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Yes Andrew Jones emailed me to confirm the top baffle is angled but left/right speakers are identical.

No. Possibly to some extent with the DSP processing in Atmos itself but I see nothing that indicates the sort. Being able to angle the driver to a specific location on the ceiling would be a benefit that nobody is currently exploring. Stay tuned for my article.

I agree. I don't see an angle in the towers or bookshelf. If there is an angle, it's very slight at best and certainly won't beam as drastically off axis like the diagrams suggest.

No it's likely to reduce the omnidirectional properties of the woofer which in this case is up to 400Hz or so. Less than ideal for sure.

Top surface of Atmos Speaker Guys; Can you please closely examine the top surface of the new Pioneer speakers and correct me if I am wrong in that it appears to be a flat surface with the driver also being flush up against the surface and not angled. That being the case, how are the "Beams"...

Guys I just came up with an Atmos Ready speaker concept while making pancakes this morning. I wrote up an article about it and its under peer right now. I think it will definitely generate some discussion on the forum once I publish. I just hope to avoid some of the flames in the process ;)

The AJ speakers look incredibly well made for the price. Atmos driver aside, I suspect these are gonna rock! Notice the Atmos driver is BW limited to 180Hz. Sound is very omnidirectional up to about 400Hz so the results will be interesting to say the least. Again I pose the question of how...

Hmm I may have to rethink my theories on audio cables after watching this very "informative" interview with head Monster :rolleyes: http://youtu.be/WyzuGWaSDzQ

It's a true tragedy when people are willing to sacrifice a quality 5.1 speaker layout in favor of a mediocre 7/9/11.1 layout. If you've got solid, high dynamic fronts, the soundstage they will throw off will usually trump any magic "Atmos ready" speaker firing a little driver up at the ceiling...

Yea but we have to watch what we say. A lot of audio folks and especially manufacturers don't have much of a sense of humor. This industry can't handle much parody let alone criticism.

Thanks we are on it!

A test to compare discrete ceiling speakers vs integrated "Atmos Speakers" <!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]-->If anyone gets to attend the Pioneer demo, I think a great test for comparison with discrete ceiling speakers is to pan a sound source to a location, and see if the listeners in different...

If you're happy with the acoustics in your room, I wouldn't change it just to incorporate Atmos speakers. The Atmos Speakers allegedly want non treated ceilings so if you do pull down the acoustical treatment of your ceilings and find your room too echoey, you should consider carpeting the...

Excellent points and agreed! It would be interesting to test these speakers in two radically different environments for sure. MOST peoples homes in Florida are exactly how Hugo describes making it a challenge for 5.1 let alone Atmos to work well in.

A very valid point since the original mixes are being done for the Cinema which uses downfiring ceiling mounted speakers for the height channels providing much more direct sound to the listening area. It's unclear how this will translate into the home theater with "Atmos speakers" containing...

Fair enough Chris. As you have seen in the past, we always fairly review your products and look forward to doing so with these new speakers. I did reach out several times to Dolby regarding our initial articles and received no replies so we go with the info that is available to the public in...

Hi Chris; I actually did send you and Andrew a copy of our Pioneer Speaker Atmos Preview to peer prior to publishing but never heard back. Here is our Preview again: Pioneer Dolby Atmos Speakers (SP-EFS73/SP-EBS73-LR/SP-EC73 and SW-E10) Preview | Audioholics We even conducted a poll for our...

I saw that thread on AVS where we are getting slammed and I love it. Nothing we said in this video was inaccurate and it's keeping the folks (even the ones criticizing us) discussing it. Some people just don't have a sense of humor I guess ;) Very good point BTW, as you get into a higher end...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXLQ4mIwyAk

It absolutely has EVERYTHING to do with processing power. Onkyo likely did NOT want to beef up their processing power b/c it involves a completely new architecture to do so. Instead they retrofitted an existing core design to accommodate Atmos while dumping Audyssey in the process b/c they...