[timanderson]

Atmos is a good thing IMO. Not so much for the technology itself though it seems OK, but rather for the fact that we are getting surround remixes of many albums which is a new way to hear them and a lot of fun; also less prone to "loudness wars" excessive compression in my experience.

Surround is better than stereo but much harder to set up right; I totally get that, but that doesn't make it bad. I have an absolutely compromised surround setup in my study with a soundbar that supports Atmos, sub and rear speakers, and I love it, even if yes, the bouncing sound off the ceiling thing doesn't seem to do much.

On headphones or earbuds it's some and some, really depends if you like the remix.