While some atmos speakers have a specific ceiling bounce which creates a sonic sweet spot the r50s deliver an excellent sense of height up to 3 5m away.
Best position for atmos ceiling speakers.
If so you need to decide if they re going to be placed near the sitting viewing area.
Whichever you choose our setup guides will show you how to arrange your speakers for the best possible experience.
Diy case in ceiling speaker or some pro outdoor indoor speaker like tannoy di6 are considered to be best option.
You can easily add at least 4 speakers in this system.
This system actually starts with the 5 1 and 7 1 setups.
You can do placement of dolby atmos or the dts.
Expensive certainly but sensationally.
The speakers should be placed outside the perimeter of the seating area and in line with the left and right mains.
I myself went for the on wall route.
This is basically 10 degrees off a straight line drawn up from your ears which puts them slightly in front of your listening spot.
Atmos speakers for a single pair of atmos in ceiling speakers they should be positioned at about an 80 degree angle from the primary position as shown in the drawing when looked at from the side.
Using two ceiling speakers for dolby atmos is also possible and for some budget atmos compatible amplifiers is the only option this is also often preferred in smaller rooms where 4 ceiling speakers could be impractical.
They additionally recommend using conventional overhead speakers with wide dispersion characteristics.
For best results dolby recommends using four ceiling speakers with one pair located in front of your listening position and a second pair behind it.
X system arrange the speakers at the best suitable position.
If your ceiling height is good you can get away with any speaker.
If ceiling is low then a wide dispersion speaker will be important.
You can fix them with in ceiling speakers or upward firing speakers as per your choice.
Dolby atmos speaker layouts parallel the 5 1 and 7 1 setups for surround sound.
A 5 1 2 or 7 1 2 system uses two ceiling speakers or two dolby atmos enabled speakers or modules.
Got a jamo i o 2 for 200 per pair and they work great.