Speakers for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X

metalmackey

metalmackey

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Hi experts,

Ny new reciever has Dolby Atmos and will have DTS:X via a firmware update. I have Monitor Audio Silver FX speakers as my sides in a 5.1 setup. I was planning on getting 2 more Silver FX's as rears and 2 Atmos module speakers as heights to sit on my main RX6s. The issue is I've heard that the surround speakers for theese new formats need to be direct, but the Silver FX I have are bi-pole. Will this be an issue with placement of sound? Should I replace the FX speakers for direct speakers?

Ta :)
 
So should I use my old BX2s as sides and get another pair as rears? Or do I need the surround speakers to match the fronts eg. from the rx/silver series?
 
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Just to add, the reciever is a Marantz SR7010 with Monitor Audio RX6 floorstanders as main speakers. Will the bx2 be good enough for surrounds or would the much more expensive silver 2s be worth it?
 
Thanks for the info Lucid.

The SR7010 will have Auro-3D as well as DTS:X via a firmware upgrade so I would like a speaker setup that would work with all 3 and have the best of all worlds :D
 
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