«Excellent choice as
Atmos height speakers.
The B6.2 is part of the Debut 2.0 range which also includes floorstanders,
Atmos height speakers and a sub.
Not exact matches
Add Dolby
Atmos ®
height effects to any existing home theater with Jamo ATM 50 on top of your floorstanding or bookshelf
speakers.
In fact, those looking to expand to
Atmos can grab a set of the company's Prime Elevation
Speakers (designed for the
height element of object - based audio), and they'll be off to the races.
The most basic configuration (and the most common in
Atmos soundbars) is 5.1.2, which involves a typical 5.1 setup (left, center, right, and two surrounds), along with two
height speakers, which can be mounted overhead, or angled up from ground level to bounce sound down from the ceiling.
The front left and right
speakers have additional
speakers on top of the cabinets that perform as Dolby
Atmos height channels, bouncing sound off your ceiling.
But with its
height speakers for
Atmos, you may not miss that.
You can use in - ceiling, on - wall, and even Dolby
Atmos up - firing
speakers for
height channels.
Purchasing a soundbar doesn't necessarily mean you'll miss out on a full home - theater experience; in fact, some models offer optional surround
speakers and others can even support object - oriented codecs, such as Dolby
Atmos and DTS: X, that deliver a sensation of
height.
There are two pairs of spring - loaded terminals on Onkyo's front left and right
speakers, because the
speakers on top of the cabinets reproduce the
height effects in Dolby
Atmos soundtracks.
And you'll be topped out at that point: You won't be able to expand to a 7.1 - channel system (with a pair of rear surround
speakers) or a 5.1.2 - channel system (with a pair of
height speakers that can take advantage of something like Dolby
Atmos).
There's no support for DTS; or the higher - resolution bitstreams introduced with Blu - ray (Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio); or the object - oriented codecs Dolby
Atmos, DTS: X, and Aureo 3D that add the element of
height to your
speaker array.
Two of those
speakers are on the top of the unit, although it doesn't support Dolby
Atmos, the latest audio standard that adds
height to the mix.
Samsung's first
Atmos bar — which uses
height channels that bounce sound off your ceiling for another dimension of immersion — may be pricey, but it offers a ton of features, including separate wireless
speakers (though they must be plugged in) to elevate your sound for a thrilling experience.
And because
Atmos - compatible
speakers have integrated upward - firing drivers, you have the added benefit of
height.
On top are up - firing Dolby - enabled
speakers for Dolby
Atmos and
height duties.
In order to get Dolby
Atmos, you'll need a compatible AV receiver and either in - ceiling
speakers or upward - firing
height channel
speakers, as well as the BT Ultra HD YouView box + and Ultra HD subscription.
With Dolby
Atmos, in contrast, you have amazing flexibility: the format provides even richer, more detailed sound by rendering to overhead or
height speakers and / or to more than seven
speakers at the listener's level.
In addition to a traditional three -
speaker setup, you can fully customize every aspect of home theater with a combination of side - firing
speakers and rear
speakers — and even
height modules or in - ceiling
speakers for Dolby
Atmos that create special sound effects above you.
An
Atmos - enabled
speaker sits on top of an existing flat - top
speaker or on a
speaker stand above ear
height, but is angled to bounce sound off the ceiling down to your listening position so that you hear the sound coming from above you.
Yes, as long as a Blu - ray player has been set to output a direct bitstream signal, your Dolby
Atmos - enabled receiver should be able to decode the signal and send the
height channels to the Dolby
Atmos speakers.
Dolby
Atmos — and its DTS counterpart DTS: X — represents a revolutionary cinema technology that not only frees sound mixers from the rigid restraints of traditional surround sound mixing, but also adds
height speakers to engulf listeners in a hemispheric globe of sound.
The two upward firing
speakers that create the enveloping sound effect you get from Dolby
Atmos can have their volume adjusted to help counter for varying ceiling
heights.
It was initially designed as a direct - firing
height - effects
speaker that the average consumer could install for Dolby
Atmos, DTS: X, or Auro - 3D.
Atmos, for the uninitiated, is a scalable object - based sound system available with seven channels of amplification, in a 5.1.2 (five surround channels, one subwoofer output and two
height channels)
speaker configuration.
I ceiling - mounted the Prime Elevation right next to the in - ceiling
height speakers in my 7.4.4 Dolby
Atmos home theater setup.
