I am staring this thread out of respect for the Abbey Road Atmos feedback thread; i.e I have no feedback cuz I don't have my room built yet, so I am staying off that thread. However, that thread has caused me to think very seriously about making my new audio room Atmos-capable (yes it will have video projector but audio is king). I realize there are a myriad of setups, have read the Dolby Atmos setup guides, etc..but now looking for real world feedback on setting up for Atmos music (i.e more than just foley effects in movies).
I will have a dedicated 5.1 setup, with equidistant and timbre-equivalent (if not exact same) full range speakers in a classic ITU setup (surrounds at around 90-105 degrees). My initial thought on Atmos was to simply put some nice Andrew Jones-designed ELAC ceiling speakers in at the recommended 5.1.4 ceiling positions. But as I look further maybe I would be open to putting non-ceiling height speakers up (less WAF but oh well), and wondered what Atmos music enthusiasts (esp the Abbey Road feedback folks) thought. Clearly, some larger non-ceiling speakers will have more balls and may even more closely match timbre to my mains, but not sure I am overthinking this. Thx
Ted
I will have a dedicated 5.1 setup, with equidistant and timbre-equivalent (if not exact same) full range speakers in a classic ITU setup (surrounds at around 90-105 degrees). My initial thought on Atmos was to simply put some nice Andrew Jones-designed ELAC ceiling speakers in at the recommended 5.1.4 ceiling positions. But as I look further maybe I would be open to putting non-ceiling height speakers up (less WAF but oh well), and wondered what Atmos music enthusiasts (esp the Abbey Road feedback folks) thought. Clearly, some larger non-ceiling speakers will have more balls and may even more closely match timbre to my mains, but not sure I am overthinking this. Thx
Ted