Steven Wilson – Requiem for a Village (Blu-ray Dolby Atmos TrueHD)

Spatialization SP: ●●●●●●●●oo (8.5) , SK: ●●●●●●●●oo (8), Dynamique: ●●●●o (4.5) – Global: ●●●●● (5)

The audio track encoded in the lossless Dolby Digital TrueHD Atmos format is being tested for this version, which is sourced from the Blu-ray. The Blu-ray includes Dolby Digital TrueHD Atmos tracks, DTS-HD MA 5.1 24-bit/96 kHz, an the 24-bit/96 kHz PCM stereo mix (ref: 823375135851).

Since Steven Wilson is a leading figure in Dolby Atmos mixing, we had high expectations for him in this regard when it came to mixing his new album. And it’s a complete success. The music and atmosphere of his new album take full advantage of this format to give the album even greater scope, blending different styles—such as on On Chapel Slope with its pastoral atmosphere where the music and sound effects swirl around us and the front-facing drums, including the top fronts, expand the soundstage; or A Basket of Bees which offers a more catchy and experimental sound with a masterfully executed 360-degree distribution of instruments and vocals, and Murmuration which highlights the vocal duet in this track with a rich bass presence and dynamic spatialization featuring numerous sound movements.

Rating:

• Dynamic: ●●●●o (4.5)
• Bandwidth: ●●●●o (4)
• Spatialization SP: ●●●●●●●●oo (8.5)
• Spatialization SK: ●●●●●●●●oo (8)
• Restitution: ●●●●● (5)

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Waveform ,Spectrum and Dynamique: DR14 (Min: DR8, Max: DR17)

The waveform of the Bluray Dolby ATMOS TrueHD – 2026 shows a high range confirmed with DR14.

The spectrogram of the Atmos in 9.1.6 version of blu-ray shows that the signal goes down to 24 kHz and that there is no signal above this frequency , due to the 48 kHz sampling frequency used with Dolby Digital TrueHD encoding (lossless). The LFE channel is filtered at 120Hz.

The graph below represents the spectrum of the Bluray Dolby ATMOS TrueHD – 2026.
The Dolby Atmos decoded in 9.1.6 is based on a sampling frequency of 48 kHz, limiting the bandwidth to 24 kHz (as indicated by the yellow arrow). The LFE channel is filtered down to 120 Hz (as indicated by the green arrow).

Detail of the ratings :

• Dynamic :
  1. Significant dynamic compression, DR less than 7
  2. Compression of the present dynamics, DR between 7 and 9.
  3. Correct piece DR >=10
  4. No dynamic compression (DR >12), dynamic rendering
  5. No dynamic compression, high DR and very dynamic sound rendering
• Spectrum :
  1. Spectrum cut and less than 15 khz
  2. Spectrum cut at 15 khz
  3. Spectrum not conforming to the original and cut (not HD) or original but limited bandwidth (but less than 20 kHz)
  4. Spectrum conforming to the original (but not HD)
  5. Spectrum conforming to the original with HD resolution (higher than 24kHz)
• Surface noise (only for vinyl):
  1. Continuous audible noise
  2. Audible surface noise except on passages with a high level of noise
  3. Reduced surface noise, barely audible on low level crossings
  4. Low surface noise, very good quality
  5. Very low surface noise, no defects, almost inaudible on the quiet passages (exceptional disc)
• Spatialization :
  • Between 0 and 5 for 5.1 or 7.1 channels configuration
  • Between 0 and 10 for Atmos configuration (7.1.4)
  • For more information on spatialization, you can read the article describing this parameter here.
• Restitution :
  1. Low quality of the restitution mixing dynamics, clarity, separation of voices and instruments.
  2. Average quality of the restitution mixing dynamics, clarity, separation of voices and instruments.
  3. Quality of the restitution mixing dynamics, clarity, separation of voices and instruments. Good record.
  4. High quality of the restitution mixing dynamics, clarity, separation of voices and instruments. Very high level disc.
  5. Maximum quality of the restitution mixing dynamics, clarity, separation of voices and instruments. Exceptional disc.