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Audio/Video Gear and Systems => Home Theater and Video => Topic started by: zybar on 8 Feb 2022, 01:55 pm
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I am in the process of updating my HT and I want to leverage Dolby Atmos/DTS:X processing to really take my HT to the next level.
My room is roughly 21' x 13' x 8' and I will have 7 speakers for surround + 2 subwoofers being controlled by a Denon AVR-X3700H
I want to add four (4) Dolby Atmos height speakers from SVS (Prime Elevation - https://www.svsound.com/products/prime-elevation).
I can't do in-ceiling speakers because I have a drop ceiling in this room, so I need to decide if I mount them on the side walls or do front/back walls.
What are people out there doing?
George
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Not sure how much space between your "real" ceiling and the drop ceiling but you might want to check into something like a ceiling mount.
https://www.amazon.com/SPS-506B-Horizontal-Adjustment-Stainless-Surrounding/dp/B08CC317QL/ref=sr_1_10?c=ts&keywords=Speaker+Mounts&qid=1644443708&refinements=p_n_feature_six_browse-bin%3A1265298011&s=electronics&sr=1-10&ts_id=297859
You could replace the existing bolt with a longer one if necessary. You would need to cut a small hole in four of your ceiling panels to accommodate the bolt. Just another possibility...
Another option to get the speakers mounted on the ceiling would be light speakers with a swivel bracket that can be mounted to a drop ceiling frame and tilted downwards. Below is a possibility.
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_091100OD6W/Focal-100-OD6-White.html
Of course, if none of the above is possible than the SVS are a pretty good choice :thumb:
Regards,
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In ceiling speakers here we come...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGf6jWlW_Xo
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Thanks Doublej.
I decided to go with the SVS speakers and mount them on either the side or front/back walls.
George
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Not sure how much space between your "real" ceiling and the drop ceiling but you might want to check into something like a ceiling mount.
https://www.amazon.com/SPS-506B-Horizontal-Adjustment-Stainless-Surrounding/dp/B08CC317QL/ref=sr_1_10?c=ts&keywords=Speaker+Mounts&qid=1644443708&refinements=p_n_feature_six_browse-bin%3A1265298011&s=electronics&sr=1-10&ts_id=297859
You could replace the existing bolt with a longer one if necessary. You would need to cut a small hole in four of your ceiling panels to accommodate the bolt. Just another possibility...
Another option to get the speakers mounted on the ceiling would be light speakers with a swivel bracket that can be mounted to a drop ceiling frame and tilted downwards. Below is a possibility.
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_091100OD6W/Focal-100-OD6-White.html
Of course, if none of the above is possible than the SVS are a pretty good choice :thumb:
Regards,
Great options, but I am going with the SVS speakers.
George
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I'd go side walls, but a diagram of your room (similar to mine below) would be helpful to give best advice...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51874916310_0abe4869da_c.jpg)
(https://flic.kr/p/2n31vjN)Media_Room_20220210_Atmos (https://flic.kr/p/2n31vjN) by Barry (https://www.flickr.com/photos/20967309@N06/), on Flickr
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Barry_NJ,
At this time, I don't have a room diagram. :bawl:
The room is roughly 21 x 12 x 8 with a drop ceiling.
A few distinguishing aspects of the room:
- The back left has a small kitty corner (so the room isn't totally symmetrical)
- The front left has a door to a good sized closet
- There are three good sized rectangular windows on the right wall
- The entry door into the room is on the left wall
I wound up mounting the (4) SVS Elevation speakers with a pair high up on the front and rear walls.
As of now, I have only run the speaker cable to the front pair (will get the rear pair wired this weekend).
So while I can hear an improvement, I am hoping it will be a good deal better once the rear pair is active AND once I run the Audyssey room correction software with the Atmos speakers in place (just did a manual setup for front pair).
Also, I still need to bring back into the room most of my GIK and Real Traps gear to help improve the sound.
George
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I now have my (4) SVS Elevations speakers installed (2 front and 2 back) and I am happy to say that the impact was very noticeable! :thumb:
Whether playing Atmos or DTS:X demo material, movies, streaming, or Xbox games, it is quite easy to hear the difference and how much they add to the overall experience. :popcorn: :popcorn: :green: :green:
Now that I know that it was worth making the investment, it's on to the next phase:
- Further refining the speaker location (the front/rear left channel will be moved over a bit)
- Hiding the wires in the drop ceiling/adding cable channels
- Adding my ATI 1506 6 channel amp into the system to drive the (4) height channels + (2) surround back
- Trying the Denon AVR-3700 in preamp mode (disables internal amps for better performance)
- Adding (3) new theater seats (Valencia Tuscany - https://us.valenciatheaterseating.com/collections/premier-series/products/valencia-tuscany)
- Building a platform for the second row of (2) recliners
- Adding room treatments back into the room
Below are a few pics. Please excuse the mess around the room...my goal was to test viability in this first phase.
George
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=237767)
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=237768)
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Awesome. Yeah, it's definitely one of those things that needs to be experienced to be believed, IMHO. :thumb:
EDIT: Side note, do you have a PC with HDMI out that you can run to your receiver? Microsoft's Dolby Access has the ATMOS demo tracks that you often see/hear in the ATMOS enabled theaters like the Dolby Cinemas. Whenever I want to impress a guest, I just fire up one of those. "Leaf" is my favorite.
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Nice, glad you're happy with the results. I've really been enjoying my recently added Atmos receiver/speakers too!
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Awesome. Yeah, it's definitely one of those things that needs to be experienced to be believed, IMHO. :thumb:
EDIT: Side note, do you have a PC with HDMI out that you can run to your receiver? Microsoft's Dolby Access has the ATMOS demo tracks that you often see/hear in the ATMOS enabled theaters like the Dolby Cinemas. Whenever I want to impress a guest, I just fire up one of those. "Leaf" is my favorite.
I actually have both DTS and Atmos demos available on my Xbox Series X.
George
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I have a nice little pair of up-firing Atmos Speakers, designed to throw the sound to the ceiling and bounce down on the listener, not perfect at all, however a reasonable solution if drilling/installing ceiling mounted speakers is not an option. Seem to work well with Atmos Surround Sound and DTS.