Eggers suggests dealers run the Auto EQ to match with forward-firing speakers in case there are ceiling losses. Speakers should always be calibrated using room EQ. They should be timbre- and power-matched to the primary speakers. Speaker Type: Full range or bass-managed speakers are best for the Atmos speakers. With just two Atmos speakers, you are just moving sound back and forth,” he adds. “You need to have four Atmos speakers overhead to move the sound around. The seated positions should be at minimum 3 to 5 feet from the speaker this is especially important for the rear speaker placement.ĥ.1.4 Better Than 7.1.2: Dealers should opt to design a 5.1.4 system configuration (five listener-level speakers, one subwoofer, and four overhead speakers) over a 7.1.2 design for the best object imaging and panning. Tweeters should be aimed at the primary listening position. For rooms with lower ceilings, toe-in the speakers. They should be facing downward for rooms with high ceilings. The speakers should be placed outside the perimeter of the seating area and in line with the left and right mains. Dolby Atmos allows you to bring immersion into a home where you will not be allowed to cut holes in the ceiling.”įor in-wall listener-level speakers, Eggers recommends they are at least 3 feet below the ceiling. In fact, we have done A/B testing comparing in-ceiling speakers to upfiring Dolby Atmos modules on freestanding speakers and people cannot tell the difference. “I am not going to tell you that you cannot install an all in-ceiling Atmos system. There needs to be speakers at listener-level,” he says. “The customer may be OK with it, but it is not the right experience. The upmixer is included in every Dolby Atmos Hardware Bundle.Īvoid All In-Ceiling Atmos Systems: Do not design and install all in-ceiling Dolby Atmos configurations. Using the newly renamed Dolby Surround Upmixer, integrators can make non-Atmos channel-based content sound pretty darn close to real object-based surround sound.

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