Atmos - front heights

mushtafa · 1 Sep 2020 at 16:26

I'm looking to add an additional 2 speakers for 5.1.2.

My Onkyo receiver can be setup for front or rear heights.

What would be best?

1. Front heights, mounted on wall above front L&R

2. Rear/centre ceiling mounted above listening position?

The wall mounted option is quicker, easier and cheaper to fit, setup, and move if needs be.

Is it worth the extra cost and work to fit ceilings? I'm worried if we bought a new sofa and the listening position ever changed, it would need to be altered somehow.

mushtafa · 1 Sep 2020 at 17:41

Thanks, I'll have a read

mushtafa · 2 Sep 2020 at 10:43

They wont be up firing. They will be wall mounted at ceiling height.

This is from the manual

mushtafa · 2 Sep 2020 at 10:45

Ceiling speakers is such a commitment with regards to room layout

mushtafa · 2 Sep 2020 at 12:27

So the configurations that Onkyo specify aren't proper Atmos?

The front heights (if chosen) would be angled down towards listening position.

mushtafa · 2 Sep 2020 at 12:32

My lounge is pretty small. This is what it looks like at the moment.

mushtafa · 2 Sep 2020 at 13:10

This was the idea