They're the perfect
height speaker for any Dolby
Atmos, DTS: X, or Auro - 3D installation.
Object - based methods like Dolby
Atmos add
height into the mix via either ceiling - mounted or upward - firing
speakers, allowing sound to come from above or below you as well.
It's these top
speakers that fire upwards, to bounce sound off the ceiling and give the sound stage the
height and overhead characteristics of
Atmos.
The only real difference between Dolby
Atmos and your run - of - the - mill
speakers is that the former will have two sets of terminals — one for front left and right audio and one for
height left and right — instead of one.
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 3.5 m away.
Bear in mind, though, that neither the Samsung R3 nor R7
speakers most likely to be used in such a set up carry upward - firing
speakers, so they won't give you any sense of the rear
height effect associated with a full
Atmos experience.
This extra
height layer of sound is most commonly delivered via dedicated upfiring
speakers (although if you have in - ceiling
speakers, they'll work too), if you're using a Dolby
Atmos - enabled AV receiver.
A Dolby
Atmos sound system can support either two
height speakers or four, coupled to a surround layout comprising five, seven or nine channels - it all depends on how much heavy lifting your amplifier and processor can handle.
The ideal
Atmos setup consists of one pair of in - ceiling
height speakers in front of the listening position and a second pair of in - ceiling
height speakers behind the listening position.
Integrating upward - firing
speakers into a traditional sound bar, a single self - contained unit can emulate the vertical
height and depth of Dolby
Atmos technology.
I have a dedicated Dolby
Atmos 7.2.4 home theater setup with discrete in - ceiling
speakers for
height effects.
Atmos was primarily designed for cinema and high - end home installations, enabling home and commercial theatres to install
speakers in the ceiling for an additional
height variable.
We've already discussed the need for one or more pairs of overhead
height speakers to take advantage of Dolby
Atmos or DTS: X. That's not the only hardware you'll need.
Those
height drivers are technically called Dolby
Atmos speakers because they provide the discrete up - firing
height channels required for Dolby
Atmos and DTS: X object - based audio reproduction.
To create 7.1.2 Dolby
Atmos surround imaging, the bar boasts six «
height channel»
speakers on each side, which follow the same method as more traditional
Atmos speaker designs, mimicking overhead
speakers by bouncing sound off the ceiling.
Immersive audio formats such as Dolby
Atmos ®, DTS: X ® and Auro 3D ® are taking home theater audio to the next level by adding
height effects to what has traditionally been a single plane of surround sound coming from
speakers in front of, behind and around a listener.
Introduced in 2012 to commercial cinemas, Dolby
Atmos ® * incorporates
height effects
speakers to create special effects which emanate from above the viewer.
The 7.2.4 SVS Ultra surround sound system is being run with a Dolby
Atmos AV receiver to provide overhead
height channels and features two reference SVS PB16 - Ultra subwoofers, two Ultra Bookshelf
speakers as fronts, one Ultra Center
speaker, two Ultra Surround
speakers as side surrounds, two Ultra Bookshelf
speakers as rear surrounds and four Ultra Bookshelf
speakers for overhead
height effects.
Implementing Dolby
Atmos in a home theater will involve either mounting
speakers high on a wall and having them radiate sound directly down, installing them in the ceiling, or adding
Atmos height effects
speaker modules which fire upward at the ceiling, thus relying on boundary reflection to provide the illusion that the special effects are originating from overhead.
Inside you'll find two
speakers drivers for each left, right and centre channel as well single
height speakers to create 3D sound effects via Dolby
Atmos and DTS: X.
Dolby
Atmos adds a couple of extra left and right
speakers to a conventional 5.1 setup, either placed above listening
height or, more commonly, by firing sound at an angle upwards to the ceiling which bounces back to the listener, creating the illusion of all - encompassing sound.
On top of it all (literally) there are two «
height channel»
speakers that make this a perfect centerpiece in your Dolby
Atmos or DTS: X home theater.
Home theaters running
height effects
speakers with Dolby
Atmos ®, DTS: X ® and Auro - 3D ® represent the pinnacle of immersive home audio experiences.
An uncompromised, high fidelity
height channel
speaker for Dolby
Atmos, DTS: X or Auro - 3D, its incredible versatility and easy installation on walls or ceilings also lets it serve as a multi-purpose home theater
speaker to solve virtually any room placement issue.