I need to pick your brains a little bit. Sometime after we begin the new year, I will be updating my system for Atmos playback. I’ve already replaced my beloved side surrounds (jbl S38ii) with JBL studio 2 iw55
https://www.jbl.com/loudspeakers/STUDIO2+55IW.html?dwvar_STUDIO2 55IW_color=Black#start=1. I chose them for a number of reasons, but one big one is, I don’t know when I’ll be able to upgrade the LCR,(also the older studioII line) and the new surrounds sound very similar. My wife hates them, (huge) but I won’t budge, and the only way they’re leaving is if I replace them with something with a beautiful veneer or very, very expensive in walls. My ceiling is at a 10deg angle, and the studio 2’s that would match my new surrounds do not come in an angled version. I’ve looked at different angled options such as speaker crafts aim series, in wall tech, monoprice, as well as much more expensive options. I’m not really a believer in aimable tweeters, and I think they might create diffraction and phase issues. Finding the dispersion spec for IC speakers is almost impossible.
as you can see from the pictures putting speakers in the ceiling with standard driver orientation might cause a problem with dispersion. That’s why I’m looking at something like this.
https://www.inwallstore.com/Angled_Ceiling_Speakers_Kevlar_Titanium_Inwalltech_p/hd650_1a.htm then I can hopefully keep them pointed down where they should be instead of at an angle. Do any of you guys have experience with in wall tech speakers, or have any suggestions? Do I even need to worry about dispersion if the speakers are 90deg(45 from axis). The avr will likely be a Denon x4300 and hopefully be able to sort out most timber issues. Speaker heights will be 9’-6” on the left and 11’ on the right. At those distances, I’m also wondering about stepping up to an 8” version vs a 6”. I’m open to hear anything. This will be 7.3.4
