Thanks for dedicate your precious time to us in giving us tips and content about Home Theater ,really appreciate 👊
@magnoliamo Жыл бұрын
Thank you for hanging in there with me. Appreciate that a lot!
@colbywoodbery8648 Жыл бұрын
Love you videos man. Keep up the good work! Everyone thinks if you don't have the back speakers, you're not going to hear the sounds. It's not true, the sounds just get decoded in the surround sides, you would have to calibrate the timing and distance so it reaches your ears and sit in the middle to actually hear the effects coming from the rear. Great video!
@magnoliamo Жыл бұрын
Thank you! That’s the thing I find weird. Everyone knew from the days of THX that of you didn’t have the back surrounds, THX would create a virtual surround back. Same is true of Dolby and DTS formats. Everyone knew back then that the sound on those speakers is not lost, it’s only carried in the nearest speaker. For some reason with Dolby Atmos folks started to think if you don’t have the back surrounds or the appropriate number of height speakers, that activity is lost. But no, it’s just that you don’t hear it in that precise location. With back surrounds specifically you still get back surround sound in a virtual way if the they are placed correctly and the trims are set correctly.
@PanzerMagnet7 ай бұрын
If you have to choose between 5.1.4 or 7.1.2 for Atmos the best option would be 5.1.4
@theagg5 ай бұрын
A thought just occurred to me about how unreal the Clooney Atmos sounds are. In that reality, in space, it wouldn't matter where he was positioned, as the sound of his voice Bullock hears are not directional. They are emanating from the headset inside her helmet and so are not directional at all ! Funny that !
@magnoliamo5 ай бұрын
lol good point! unless she was wearing dolby atmos headphones!
@texxhexxmm10 ай бұрын
But it would be important to compare the scenarios with all speakers, because the Surrounds contribute a lot to Overhead feeling
@magnoliamo10 ай бұрын
Agree
@texxhexxmm10 ай бұрын
I have top Front and Rear height at the moment,but would like to ad top middle in ceiling or maybe middle height same as the Others 🤔
@magnoliamo9 ай бұрын
I have front/rear heights plus top middle and find it more immersive than just top front/rear in-ceiling. I think middle heights with a top front/rear does provide more immersive sound but only if you have multiple rows of seats. Just my thoughts on this. Not saying one is better than other for other rooms and setups.
@texxhexxmm9 ай бұрын
@@magnoliamo is sound coming from all Six sepeakers or mainly top middle ;)? What AMP so you have?
@magnoliamo9 ай бұрын
@@texxhexxmm it depends on the atmos mix. Gravity, Mad Max Fury Road, for example have dynamic Atmos mixes and all six height speakers utilized and sound moves through them. Then there are other movies where it’s primarily the front and rear heights with little to nothing coming from the top middles.
@texxhexxmm10 ай бұрын
With 6 atmos speaker,dolby atmos is "really" using those or it is just a spread? Marantz could not tell me that,the guy did not even know about 5.2.6 Layout 😮😅
@magnoliamo10 ай бұрын
It depends on the sound design. Some movies have static overhead sound. But there are movies such Gravity and Aqua-man where objects move across all speakers.
@PanzerMagnet7 ай бұрын
Dolby Atmos is recorded in a 7.1.4 format. If you only have one row of seating then the .4 should suffice, but if you have multiple rows of seating then you may want to consider .6 Atmos channels.
@djs928110 ай бұрын
This video helps but still deciding whether to go with the x4800 denon with amp and have either 5 bed layers and 6 heights or 7 bed layers and 4 heights. Or is it worthwhile to get the new x6800 denon with amp coming out in January 2024 and have 7 bed layer speakers and 6 heights. X6800 is a little more pricey. What do you think. Thanks for the videos
@magnoliamo10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment. Ideally if you can install 6 height speakers and have the space for back surrounds then go with 7.2.6. If you are sitting against a wall or don’t have enough space to make back surrounds work properly then 5.2.6 would work.
@PanzerMagnet7 ай бұрын
All Dolby Atmos material is recorded in 7.1.4. If you duplicate 7.1.4 layout according to Dolby specs then you’re going to hear it as it was intended in the studio. If you have a larger room with multiple rows of seating then I would think about a larger format like 9.1.6
@magnoliamo7 ай бұрын
@@PanzerMagnet Thanks for the comment. I have heard that movies are recorded in 7.1.4. Based on my research, and I posted a video about that earlier, I am not convinced. I installed wide channels and there are some movies that have discrete object placement in the wide channels and discrete object placement in a 6 channel height setup. It’s not “just the processor” spreading the sound to the additional channels. Again, not disputing what you are saying, instead, going off what I found during experimentation with various configurations.
@mzaentertainment56182 ай бұрын
Currently I have a 5.1.2 setup. My height channel is in ceiling between my seat and front speaker. I'm thinking to upgrade to 5.1.4 soon but in dilemmas whether it can be done and whether i can get good result. I still have space between my seat and wall approximately 1.5 feet. If I install 2 more height channel behind me, the height channel more or less align with my surround. Should I choose hybrid height channel with top front and top middle (back) or 4 height channel in ceiling ?
@magnoliamo2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the question. Checkout this video that I did on angles related to the height speakers. Dolby Atmos In-Ceiling Speaker Setup and Angles | Is the Dolby recommendation accurate? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7FdZtyYqKzbaZs.html What processor do you have? On Marantz and Denon you cannot select top fronts and top middle in a 4 height speaker setup. It needs to be Top Fronts and Top Rears, or Front and Rear height. I would check to see if you can do Top front and Rear Heights. Just add height speakers to the rear wall.
@mzaentertainment56182 ай бұрын
@@magnoliamo Thank you for your kind reply. I'm thinking to upgrade to Denon AVC3700 and maybe I will choose a top rear and front height because of the room size constraint.
@mauriciob8260 Жыл бұрын
Are you tried already AURO 3D with the denon upmixer feature ???
@magnoliamo Жыл бұрын
I have tried the Auro-3D upmixer on my Marantz 8805A with Dolby Atmos and plain vanilla Dolby True-HD and Dolby Digital and it sounds great. Caveat is that you must setup the height speakers as front and rear heights. If you use in-ceiling configuration with top front and top rear then the option is not there.
@texxhexxmm10 ай бұрын
@@magnoliamoSurround height and Front height has to be chosen
@magnoliamo10 ай бұрын
@@texxhexxmm with the latest firmware update you can upmix using Auro-3D even with top fronts and rears.
@dishsoap16 ай бұрын
Are your ceiling speakers angled towards the seating area or are they firing downward? I currently have 5.1.2, but I just bought a 9 channel Onkyo and new Sony X90L TV. I want to add two more heights with my extra channel. Current setup I have my two heights right over my seating area. Now I’m in a pickle cause with four heights they should be forward and behind the seating area. However my couch is pretty much against the wall. What do you suggest I do?
@magnoliamo6 ай бұрын
The pivoting tweeter on the ceiling speakers are not angled to the listening position. Are you able to pull the couch into the room at all?