So are you saying there is no real way to channel balance the Atmos channels?
No, I’m not saying that. The AVR does this for you during the speaker setup configuration. It configures the volume balance, time delay, and room EQ which you can choose to use or not. You can go into the speaker settings on the AVR and modify the configuration and now even the Audyssey frequency curves. I’m saying we don’t have an a good technical source to evaluate our speaker layouts and frequency capabilities...So are you saying there is no real way to channel balance the Atmos channels?
I believe that you could play the files on a device like my OPPO 205. I have an external hard drive plugged into my Oppo that I use to play back audio files. I have a couple of .m2ts files of Pink Floyd’s Meddle and quad vs of Echos that I ripped off of my Early Years box set blu-ray. I would think that Atmos tracks could be played back as well. Also my Marantz SR8012 displays USB Music and Music Servers as sources to play back music using its HEOS source. HEOS appears to be Marantz’s gatekeeper for all Internet streaming, and local file source playback.Somewhat OT: So I have some BluRay rips I was given (MakeMKV) and rather than burning them to Bluray discs and playing them on a 4k/Atmos-capable bluray player, I could play the files and have Atmos capability if I used what? Nvidia Shield TV (or Pro) and Kodi?
I just tested playing the VIDEO files that I have of Pink Floyd Meddle/Echos on my Marantz and was unsuccessful. The amp is looking for “audio” files and will not display the ”video” files I ripped from the blu-ray. It would play the audio files I tested from the hard drive.I believe that you could play the files on a device like my OPPO 205. I have an external hard drive plugged into my Oppo that I use to play back audio files. I have a couple of .m2ts files of Pink Floyd’s Meddle and quad vs of Echos that I ripped off of my Early Years box set blu-ray. I would think that Atmos tracks could be played back as well. Also my Marantz SR8012 displays USB Music and Music Servers as sources to play back music using its HEOS source. HEOS appears to be Marantz’s gatekeeper for all Internet streaming, and local file source playback.
They sure areThx. Read that earlier. They are obviously promoting their own products. Wondering about XTZ and Elac Debuts too. I'm pretty set in where my 5.1.4 on-ceilings will go, thanks to you guys.
....I am looking to find if anyone has used these toppers as down-firing ceiling speakers? Their lower profile and angled fronts make them worth one last look, but if they are not even able to be positioned or attached to a ceiling, then nevermind.
I’ve imagined a demo that will display the various Dolby Atmos speaker configurations in a room similar to our AVR setup screens. There would be an on-screen visual indicator to show us the position/point the sound is mixed to in the room. They could move this sound around the room, including the 3D space created by the ceiling speakers so we can see and hear the sound move through the room. The display could switch orientation from our view point in the MLP to side views to display elevation and above views to display the sound passing past the MLP towards the back of the room. We could then evaluate the effectiveness of our speaker installation.
Here is an article that might be of interest:
https://www.svsound.com/blogs/svs/d...y+Atmos+&+SB-3000+Earns+CES+Innovations+Award
Thanks for this; they look like a great alternative, especially given the brackets and ability to point/adjust after install. In my roughly 21x16x9 room I'd think two pair of SCS-8s (as opposed to 12s) would be plenty for the ceiling. Now just OCD'd about timbre matching my Aerials vs using the SVS Primes. No idea really, and no way to test. First world problems.Have you looked at the JBL SCS-8 or SCS-12? Worth looking into, highly regarded.
This is where mine are going (circled red; on ceiling and only as wide as fronts)Hmmm - so they are saying the the height "front's are actually on the side walls? Is this how all our Atmos owners are doing it?
Indeed, they may never have a team like that again.Thanks for this; they look like a great alternative, especially given the brackets and ability to point/adjust after install. In my roughly 21x16x9 room I'd think two pair of SCS-8s (as opposed to 12s) would be plenty for the ceiling. Now just OCD'd about timbre matching my Aerials vs using the SVS Primes. No idea really, and no way to test. First world problems.
BTW, I'm a UD alum, met my wife there, and two of my three sons also went there. Go Flyers...the cancellation of March Madness was unbelievably unfortunate for our then-number-2-rated Flyers.
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