Saving you from the need to
install ceiling speakers or anything else, you'll be up and running with Atmos in about 15 minutes.
Most worthwhile investment: The wireless
ceiling speaker makes my home a beautiful jewellery box with music.
For the utmost convenience, a special in -
ceiling speaker mode can also «virtually» relocate the front and center speakers around the screen.
As I entered the room, I looked straight up to count the number
of ceiling speakers that had been installed.
There's definitely a difference between the two setups with the dedicated in -
ceiling speakers providing a more precise sound field.
As the demand for home theaters and surround sound systems touches an all - time high,
home ceiling speakers have become a popular home theater choice among music and movie lovers alike.
DTS favors dedicated
ceiling speakers for its atmospheric soundtracks, though both company's methods achieve similar results.
The standard audio system that will be available is pretty good, but the big ticket item is the Mark Levinson 3D stereo package that's up for the taking and
includes ceiling speakers in addition to the usual door and deck speakers.
The living area has a large plush sofa and a home theater system including a 50 inch LCD TV, DVD, a large DVD movie collection a Denon music system and in -
ceiling speakers inside and outside on the terrace.
Customers who are looking to upgrade to Auro - 3D should note that the on - wall and in -
ceiling speaker layouts differ between Auro - 3D and Dolby Atmos.
And those
new ceiling speakers make it sound like the helicopter is actually doing a fly - over instead of a fly - by.
To get the best Dolby Atmos experience, you'll need two
ceiling speakers at the front of the room and a second pair in the back of the room.
This is a good alternative, but it is a compromise — it won't be as effective as a discrete in -
ceiling speaker installation when it comes to the magic of three - dimensional, immersive audio.
To bring the Dolby Atmos experience to life, the SP - EBS73 - LR bookshelf and SP - EFS73 floorstanding speakers include an additional 4 - inch CST speaker integrated into the top of each enclosure providing height information without the need for
separate ceiling speakers.
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.
A 5.1.4 or 7.1.4 system uses four
ceiling speakers, or four Dolby Atmos enabled speakers or modules.
A 5.1.2 or 7.1.2 system uses two
ceiling speakers, or two Dolby Atmos enabled speakers or modules.
Ceiling speakers and Dolby Atmos enabled speakers (or modules) deliver equivalent performance.
If silence is not your game, there's a premium 3D surround Mark Levinson audio package with in -
ceiling speakers to help burst your eardrums.
Bang & Olufsen introduced the BeoVox 2, a passive in - wall / in -
ceiling speaker, which can be rotated or tilted, after installation towards a specific listening position.
Denon's and Marantz's universal speaker layout resembles Auro - 3D's and does not mandate in -
ceiling speakers, making it a potentially excellent compromise.
While those speakers were no substitute for discrete, in -
ceiling speakers, they did contribute positively to the overall experience.
Turns out, not only is this Atmos - enabled approach a realistic alternative to
ceiling speakers, it has its own distinct advantages, too.
For those of us who can't place speakers in the ceiling, Dolby proposes Atmos - enabled speakers, which use drivers placed on top of the front and surround speakers to reflect sound off the ceiling and down at the listener, simulating an in -
ceiling speaker.
We'd say in -
ceiling speakers would be even better, but it was good to hear a more realistic setup that most people will have in their home.
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.
Consumers shopping for new home theater systems have a wide range of options, from compact sound bars to 3D audio with in -
ceiling speakers.
Dolby Laboratories, the company behind Atmos, knew that most consumers wouldn't be able to install in -
ceiling speakers.
About a year an a half ago, I set up a Dolby Atmos, DTS: X and Auro - 3D immersive audio setup in my basement with dedicated in -
ceiling speakers.
For the best possible Atmos experience, in -
ceiling speakers are the way to go.
You can potentially have box speakers for the Front and in - wall or in -
ceiling speakers for the Surrounds.
My setup currently consists of SVS» Ultra series speakers at floor level and Beale Street Audio's in -
ceiling speakers for the height channels.
That's a standard 7.1 layout with four
ceiling speakers.
Install in -
ceiling speakers to capture the full impact of 3D audio special effects.
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.
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.
For the home you'll need a new Atmos - enabled receiver with a renderer that takes the meta - data found in audio of supporting movies and pushes it to not only to
the ceiling speakers, but also the rest of your home theatre speakers.
If you can't install the optimal configuration of two pairs of in -
ceiling speakers, Dolby has outlined a few alternatives.
So the company developed specifications for an upward - firing Atmos speaker that can mimic the effect of an in -
ceiling speaker.