Please suggest In ceiling atmos speakers

[pjgowtham]

My build is mentioned on the signature below. I want to match that to either a 5.1.2 setup or 5.1.4 setup. I am not aware of the required specifications for atmos in-ceiling speakers. So, kindly suggest me a few. There are ceiling speakers ranging from 1000 to > 13,000 INR, some cheaper ones with higher specifics and a few expensive ones with lower specifics. So, i am on a fix whether to go for 5.1.2 or 5.1.4 setup.

Currently, I have no idea how to budget for atmos speakers and I certainly don't want it to be overkill compared to the existing setup.

I am eyeing these https://www.amazon.in/gp/offer-listing/B0007LCL90/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

I am also eyeing the taga harmony TCW80R, TCW180R, TCW100R v2.

Help me come to a conclusion.

 

[ONEMANARMY]

My recommendation would be to go with 4 on ceiling. It's significantly better than 2 and certainly not overkill.
Choice of speakers is up to you depending on your budget.

 

[pjgowtham]

Looks like my AVR supports only 5.2.2 atmos. So, i'm going to extend my budget to 12k for a pair of ceiling speakers. I need guidance on where and what to buy.

 

[annapl]

im using sonodyne sonus 3540 and its great

 

[pjgowtham]

I bought the JBL arena 6IC pair for 12k

 

[Naturelover]

Curious to know how does the sound of on wall speakers like Sonodyne 3540 compare with overhead on ceiling or in ceiling speakers?

 

[pjgowtham]

Speakers with it's own enclosure generally sound better than in-ceiling speakers. Atleast, that's what my research online on this subject says.

 

[rahuln]

I'm using a pair of Polk Audio RC80i with rest of Polk Audio RTiA setup in 7.1.2 format. I wanted to stay with 7.1 as most of the media is still encoded in 7.1 format. Given that my room size is just 13x15, I thought it will be better to stay with .2 instead of .4. I'm quite satisfied with my setup

 

[annapl]

Curious to know how does the sound of on wall speakers like Sonodyne 3540 compare with overhead on ceiling or in ceiling speakers?

sonodyne sounds beautiful for atmos imo

 

[pjgowtham]

I settled with the JBL Arena 6IC pair for 12k. It sounds glorious and I'm very pleased with the results. This time around i did 6 or 8 point calibration along with adjusting the cutoff frequency for auto eq in the audyssey multi eq android app. These modifications made things exponentially better.

The DTS-X uses the ceiling speakers and i could hear the difference well enough. The 360 degree sound is so noticeable. For old music, Multichannel stereo works really well. Proper atmos mix sounds really good, which i tested with Gravity Diamond Luxe edition. The best track to test atmos has to be the car scene in Ready Player one.

 

[Enkay78]

I settled with the JBL Arena 6IC pair for 12k. It sounds glorious and I'm very pleased with the results. This time around i did 6 or 8 point calibration along with adjusting the cutoff frequency for auto eq in the audyssey multi eq android app. These modifications made things exponentially better.

The DTS-X uses the ceiling speakers and i could hear the difference well enough. The 360 degree sound is so noticeable. For old music, Multichannel stereo works really well. Proper atmos mix sounds really good, which i tested with Gravity Diamond Luxe edition. The best track to test atmos has to be the car scene in Ready Player one.

From where did you buy?

I am also looking for ceiling speakers for my dedicated home theatre

 

[pjgowtham]

From where did you buy?

I am also looking for ceiling speakers for my dedicated home theatre

Theatrewala.in

Remember to do a bit of bargaining. Even though I didn't purchase this in person, he was responsive through WhatsApp. He had a few Polk, elac, jbl.