This video was literally the proof that I was totally wrong about how atmos should be. I was trying to pin point where my overhead effects were coming from and oftentimes getting frustrated because I couldn’t tell which speaker was playing the atmos effects. It was never meant to be like that. Thanks Matt and like always your knowledge is insane.

Great video to help raise awareness of the importance of timbre matching of Atmos speakers.

That's why I like having the Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit handy. I can show people visually an object moving around the room and how it matches up to the sound in the actual room. It gives me a reference for any tonal changes as objects move around the array as well.

Thanks!

Perfectly said, as always Matthew. Respect!

Excellent video!

Great video and you are entirely right about timber matching and sould level matching

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Matt your knowledge is so well presented and practical. It's presented in a refreshing way that isn't influenced by pushing products like so many other KZreadrs. You are a true professional.

Thanks very helpful even though I only have 5.1(2)

Hey Mathew

Im surprised you didnt discuss number of height speakers and their positioning. Such a hot topic.

Thanks for the video, keep these up! One thought about levels I think I heard from Anthony Grimani in another video: since our ears face forward, what I think he suggested was to level balance based on what our ears hear. When I used a SPL meter and calibrated all of my speakers to 75db, I noticed the atmos speakers didn't sound as loud as the rest. By increasing the Atmos speakers a couple db, they then sounded the same level as my front sound stage. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on this suggestion. Agree with your point though, that dialing up many db just to hear Atmos effects louder isn't a good idea.

I like to look for speaker lines that use the same mid and tweeter and the same crossover points across the whole lineup.

Thanks!

Hey Matt, I couldn't agree more with your points on overhead speakers, and expectations. Also, having all great matched full-range speaker future proofs your system. Imagine if/when your speakers can actively help real-time with challenging rooms/frequencies. I vaguely remember you hinting at this awhile back. Maybe a future version Dirac?

Full range at every channel is the way sound signals should be produced. I'm glad that systems can sound great without having to put amazing speakers in every location though.

I thought my atmos sounded louder then the rest at a level match so i set the atmos 2 db lower then the rest and it seems to blend better with everything else.

Great content, it would be nice to hear what you have to say about placement of atmos tops

While maybe implied inh the video, in addition to timbre matching and at least full band performance (80Hz) performance, power handling is also key. There a a number of films where the Atmos speakers are playing at LCR levels - if not more