In contrast, the Home has a single, front -
firing speaker driver with passive radiators on the side to reinforce the bass, and the sound seems even more muffled when you move to the sides and back of the speaker.
Not exact matches
With Dolby Atmos or our EAX 15.2 DSP processing, the 4 up -
firing drivers deliver the sensation of sound above you, without the hassle of installing physical
speakers over your head.
2 side -
firing full - range
drivers, mounted in a unique way, work together with Dolby Atmos or the EAX 15.2 DSP processing to deliver the rear audio channels and create an enveloping 360 ° surround sound — eliminating the need for additional side and rear
speakers.
The tablet also sports a smooth, soft - touch back, with a decorative plastic accent running along the horizontal edges, and with dual -
driver, rear -
firing speakers mounted on either side.
On top of that, the
Fire's 1200 x 800 resolution, 216 PPI IPS display is damn pretty, and its dual -
driver stereo
speakers are clutch for headphone - free movie watching.
A metallic strip that runs the entire length of the back, where the
Fire HD's Dolby audio dual -
driver stereo
speakers are housed, adds a nice finish to an already great - looking device.
Firing away from you and with a mono
driver rather than a stereo one,
speakers are clearly not much of a priority, and it shows.
Kindle
Fire HD has dual
driver stereo
speakers on both sides of the Kindle
Fire HD display.
At $ 1,500, the HW - K950 is priced similarly to the Yamaha, but instead of relying strictly on the room itself for sonic immersion, the system totes two separate wireless surround
speakers, each with an upward -
firing driver built in.
The Echo uses an omni - directional
speaker, while Google Home uses one primary front -
firing driver with passive radiators on the side.
And because Atmos - compatible
speakers have integrated upward -
firing drivers, you have the added benefit of height.
Its Dolby Atmos surround sound technology utilizes 15 built - in
speakers with four upward -
firing drivers, providing a multidimensional audio effect for a cinematic experience.
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.
The Sony SF - S50G Wireless
Speaker, which looks surprisingly like Apple's upcoming HomePod smart
speaker, features a single full - range
driver that
fires up into a two - stage diffuser to produce 360 - degree sound.
These work to augment front -
firing speakers for heightened sound ambiance and are tuned to work in conjunction with the stereo
drivers to fill the room with immersive sound, so you feel like you're in the recording studio with your favorite artist.
The Playbase strikes you as an impossibly flat
speaker — at just 2.28 inches high, it's hard to imagine it could sound big, considering the largest
driver in its forward -
firing array could ever be is 2 inches in diameter.
Those rear
speakers, however, like the soundbar, have a
driver on the top to
fire diagonally upwards, creating the rear parts of the overhead soundscape.
The twin front - facing
speakers make the latter particularly enjoyable; they don't pack the sheer amplitude of the Moto X «s
drivers and they're not quite as dynamic as the HTC One «s BoomSound setup, but they're better than the vast majority of side - and rear -
firing smartphone
speakers out there.
In the LG B7, Dolby Atmos is supported through the onboard
speakers, but it's a virtualised effect and doesn't give you the sort of result you get from a soundbar with up -
firing drivers or (preferably) a complete Atmos separates system.
There are also special Atmos
speakers coming to market that have both traditional forward -
firing audio
drivers as well as upward -
firing drivers in a single cabinet.
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.
Thanks to multiple
drivers, including four up -
firing drivers and wireless satellite
speakers (which require separate power) this thing really sings, serving up power, clarity, and fluid movement.
Aperion tells us that the woofers
fire into their own ported chamber while the midrange
drivers and tweeter operate in their own sealed box, essentially putting two rooms into a
speaker - sized condo.
The cabinet sports two main
drivers, two surround
speakers and, carved into the underside, a pair of exposed down -
firing subwoofers.
The new Atlantic Technology 44 - DA Dolby Atmos - enabled loudspeaker module utilizes a 5-1/4 ″ woofer and 1 ″ silk dome tweeter in a concentric
driver array (CDA),
firing from the top of the
speaker enclosure at a precisely - determined angle, to achieve the optimum effect.
The new Atlantic Technology 44 - DA Dolby Atmos - enabled loudspeaker module utilizes a 5 1/4» woofer and 1 ″ silk dome tweeter in a concentric
driver array (CDA),
firing from the top of the
speaker enclosure at a precisely - determined angle, to achieve the optimum effect.
Unlike other conventional bookshelf
speakers that compromise performance with a two - way design, which requires the bass driver to reproduce a range of frequencies beyond its capabilities, Andrew Jones designed the Elite Bookshelf Speakers to be a true, three - way design, so each major frequency band is reproduced via its own dedicated front firing high -, mid -, and low - frequency
speakers that compromise performance with a two - way design, which requires the bass
driver to reproduce a range of frequencies beyond its capabilities, Andrew Jones designed the Elite Bookshelf
Speakers to be a true, three - way design, so each major frequency band is reproduced via its own dedicated front firing high -, mid -, and low - frequency
Speakers to be a true, three - way design, so each major frequency band is reproduced via its own dedicated front
firing high -, mid -, and low - frequency
driver.
The SP - T22A - LR add - on
speaker is an enclosed top
firing concentric
driver which includes 4 - inch woofer and 1 / 2 - inch tweeter intended to be paired with Pioneer's award - winning SP - BS22 - LR compact
speakers and the SP - FS52 floor standing
speakers as well as the previous generation SP - BS21 - LR and SP - FS51 models to deliver Dolby Atmos sound anywhere in the room, including overhead.
The contemporary, sleek, and attractive low - profile sound bar integrates six
speaker drivers including dual center, dual left and right, as well as two up -
firing speakers.
With the first soundbar to be developed out of its brand new audio lab in Valencia, CA, Samsung went big, delivering the HW - K950 5.4.1 Dolby Atmos bar, complete with multiple wireless
speakers and up -
firing drivers for immersive 3D sound.
If you do have a couple of ceiling
firing speakers - where the
driver is angled to
fire at the ceiling - they should be placed on top of the left and right front
speakers or as close to that position as possible.
The flagship SJ9 is fitted with several
speaker drivers including two upward
firing drivers to bounce sound off the ceiling and create an enveloping sound effect.
On top of the soundbar are two up -
firing drivers that beam sound to the ceiling and bounce it down at you — something you'll also find on the satellite
speakers.
Instead of four
speakers, like the Leviathan soundbar, the Leviathan Mini rocks two front -
firing, 45 mm
drivers and one passive radiator on the back side.
Others soon followed, including our favorite to date, Samsung's HK - 950, which uses a total of four up -
firing drivers and even wireless surround
speakers for a 5.1.4 Atmos configuration.
The Nommo is described as an «everyday» 2.0
speaker system that utilizes Custom Woven Glass Fiber 3 - inch
drivers to deliver a clear, crisp sound, with elongated rear -
firing bass ports that deliver bass without distortion.
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.
2 x harman / kardon upwards -
firing tuned, 5 magnet
speakers 2 x harman / kardon downwards -
firing 4 - channel Smart amp Realtek
driver Array (2) mics 3.5 mm audio combo connector 720p front facing web camera