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[Nipo]

Anyone with Atmos have ceiling fans? My concern is their motion will distort the sound so an in-ceiling installation wouldn't be ideal.

 

[dreamcastfan]

Anyone with Atmos have ceiling fans? My concern is their motion will distort the sound so an in-ceiling installation wouldn't be ideal.

I would imagine as long as they are placed a reasonable distance away, it would be fine. I currently have mine on top of my entertainment center, and I have a ceiling fan, but it has no effect on the sound at all.

 

[dreamcastfan]

Sorry working, I'll post newer photos tonight, but this is from during the remodel:

waiting for those pictures, man.

 

[DJ Lushious]

Get in-ceiling speakers with a white that matches your ceiling and you can barely tell, hell mine give the ceiling some visual interest.

I've been wanting to add 4 ceiling speakers to my system for a while. I tried two up-firing add-ons, but they may as well have not even been there.

My big dilemma, though, is my living room has my home theater setup in a weird configuration. If I were to place 4 ceiling speakers, two slight in front, and two in back, the left front would be above ceiling fan blades.

Short of trying to rotate my whole setup, is my only option to move the ceiling fan?

 

[a916]

Just wrapped up a dedicated home theatre room and have a 4 ceiling ATMOS layout.

 

[Stinkles]

Honestly not thread shitting, but Atmos is where I draw the line. I just think the hassle plus bang for my buck kinda stops at 7.1 in my setup/house. It's a lot to expect "normal" consumers to deal with and I suspect it will get exponentially lower use than 5.1 did. That said, I am super excited about the potential for theaters and headphones. I LOEV the effect and for gaming in particular, it's really exciting for 3D and VR.

 

[Wag]

I do and have those speakers that are supposed to angle and bounce off the ceiling.. can't really tell if it has the effect it's supposed to. Wish I could figure out a way to mount some above in my small space.

Maybe that's part of my problem. I can't really tell if something is from the height speakers or if they are just well placed in my surround speakers.

I have these, I can't really tell if it makes a difference either. I even ran the MCACC setup and adjusted the distance to the ceiling.

 

[demosthenes]

I need a new receiver before I can. Have been debating waiting for HDMI 2.1 or jumping in now.

Also, with my current setup in my living room I probably couldn't do ceiling. 😫

 

[DJ Lushious]

I have these, I can't really tell if it makes a difference either. I even ran the MCACC setup and adjusted the distance to the ceiling.

Yeah, those were my first foray and they immediately went back. Nothing I could do would produce any reasonable results; they may as well have not even been there.

 

[Marty Chinn]

Honestly not thread shitting, but Atmos is where I draw the line. I just think the hassle plus bang for my buck kinda stops at 7.1 in my setup/house.

Hassle I get, but it's not actually terribly expensive to do. Heck, you can get four bookshelf speakers from Monoprice for a total of $100 and that actually does a lot better than you'd think for Atmos. I was actually surprised how well those worked on my friend's setup. He didn't tell me what they were until after he demoed the setup for me and I assumed they had to be something more.

 

[DJ Lushious]

Hassle I get, but it's not actually terribly expensive to do. Heck, you can get four bookshelf speakers from Monoprice for a total of $100 and that actually does a lot better than you'd think for Atmos. I was actually surprised how well those worked on my friend's setup. He didn't tell me what they were until after he demoed the setup for me and I assumed they had to be something more.

So, your friend was using them as heights?

I'm seeing front/back heights being an alternative to in-ceiling, but it still seems like in-ceiling gives the best experience.

 

[learnedhand]

I've had 5.1 and/or 7.1 systems for over a decade. I setup an Atmos system a couple of months ago when I bought a new receiver and was blown away. Just two decent speakers installed in the ceiling and the sound stage turns into a sound bubble.

I know it's a very niche thing, but totally worth it for me.

 

[NekoFever]

Honestly not thread shitting, but Atmos is where I draw the line. I just think the hassle plus bang for my buck kinda stops at 7.1 in my setup/house. It's a lot to expect "normal" consumers to deal with and I suspect it will get exponentially lower use than 5.1 did. That said, I am super excited about the potential for theaters and headphones. I LOEV the effect and for gaming in particular, it's really exciting for 3D and VR.

It still has benefits for home users on the low end. Because it's not as reliant on speakers being in a single optimal position it can scale from stereo to huge setups and better work in oddly shaped rooms that don't lend themselves to the traditional speaker layout.

 

[MizzouRah]

I wanted to get some to add on to my 5.1 Klipsch set, but my condo is an old hospital with tall ceilings and exposed concrete.

Looks like this:

I don't think it would work too well given the concrete pockets up there, but I would love to be wrong if anyone has experience with a similar setup.

 

[Marty Chinn]

So, your friend was using them as heights?

I'm seeing front/back heights being an alternative to in-ceiling, but it still seems like in-ceiling gives the best experience.

No, he's mounted them to the ceiling. It's a dedicated theater room, so he doesn't mind, but ya in-ceiling is probably going to give you the best experience.

