A 5 1 4 or 7 1 4 system uses four ceiling speakers or four dolby atmos enabled speakers or modules.
Atmos ceiling speaker placement 5 1 2.
The 5 1 2 speaker configuration is the most popular and best value with 5 speakers at ear level one pair of atmos speakers and one subwoofer.
Simply add the number of ceiling mounted speakers being installed to the old surround sound standard.
The 7 1 4 setup with 7 speakers at ear level 4 atmos speakers and one or more subwoofers can provide the ultimate surround sound experience in most rooms.
A 5 1 2 or 7 1 2 system uses two ceiling speakers or two dolby atmos enabled speakers or modules.
5 1 2 this is a standard 5 1 channel surround sound system with the addition of two height channel or speakers that generate sound from above the listener.
Qper dolby using two height speakers in a 5 1 2 configuration is good enough to get atmos see this earlier ask s v exchange on the subject.
For instance adding two new ceiling mounted speakers to a 7 1 surround sound system creates a 7 1 2 atmos system.
However an installation using dual height speakers is considered bare bones dolby recommends using four height speakers to get a more enveloping realistic experience.
Dolby atmos speaker layouts parallel the 5 1 and 7 1 setups for surround sound.
5 1 2 overhead speaker setup how to set up your system to create an optimal sound system enabled with dolby atmos first familiarize yourself with the role and position of each speaker.
The most common home cinema configuration for dolby atmos speakers is 5 1 2 that s the regular 5 1 configuration with two height channels or 5 1 4 the same but with four height channels.
A 9 1 2 system adds a pair of front wide speakers to a 7 1 2 layout.