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Does it worth a upgrade to Dolby Atmos?

It seems Dolby Atmos is getting more steam recently. I have a 7.1 set up with Krell S-1000 processor and C-J multichannel amp. The sound quality is great. S-1000 doesn’t support anything beyond Dolby Digital. I am wondering if it worth to upgrade to Atmos processor (eg. Marantz AV770x, Anthem AVM60 used ). I don’t want to sacrifice theater sound quality ( I have dedicated 2-ch system for music listening. so I don’t care 2-ch performance). I have 4 ceiling spks and i can add 2 floor level surrounding spks w/o issue. That will give me 5.1.4. I have used Onkyo, Rotel, Krell Showcase and HTS before S-1000. HTS or S-1000 are big step up from Onkyo and Rotel. Will Marantz have same performance as S-1000 on home theater listening? I don’t want to spend over $2500 for the upgrade. Thank you.
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kgveteran
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I’ve used receivers as prepro’s since the begining dolby surround mid 80’s. I have never seen or heard a reason to do it any other way.
My 7.1.4 system transports me with the right soundtrack, even that Atmos that AppleTV sends to my Denon. You got me thinking maybe Tennet tonight 

i have a seven speaker diy build from HT Guide for the surfounds and mains, little SVS satilites for the Atmos channels.

def worth it when done right
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