Help in building an Atmos Home Theater

[sunriser]

Hello all,

I'm close to entering my new flat and now the time has come to choose the speaks for my Home Theater.

I want to install an 5.2.1 Atmos system and I'm hesitating about all the others speakers: on-wall or in-cell?

I want my speakers as discreet as possible but i don't want to compromise too much on sound quality neither.

My first choice was to put everything in-cell with Focal Custom IW 106 speakers until I read somewhere that all in-cell speakers and Atmos don't mix very well. In-cell center was a bad idea anyway.

I then pondered to put down the R/C/L and take 3 Jamo A804 around the TV, two in-cell Monitor Audio CWT 140 for Atmos speakers and two Monitor Audio SoundFrame SF3 for surround.

My last option in to raise back the surround in-cell.

What would you choose? Any advice is welcomed.

 

[Valentino Molinar]

Hard to believe that no one has offered an opinion. And since this post was made early December '15, and you probably already made a choice; I feel pretty safe of offering an opinion...

Of your options;
Option 1; you want your entrance to your home to be as unobstructed as possible.
Option 3; while seemingly ideal placement, places speakers along the seem of two rooms; bad idea.
Option 2; I would consider this the best, just as long as you angle the audio direction inward for optimal performance.

 

[TheWarrior]

Even 5 channel surround suffers when you have your listening position at the back wall. Atmos would be a waste of money in that room. You will find much better sound from a few great sounding speakers as opposed to many mediocre speakers shooting sound all over the room!

 

[Latent]

Even 5 channel surround suffers when you have your listening position at the back wall. Atmos would be a waste of money in that room. You will find much better sound from a few great sounding speakers as opposed to many mediocre speakers shooting sound all over the room!

From his pictures the couch has about 10 feet to the back wall.

 

[TheWarrior]

From his pictures the couch has about 10 feet to the back wall.

Yeah I guess I confused the island.....