hit them in the chest like a live concert and tracked the intricate percussion of a Harris Jayaraj hit as it panned in a perfect circle around their heads.

So, the holy grail for Tamil fans became: "Find the rare European or Middle Eastern DVD print of a Tamil movie that had DTS audio, then rip the songs as 5.1 MP3s."

Dolby Atmos tamil songs 5.1 surround - playlist by Sasi | Spotify

A hollow, echoey mess. The rear speakers just repeat the front speakers with a delay. It sounds "big," but it's not true surround. The original magic of AR Rahman's or Harris Jayaraj's 5.1 mixing (where a flute circles around you) is lost.

: Standard MP3 files generally do not support true 5.1 surround sound