Another interesting item is the miniDSP. Full Dirac in a little box. Wonder if using that would make a lesser cost Processor/A.V.R. comparable. As the Dirac is supposedly second to A.R.C. though the unit looks more like a processor to power amp. Bypass, so not sure if it is compatible with regular A.V.R.s.
I myself have no intention on going Atmos yet though the blueray coding through my current 7.1 is somewhat fantastic, seems to have more surround content than previous 5.1 releases.
Plus having the actual processing for Atmos with all content. must be sending a lot more to those ambient channels I would suspect.
Another congrats on your successful upgrade Mr. Quack
