Skull Island also makes excellent use of Atmos channels if you happen to also have
an Atmos speaker setup.
In select cinemas around the world that have a full Dolby
Atmos speaker setup, speakers are placed along the walls, in the ceiling and even behind the screen to push sound out towards the audience.
Not exact matches
A Dolby
Atmos powered AVR reads the metadata and determines how to use the
speakers in your specific
setup to best recreate this precise placement and movement.
Mix and output to a multichannel -
speaker setup when you work in a Dolby
Atmos room, and have that translate into a great - sounding headphone mix.
The 7.2 channels can be reconfigured into a 5.1.2 channel
setup, which allow you place two additional ceiling mounted or vertically firing
speakers (that is what the.2 means in 5.1.2) for a more immersive surround experience with Dolby
Atmos and DTS: X encoded content.
Several
speaker setup options are possible, from a traditional 5.1, 7.1, or 7.2 channel
speaker configuration, to a Bi-amp
setup where four channels can be devoted to compatible front
speakers, and a 5.1.2 channel
speaker Dolby
Atmos setup option can be accommodated (not all at the same time, of course).
While this
setup will deliver a compelling experience, we recommend using four Dolby
Atmos enabled
speakers, modules, or overhead
speakers if possible.
Even traditional multi-piece
Atmos setups often rely on upward - firing add - on
speakers to save the hassle of drilling into your ceiling.
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.
Frankly, when we first heard about the bar we were a little dubious, but the YSP - 5600 taught us two things: One, a thrilling
Atmos / DTS: X home theater experience can be achieved in a singular unit (with an additional purchase of an outboard subwoofer in this case), and two,
Atmos bars are aimed at replacing your receiver and
speaker setup entirely — and they're priced that way.
That
setup is important, and you need compatible gear, though Dolby
Atmos is also available at the cinema and on mobile devices - in the case of phones, reproduced through headphones rather than
speakers dotted around your living room.
We've played about with the S9 Plus»
speakers playing at Dolby
Atmos compatible video and, yes, we can confirm that sounds do appear to come from various directions, although this simulated surround sound isn't a patch on a proper wired
Atmos setup.
The smartphone comes with a Dolby
Atmos dual
speaker setup at the front and it also bundles headphones which according to Lenovo has the best DACs for lossless playback.
The bottom firing
speaker and the earpiece
speaker comprise the dual
speaker setup, and they also support Dolby
Atmos audio enhancements.
Thankfully, you don't have to get a lot of
speakers to enjoy Dolby
Atmos, a 5.1
setup will do just fine.
To add to the home movie experience, the DH790 supports Dolby
Atmos and DTS: X audio formats, giving you a completely enveloping sound in your home - assuming you have the correct
speaker setup.
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.
Because the object - based audio mix is delivered to home theaters, Dolby
Atmos has the ability to adapt to extremely diverse
speaker setups, from sound bars to systems with five
speakers on the floor and two
speakers producing overhead sound to Dolby
Atmos supersystems with 24
speakers on the floor and 10 overhead
speakers.
I have a dedicated 7.1.4 Dolby
Atmos setup in my basement, and I can say that I was surprised — no shocked — how close the Motion AFX
speakers came.
I ceiling - mounted the Prime Elevation right next to the in - ceiling height
speakers in my 7.4.4 Dolby
Atmos home theater
setup.
Like every soundbar I've tested, I set up the Vizio SB3651 - E6 in my basement home theater, where I have a dedicated Dolby
Atmos and DTS: X 7.2.6 object - based audio
setup anchored by SVS Ultra
speakers and SB13 - Ultra subwoofers.
Indeed, the Samsung K950 - as one of the first generation of
Atmos soundbars - is intent on making surround sound audio easier in a home
setup, without needing to drill holes or connect dozens of
speakers to various surfaces.
Dolby
Atmos at its inception was characteristed by
speakers surrounding not only the walls but the ceiling too, in expansive half - dome cinema
setups to recreate a truly dynamic sound stage with immersive sweeping surround sound effects.
But while most surround sound systems require multiple
speaker setups — and indeed,
Atmos - enabled
speakers do some crazy ceiling - reflection tricks — it's the implementation for plain old headphones that's particularly exciting.
Now, down the road, I could see myself switching to a slightly more powerful
setup, a 7.1.2 or even a 7.1.4
setup (left / right audio, center, two sets of L / R surround, a subwoofer and four ceiling
speakers), but I decided not to get greedy on my first time working with
Atmos.
Surround
speakers are also a major component of a Dolby
Atmos setup, however, depending on your current entertainment center, the cost can vary.
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.
Atmos builds on the existing technology of 5.1, 7.1 and 9.1 systems, meaning your existing
speakers can be utilized as a part of your
setup with a compatible AV receiver.
Other examples of commercial usage include Ministry of Sound's London - based club, which uses Dolby
Atmos to power a 64 -
speaker, 22 - channel
setup.
I have a dedicated Dolby
Atmos 7.2.4 home theater
setup with discrete in - ceiling
speakers for height effects.
I tested the
speaker / subwoofer combo in my home theater space, where I have a dedicated 7.2.6 Dolby
Atmos and DTS: X immersive audio
setup.
Besides confirming that the device will feature dual stereo
speakers, the insider claims the audio
setup of the device will be Dolby - branded, suggesting the Dolby
Atmos support Samsung added to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus with its Android 8.0 Oreo update will also be part of its next high - end product (s).
An impressive home cinema system revealed at CES 2018 with a price tag to match, the Damson S - Series wireless modular home cinema
speaker system is a Dolby
Atmos setup supported by the JetStreamNet wireless network to allow users to hook up a maximum of eight
speakers around a room.
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.
In addition to the dual
speaker setup, the Mini boasts Dolby
Atmos digital surround sound that serves the phone well whether you're listening to music or watching movies.
The LG B7's marketing materials boast of supporting Dolby
Atmos sound, and the set is one of the few that will support it natively, thanks to its 2.2
speaker setup.
From basic 5.1 to Dolby
Atmos setups with multiple overhead
speakers, it's a lot to wrap your head around.
Unlike a surround sound
setup, in which sounds come from a limited number of channels broadcast through
speakers arranged around a room,
Atmos broadcasts each object of sound (such as a glass hitting the ground or a person shouting) to a specific place in the room, as designated by the engineers who mixed the soundtrack.
Other than an
Atmos - ready A / V receiver (which you can grab for $ 500 or less) and
speaker wire, the Sib Evo
setup comes with everything you need to juice up your home theater, at a total price point that sits impressively close to
Atmos soundbars.
It will have a 5.72 inch IGZO display w / 120Hz refresh rate + wide color gamut, 8 GB of RAM, 64 GB of storage, Dolby
ATMOS sound via dual front - facing
speakers w / amp, dual camera
setup consisting of a f / 1.7 wide - angle 12MP + f / 2.6 zoom 13MP cameras, and a 4000 mAh battery w / Quick Charge.