Old-school parametric EQ was no longer up to the job of matching all the soundfields.īut when Atmos was launched domestically, Dolby Lake processing stayed behind closed doors. Dolby was thinking way ahead in 2012 it was able to launch the CP850 processor, the first pro cinema product to use 'Dolby Lake' processing for EQ. Handy, then, that back in 2003 Dolby purchased Australia-based Lake Technology Limited, which had produced an audio correction system that could apply a real-time EQ to give a uniform timbre. The spec supports 128 independent soundfields you can steer a movie's sonics across. Dolby Atmos has introduced all those channels and speakers.
Times have changed in the world of professional cinema audio. And this is no mere upgrade on the AVR750 – it's a different beast altogether. It then launched the well-respected UDP411 Blu-ray player, and follows it with the AVR850 reviewed here.
This relatively small English company, famous for its hi-fi equipment, threw itself back into AV in a big way with the AVP950 (processor) and AVR750 (receiver) a couple of years ago – both very solid-sounding devices, top-notch in their price bands. But Arcam's AVR850 – its latest flagship AV receiver – has me thinking we may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
The home cinema industry has been in something of a rut since the financial meltdown of 2007, with gaping holes where much of the high-end market used to be. Arcam plus Dirac Live EQ equals a match made in Dolby Atmos heaven
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