Features
Speci
fi
cations
Installation
Appendix
pg. 6 - Triad Dolby Atmos Enabled Speakers User Guide
Dolby® Atmos
Triad Speakers worked
closely
with
Dolby as their development partner to
create the original Dolby-enabled
speaker speci
fi
cations and prototypes
speci
fi
cally for those who do not want
height speakers on or in their ceilings.
Dolby enabled speakers are not meant
for center channel use as there is no
center Height speaker in Atmos.
Instead
our matching InRoom LCR should be
used as the center channel speaker.
• Discrete Overhead Height Speakers
are not certi
fi
ed
by Dolby, unlike
Dolby-enabled speakers. Convention
-
al in ceiling or on
-
ceiling speakers can
be used. The particular type and lo
-
cation of these ceiling speakers will
depend on a number of factors de
-
tailed elsewhere.
Placing Dolby Atmos Enabled Speakers
How many?
Dolby Atmos cinemas realistically recreate overhead sounds with a large array
of speakers above the audience. For the home, Dolby requires a minimum of 2
height speakers, with at least 4 height speakers preferred whenever possible.
Important note
:
W
ith
Atmos,
speakers must be added in
pairs to ensure a balanced
soundstage. A new speaker
on the right side of the room
must be matched by a
similar speaker on the left
side. This is true for speak
-
ers located at the listener
level as well as at the
ceiling.
E
xceptions to this
rule are speakers in the
center or center surround
locations.
Dolby recommends using four or more height speakers.
An enhanced height channel is integrated into your
Triad InRoom LR-H home theater speaker.
Installation
Speci
fi
cations
Features
Appendix
Triad Dolby Atmos Enabled Speakers User Guide - pg. 7
Dolby® Atmos
Positioning Dolby Atmos Enabled Speakers
For best sound, place your Dolby Atmos-enabled speakers centered at
or slightly above your ear height when seated. Avoid placing Dolby Atmos enabled
speakers higher than one-half the height of your wall. Make sure the speakers are at
least 3 feet (0.9 meter) away from the nearest listener, ideally 5 feet (1.5 meters) or more.
You’ll also get the best sound from Dolby Atmos-enabled speakers if your ceil-
ing is
fl
at (not vaulted or angled) and made of an acoustically re
fl
ective material,
such as drywall, plaster, concrete, or wood. Do not use them with acoustic tiled
ceilings. Dolby designed Atmos technology for rooms with ceiling heights of 8
to 12 feet (2.4 to 3.7 meters), but their testing indicates that you can hear incredible
Dolby Atmos top-layer sound in rooms with ceilings as high as 14 feet (4.3 meters),
although the effect may become more diffuse in rooms with higher ceilings.
Two Dolby Atmos-enabled height speakers should always be in the front left
and front right speaker locations of your system. With 4 Dolby Atmos-enabled
height speakers in a 5.1.4 con
fi
guration, the other two should be positioned in
the left and right side surround speaker locations 90 to 110 degrees off axis
from the primary listeners.
Recommended speaker placement for a 5.1.4 con
fi
guration using 4 Dolby
Enabled speakers
