 48 kHz sampling rate used for encoding.
Sample : Spinning Out 7.4 Dolby Atmos :
The sample is in 7.1 wav format, if you can not play the sample in your navigator, you can save it, right button menu and Save Audio As and play it with an external player.
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