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.
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.
Not exact matches
You can use in - ceiling, on - wall, and even Dolby Atmos up -
firing speakers for
height channels.
Each of the satellite speakers boasts a 2.5 - inch speaker each for the
height and surround
channels, and an eight - inch side -
firing driver sits inside the sub cabinet.
Both formats need speakers with
height channels, or at least add - on speakers like the $ 200 Pioneer SP - T22A - LR, which are designed to sit atop existing speakers and
fire upward.
Integrated into a sloping top panel is an upward
firing CST optimized specifically for reproducing the Dolby Atmos
height channel audio information.
An additional four - inch, up -
firing driver hides beneath a metal speaker guard on top to bounce sound off your ceiling for
height channels, with a claimed frequency response of 90Hz to 20kHz.
It uses a two - part system with an OLED panel you can simply hang on the wall like a poster, without any frame or bezel, and features a dedicated Dolby Atmos soundbar with upward -
firing drivers for left and right
height channels.