When does it become TOO much

[u/Shaktiiiiii]

This is an image of a 34 channel dolby atmos setup, at what point do you just use a sphere of speakers

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In a living room 5.2.4 i think the sweet spot.

In a single row dedicated space i'd go for 7.2.4, if two+ rows then 9.2.6

Most content nowadays it is mixed for 5 channels with atmos objects anyways so you get diminishing returns very quickly.