The first is to install an entry - level Atmos system that consists of only a single pair
of height speakers in front of the primary listening position.
If you're going all out and getting a home theater system with ceiling -
mounted height speakers, you might want to call in a professional to get everything up and running.
To create its magic, immersive audio requires a layer of
height speakers installed in the ceiling or at the boundaries where the ceiling meets the walls.
I ceiling - mounted the Prime Elevation right next to the in -
ceiling height speakers in my 7.4.4 Dolby Atmos home theater setup.
Research gathered by DTS showed that less than 30 percent of customers actually
connect height speakers to their systems, and less than 48 percent bother even connecting surround speakers.
Miller told me that if up - firing speakers are used, «DTS: X outputs audio as if there were
physical height speakers present.»
Yamaha now joins Denon and Marantz to be among the first A / V manufacturers to release an upgrade for DTS: X. Both DTS: X and Dolby Atmos are object - based immersive audio formats that
support height speakers to deliver a more life - like, three - dimensional sound field to music and movies.
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.
Whether you're setting up a high - end home theater and need
killer height speakers without cutting holes in your ceiling, you're on a budget and need great pair of stereo speakers to accompany a subwoofer, or simply need a flexible speaker solution, the SVS Prime Elevation foot the bill.
An entry - level system with five speakers and a subwoofer is described as a 5.1 - channel system, so an entry - level object - oriented sound system with two
additional height speakers is described as a 5.1.2 - channel system.
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.
Taking the home theater experience to a whole new level, the AVR - X6200W is equipped with a Dolby Atmos decoder and Dolby Surround upmixer to deliver captivating multi-dimensional sound
through height speakers or Dolby Atmos elevation speakers.
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.
DTS Virtual: X technology in an A / V receiver will provide an immersive sound experience without the need for rear surround and
height speakers while still allowing consumers to upgrade for an even better immersive sound experience when they're able to add additional speakers to their system.
Since native Blu - ray formats are currently only available in 7.1, the use of Wide or
Height speakers requires the use of an upconverting algorithm in the surround sound processor - like Audyssey DSX, DTS Neo: X and Dolby ProLogic IIz.
Knowing that some customers will want the option to run all three immersive - audio layouts, Denon and Marantz implemented a universal immersive - audio speaker layout that uses front and rear
height speakers for all three formats.
The B6.2 is part of the Debut 2.0 range which also includes floorstanders,
Atmos height speakers and a sub.
This is achieved by bouncing the sound off of your ceiling to replicate exorbitantly expensive, ceiling -
mounted height speakers.
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).
But with
its height speakers for Atmos, you may not miss that.
Height speakers can only be configured in pairs.
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.
In practice, users have multiple options for
height speakers.
If you're thinking about getting a couple of
height speakers, your system would be described as a 5.1.2.
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.
It's odd, however, that the top - end models don't support a full 5.1.4 configuration with four
height speakers.
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.
Denon's flagship A / V receiver, the AVR - 7200WA, is capable of driving 7 surround speakers, 4
height speakers, and a subwoofer.
As with other Dolby surround - sound setups,
these height speaker placements are pre-defined.
Height speakers are in line with your front left and right speakers and are at a specified angle from the primary listening position: Between 30 - and 50 degrees for the front, and 125 - to 150 degrees for the rear).
In the announcement of the new partnership, the company says that fewer than 30 percent of those who buy A / V receivers connect
their height speakers, and less than 48 percent connect the surround speakers.
As mentioned above, the most common configurations are 5.1.2 or 5.1.4, which add two and four
height speakers to a traditional 5.1 surround setup respectively, though Dolby supports much larger configurations.
DTS» research shows that fewer than 30 percent of consumers that purchase multichannel A / V receivers actually connect
the height speakers and fewer than 48 percent of consumers connect the rear surround speakers, for a variety of reasons.
The height speaker channels should be placed in the upper left / right corners of the front stage.
The height speakers enhance imaging in the vertical plane, and can even be used to create sound effects which seem to come from directly above the listening position, which provides total immersion into the surround sound experience.