Not sure if I'm happy hearing you guys say this or not.. I was finally starting to get sufficiently motivated to go from 5.1 to 7.1 (M2's in the back, firmware update my HK 630 to add 7.1 support).
Odd, thought the HK630 was 7.1 out of the box. I faced a similar issue with my older Yamaha 540 (it was only 6.1). Anyways, when I was forced to upgrade (mostly related to HDMI connectivity but a dead subwoofer out was the catalyst) I grabbed an ATMOS capable Onkyo. I have to tell you, watching ATMOS coded movies is a joy. Be it the paper/origami creatures walking above you in "Fantastic Beasts" or the final battle in "Harry Potter 7 part 2" with the fireballs literally flying over your head!
ATMOS is truly immersive and 3D. Guess next step will be embedded floor speakers with titanium grills that can be walked on?
