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Dolby Atmos And DTS:X Compatibility
The Emotiva RMC-1 provides support for sixteen audiophile quality fully balanced audio output
channels, which can be configured as fifteen full-range channels and one subwoofer output,
or thirteen full-range channels and up to three subwoofer outputs. The RMC-1 supports all of
the standard channel configurations required by the applicable licenses for Dolby Atmos and
DTS:X. (We are also required, as a condition of the license requirements, to avoid offering specific
combinations of channel assignments and upmixing options.)
Dolby Atmos content
DTS:X content
Dolby Digital content (except Atmos)
DTS Digital content (except DTS:X)
Stereo Analog content
Stereo PCM content
Multi-channel PCM content
DSD content
- Dolby Atmos content is ALWAYS played using the Dolby Atmos decoder.
- The Dolby Surround upmixer can be used with analog stereo content.
- The Dolby Surround upmixer can be used with stereo PCM or multi-channel PCM content.
- The Dolby Surround upmixer can be used to add channels to non-Atmos Dolby content.
- The Dolby Surround upmixer CANNOT be used with Dolby Atmos content.
- The Dolby Surround upmixer CANNOT be used with ANY DTS digital audio content.
- DTS:X content is ALWAYS played using the DTS:X decoder.
- The DTS Neural:X upmixer can be used with analog stereo content.
- The DTS Neural:X upmixer can be used with stereo PCM or multi-channel PCM content.
- The DTS Neural:X upmixer can be used to add channels to DTS content (other than DTS:X).
- The DTS Neural:X upmixer CANNOT be used with DTS:X content.
- The DTS Neural:X upmixer CANNOT be used with ANY Dolby digital audio content.
- The Emotiva RMC-1 supports all standard modes in the Dolby Atmos and DTS:X technology, but
does not include and proprietary upmixing technology or options precluded by license.
Dolby Atmos™
Dolby Atmos is a surround sound technology which is commonly used in movie theaters and for
the sound tracks on Blu-Ray and 4k UHD movie discs and streaming content. With virtually all
previous surround sound formats, like Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio, the audio content
consists of several tracks, each intended to be played via a specific speaker. With Dolby Atmos,
the audio content is divided into bed channels and objects. The bed channels are each intended
to be played from a specific speaker. However, sound objects are defined as having specific
The RMC-1 Menu System
Dolby
Atmos
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DTS:X Dolby
Digital
Upmixer
x x
YES x
x YES
x x
x YES
x YES
x YES
x x
DTS
Neural:X
Upmixer
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x
x
YES
YES
YES
YES
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