How Effective Are Dolby Atmos Upward Firing Speakers | Blind Listening Test | #hometheater

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[joentell]

I also found that upfiring can work. Good video.

[MrPark]

thx for this video.. i run 4 high end kef r50 dolby enabled speeakers on my B&W CM S2 setup. i always get alot of hate on the forums.. but it actualy sounds amazing in my small rental apartment.. thx for the advice on the trim levels.. mine were set 1, 5 db more than the rest of my speakers.. i wil test if it makes a differnce. it is now in line with the rest of my system. you have a great setup by the way!

[seldom_seen]

Good evening Mo, How much of a difference is your accoustic panels improving the sound in your space? I am about to start adding panels and bass traps to my viewing area. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.

[donlew]

I did the bouncy house for a bit, when I was starting out. Didn't care for them with slightly vaulted ceilings.... I prefer direct sound. So I did the 4 svs elevations mounted high on my walls. Much better Atmos! Super easy install.

[garyausten]

I just got a pair of Klipsch RP-500SAs delivered a couple minutes ago (Amazon Prime) and will install them within the next few days :) That will bring me to a 7.2.4 set-up. I'll put them on the back wall opposite my other Klipsch RP-500SAs. I can't wait to experience four height speakers at once...a true Atmos experience. The front two by themselves were pretty nice. I'm sure the others will make it sound like a whole new system.

[leroypreston]

Thanks for the video.

I never had doubt that upwards firing wouldn’t be as good.
But I wanted to know would it be better than 0 atmos enabled speakers.

And some people are snobs and will say if you don’t have what I have don’t bother.

[pinarellorider]

Nice setup, Sir. Not sure if I missed it or not, but hat are the dimensions of your room? Thanks for sharing!

[vanderhofffu]

You have so many hype speakers of course you're going to hear the sound I'm just running two front tight

[csimet]

Not wanting to basically toss my investment in some Polk XT90 up-firing speakers that just did not work well enough for me when placed on top of my ear level fronts and surrounds, I mounted them on wall hangers, but... I left them pointing up at the ceiling. Mounting them on their sides to directly point at the listening position was not optimal, too hard to accomplish and just looked bad (if that matters, haha).

They are approximately 16" from the ceiling, pointing up so that they reflect properly to the listening position. This took a bit of adjusting with a laser pointer and mirror to get the angle perfect. This has greatly improved their performance IMHO. Because they are more than 6-7' closer to the point of the ceiling reflection, their dispersion is greatly reduced and more focused.

In my opinion, the bad thing about up-firing speakers is the great distance they need to get to the listening position... more than double that of the ear level speakers. They just disperse & lose too much power over that distance and moving them up closer to the reflection point (ceiling) helps.

[SaifQuraishiLKMKX]

Awesome video. Really helped me make up my mind!

[JavonDGreen]

This video needed to be made. I ran Dolby enabled speakers for years before I built my dedicated theater. They work very well if setup properly. This video is very good my friend.

[taseti]

Up firing speakers creat a sound bubble more so than down firing ceiling speakers.

[phatmeow]

i am no audio expert but sometimes being "certified" for the latest standards dun matter as much as speakers designed to sound good?

[MrChrisGER]

Hey man, I love your channel - I want to buy the new b&w 702s3 or the klipsch ref 8060fa2 with the Dolby atmos build in - could you give me some thoughts and opinion? With the b&w I don’t have atmos because I don’t could build speakers in my ceiling. Thanks a lot 🤗

[shaolin]

Work is a tricky word. Can you get some effect bouncing? Sure. Is it like having PROPERLY installed height speakers?
Not even remotely close.
Anyone that tries to argue that, has never heard proper Atmos

[D.L.W.]

I've got accoustic panels on my ceiling to absorb undesirable reflections, so tossing sound up there would be useless. Anyone serious about audio always controls reflections.

[HarishGovindarajan]

My home minister making YouTube videos 🫡

[vanderhofffu]

By the way I do not like the Yankees let's go Mets