felipe Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Hey all. I'm thinking of getting rear atmos modules to have a .4 atmos setup. I was thinking if I get them, to place them on top of my rears. But, they wont "fit" correctly on top of my R-51Ms. However, I can place them on my end tables flanking my sofa. My question is, other than being wall mounted, do the atmos modules have to be placed on top of existing speakers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justplainlawr Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 The Dolby guidelines don’t state that they have to be placed on top of the speakers, their 5.1.4 guide states that while you can place them within 3 feet of the surrounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felipe Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 Hey thanks justplainlawr. Guess I should’ve checked the Dolby website...which I did a little bit ago. Unfortunately my surrounds are greater than 3 feet away from my sofa’s end tables...hope the 3 feet rule has some leeway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justplainlawr Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 I don't think it makes that much of a difference, big or small. I'm currently playing around with speaker angle trying to find that sweet spot. Do you already have front ATMOS-enabled speakers installed? I sit quite far away from my fronts (13 feet), and so the regular 70 degree angle that Dolby dictated wasn't really providing much "height" affect. I purchased some isolation foam kits to modify the angle of the speakers. So far it's improved the effect of the speakers, and I'm getting a bit better "height" effect, it doesn't sound like sound is coming from a front-height speaker. The more you prop up the speaker the more disperse the sound is on the ceiling though, so I've got a bit of testing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felipe Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 hi justplainlawr. yeah I do have front ATMOS-enabled speakers. I sit about 7-8 feet away from my fronts, and my "height" effect is like what your now experiencing with yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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