Atmos experience

[Ron Bates]

I have a home theater room measuring 15' wide X 22' X 8' high. I have a 7.2.4 Atmos setup. My ceiling speakers are about 45 degree angle from the setting position. So a pair of speakers are about 4 feet behind me and a pair about 4 feet in front of me. I installed these per Dolby spec. In an Audioholics YouTube video Gene talked about the best is to have the ceiling about 9-10' high. So I wonder if one pair of the Dolby atmos speakers, probably the back pair should be closer to the setting position? I think the system sounds ok but wonder if the atmos sound could be better if a pair of speakers are closer to the setting area. What's your experience?

 

[yepimonfire]

I'm confused by what you're saying, but I think it's best to stick to the Dolby placement guidelines for the most part. I have an 8' ceiling and have my 5.1.2 speakers set at 80 degrees with no issues.

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[Ron Bates]

yepimonfire, with your setting position your speakers are almost overhead at 80 degrees. With speakers directly overhead that is what I consider 90 degree placement. Putting my speakers 4 feet from my setting position makes about a 45 degree angle from my head to the speakers. 8' high ceilings is the minimum height for Atmos. Dolby spec for 2 ceiling speakers is to have them overhead as some of your Blog suggests. I have read some of your Blog, nice job.