![]() Regular BPBS readers know that we've written quite a bit about Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, the new, object-based, immersive audio formats from the surround sound pioneers at Dolby and DTS, respectively. Dolby Atmos and DTS:X have completely transformed my home theater. And I'm thrilled to report that the wait is over. I've been waiting a long time for anything home theater-related to thrill me as much as did that blinking red button. When that stock car roared around the racetrack, and the sound followed it, moving from the kiosk's front speakers to the two speakers suspended behind me, I was instantly hooked. The scene in question featured race car driver Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) proving he means business - first by threatening to "drop the hammer" and then, immediately thereafter, by dropping said hammer. Pushing the button triggered the playback of a brief but grin-inducing sequence from Days of Thunder. Do you remember the first time you heard a home theater surround sound demo? I can still vividly recall standing in front of a blinking red button at Costco (then "The Price Club") the button sat beneath a large TV and was labeled "Push For Demo." I pushed that button.
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