 

[Wag]

Yeah, those were my first foray and they immediately went back. Nothing I could do would produce any reasonable results; they may as well have not even been there.

I think I paid like $40 for both of them. Might as well keep it. I'm moving into a new apt which is currently being built and am thinking about putting recessed speakers in the ceiling.

 

[Nipo]

Anyone with Atmos have ceiling fans? My concern is their motion will distort the sound so an in-ceiling installation wouldn't be ideal.

To answer my own question I installed atmos speakers in the ceilings this year and the ceiling fans make a small difference but only when at high speed. Great upgrade though also really nice for parties when you can just put on the ceiling speakers for background music.

 

[polyh3dron]

Don’t have one at home but worked at a mixing stage for a year that has an 11.2 setup along with the Atmos RMU for making the files that play in the theater. We did the Atmos version of Deepwater Horizon on that mix stage and it sounds amazing. I suggest that anyone with an Atmos setup play that movie on it because it’s a great showcase for the format.

The LCR speakers and the subs were all Meyer Acherons, and the rest of the speakers were JBL pro dual 8” speakers. Such a badass system.

 

[louiedog]

I wish I could, but I rent and have a really high angled ceiling so there really isn't an option for me.

 

[DJ Lushious]

To answer my own question I installed atmos speakers in the ceilings this year and the ceiling fans make a small difference but only when at high speed. Great upgrade though also really nice for parties when you can just put on the ceiling speakers for background music.

In my case one of the in-ceiling speaker would sit directly above the fan blades. I'm certain that'd affect the sound with the fan on, but I don't know how with the fan off. My only other alternative is to move the fan, but then I'm cutting 5 holes into my ceiling and sealing one.

 

[Samurai G0SU]

I do and have those speakers that are supposed to angle and bounce off the ceiling.. can't really tell if it has the effect it's supposed to. Wish I could figure out a way to mount some above in my small space.

Maybe that's part of my problem. I can't really tell if something is from the height speakers or if they are just well placed in my surround speakers.

i got those speakers too.

 

[a Master Ninja]

I bought that $15 Dolby Atmos Xbox One app to do headphone mode. I watched The Battle of the Bastards with some nice headphones and was seriously impressed. I can't wait for games to start supporting this!

 

[Timbuktu]

I have an Atmos capable receiver but haven't gotten around to/haven't bothered with putting speakers in the ceiling. I'm not sure I will in the next few years with a young family now, I'll probably do most movie viewing in cinema or at home with RF headphones.

 

[Nipo]

In my case one of the in-ceiling speaker would sit directly above the fan blades. I'm certain that'd affect the sound with the fan on, but I don't know how with the fan off. My only other alternative is to move the fan, but then I'm cutting 5 holes into my ceiling and sealing one.

I have the same setup. The downrod on the fan is 12 inches though and you may have a different outcome if it is a standard 3 or 6 in distance.

 

[Stinkles]

Hassle I get, but it's not actually terribly expensive to do. Heck, you can get four bookshelf speakers from Monoprice for a total of $100 and that actually does a lot better than you'd think for Atmos. I was actually surprised how well those worked on my friend's setup. He didn't tell me what they were until after he demoed the setup for me and I assumed they had to be something more.

Expense for me would be drywall and wiring which would dwarf the receiver and speakers. If I had different strokes money I'd do it fo sho

 

[n0razi]

65" LG OLED B6 with a $99 Vizio soundbar here.

Im glad I have terrible hearing

 

[[KoRp]Jazzman]

Got my home theater up and running just after Christmas and have been in love with it ever since. Went cheap on the projector for now until 4k becomes affordable and I'm still blown away when I do downstairs.

Epson 2040 refurb (1080p)
Pioneer Andrew Jones (3 towers, 2 monitors) and 2 Polk ceiling speakers
SVS tube sub
Denon AVR S720 receiver
150" Silver Ticket Projector Cinema Screen (easily the greatest purchase of all time as I can have my Receiver and speakers/sub behind the screen and everything looks clean).

Just added an Nvidia Shield as my new media player and that thing is amazing compared to using Plex on the PS4 previously (also Atmos pass through). Also the game streaming works amazingly well from my computer, which is nice for games that use a controller (I have been playing South Park: Stick of Truth right now).

 

[n0razi]

I wanted to get some to add on to my 5.1 Klipsch set, but my condo is an old hospital with tall ceilings and exposed concrete.

Looks like this:

I don't think it would work too well given the concrete pockets up there, but I would love to be wrong if anyone has experience with a similar setup.

Ideally you would install acoustic tiles as drop ceilings

 

[zephervack]

I do and have those speakers that are supposed to angle and bounce off the ceiling.. can't really tell if it has the effect it's supposed to. Wish I could figure out a way to mount some above in my small space.

Maybe that's part of my problem. I can't really tell if something is from the height speakers or if they are just well placed in my surround speakers.

I got the Pioneer speakers specifically because I could in the future buy these ones to convert it to Atmos, oh well, I guess I should look for ceiling mounted speakers when the time comes