swanny78
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I am relatively lucky in that I have a symmetrical rectangular room (converted single garage) and my speaker placements in my current 5.2.2 setup are pretty spot in with Dolby recommendations. I have recently upgraded my receiver and now have an additional 2 channels. I could add to my setup so make it 5.2.4 or 7.2.2. I am considering the 5.2.4 setup by adding 2 additional ATMOS in ceiling speakers to complement the 2 I already have. The issue is the 2 existing speakers would need to be shunted forward a couple of feet to be "Dolby perfect" needing me to drill 2 other holes and fill the existing 2 - I don't really want to do that. Would it be acceptable to leave where they are and mount the 2 additional ATMOS speakers at the rear as per the diagram attached. Red arrows show where existing 2 should move to. It wont be Dolby perfect but Audessy on my Denon AVR 3700 would compensate for that I think or should I go thru the hassle of moving the existing speakers, will it make a massive worthwhile difference. ?
Alternatively I could add 2 rear surrounds so have a 7.2.2 setup, is that more worthwhile than 4 ATMOS channels.
Any expert thoughts and ideas welcome.
P.S I know the Denon has 2 pre amp channels that I could use and have both the 7 surrounds and the 4 ATMOS 7.2.4 but maybe that's a future consideration but not for now. I have a family to feed ;-)
Alternatively I could add 2 rear surrounds so have a 7.2.2 setup, is that more worthwhile than 4 ATMOS channels.
Any expert thoughts and ideas welcome.
P.S I know the Denon has 2 pre amp channels that I could use and have both the 7 surrounds and the 4 ATMOS 7.2.4 but maybe that's a future consideration but not for now. I have a family to feed ;-)