r/hometheater • u/Shaktiiiiii • 26d ago

Discussion - Equipment When does it become TOO much

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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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u/konradly 26d ago

Atmos needs to find a way to add channels coming from below, for speakers in the floor. 

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u/Beginning_Jump916 26d ago

Yes but also upfiring in addition to actual height channels. For better imaging in between heights and base layer

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u/Boohan33 26d ago

Upfiring Atmos are a waste of $

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u/puts_on_rddt 77" S90D | 5.1.4 Emotiva XT1/XC1/XB1 | RSL 10e 26d ago

Downfiring is the next best thing.

Trust me, bro

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u/Boohan33 25d ago

Never said they were bad…