If you re reading this and you re currently contemplating installing ceiling speakers we probably don t need to.
In ceiling speaker for dolby atmos.
The bulk of the listening tests performed on the denon avr x5200w was in a 5 1 4 speaker configuration utilizing four definitive technology a60 dolby atmos elevation speakers.
A 9 1 2 system adds a pair of front wide speakers to a 7 1 2 layout.
Adolby s guidelines for a 5 1 2 atmos setup the specific configuration that your 7 2 channel atmos capable receiver supports is to install in ceiling overhead speakers slightly in front of the listening position.
The sib evo 5 1 2 package combines two compact sib evo dolby atmos speakers to handle left right and height channels with a slim cub evo subwoofer and three smaller sib evo satellites for centre.
While dolby is very specific about the requirements for listener level speakers in atmos systems they re more flexible about overhead speakers which could be either in ceiling on ceiling or atmos enabled models.
When installing two speakers as dolby atmos channels the speakers should be almost directly overhead and in this case any ceiling speaker with a reasonable sound dispersion can be used.
For movies that don t have atmos tracks you can use the dolby surround or dts neural x modes on your receiver to upmix the 5 1 or 7 1 track to use your ceiling speakers.
Using these as ceiling speakers for dolby atmos i purchased b w tower speakers for my sound system in a different room and love the sound reproduction so when it came time to decide on in ceiling speakers in my great room choice was easy using these as ceiling speakers for dolby atmos.
The audioholics family room system which is a large untreated open room with 10 flat ceilings.
They additionally recommend using conventional overhead speakers with wide dispersion characteristics.