Speaker Placement 500SA atmos or surround?
I would like some advice on placement for a home theatre set up I am working on. I have the following speakers:
(2) RP 8000f II
(2) RP 500SA II
(1) 504C II
The space is rectangular with a 100' laser TV and a flat low ceiling (see pictures attached). I was planning on using the 500sa speakers as surrounds, but I understand that I can place them on top of the 8000 floor standing speakers to utilize atmos. However, if I do that, I will only have front speakers, and so I'm not sure if it would be counter productive to try to get an atmos effect without additional surrounds. Also, if I do use the 500 sa as surrounds, I'm not sure if I should put them on the wall perpendicular to the seats, or if they should go behind the last row of seats facing the screen. Any advice would be much appreciated.
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Official comment
HI Samuel,
As most movies and TV shows are mixed in Dolby we recommend following their speaker positioning guides. https://www.dolby.com/about/support/guide/speaker-setup-guides/#gref
The RP-500SA can be used for the surround or Atmos application. Most folks would first add side surrounds and then Atmos channels. If used for Atmos, you can setup them up to fire upwards and reflect audio from the ceiling or install them high up on the wall facing downwards, front side or rear wall would work, we can recommend experimenting with the placement to see where the best Atmos effect is achieved in your room.
Thanks!
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