RP-140SA Elevation Speaker Placement - Upfiring or Height?

[Explorz]

Hi,

I've purchased a pair of RP-140SA ELEVATION SPEAKERS and am deciding how to place them.

 

https://www.klipsch.com/products/elevation-speakers?model=rp-140sa

 

I'm using them for watching movies and wanting to get the atmos overhead sounds.

 

I have a 5.1 setup to which these will be added.

 

The two best choices for my room setup are either:

 

1) On top of my front speakers firing up toward the ceiling to bounce back down to the couch.  It is a vaulted ceiling.

 

2). As front height speakers mounted on the wall above the front speakers and angling down toward the couch.

 

Does placing them as front height speakers lose atmos sound placement?

 

Or do both those placements achieve the same result, but perhaps with one being more effective than the other?

 

My main purpose is to take advantage of Dolby DTS:X and Atmos engineered media.

 

Thanks.

 

 

[Paducah Home Theater]

I like these particular ones better as height speakers.  it kind of works but I think they are too localizeable to be super excited about use for upfiring purposes.  The ones that are inset and encapsulated in foam works better.  RP-280FA, Triad, etc.