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I hummed and hawed over it too during my build planning phase. In the end I decided I'd be kicking myself later for not doing at least the rough-in for it. Your fault Nick with your CEDIA coverage.
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Amazon.ca has a receiver for $1800. Amazon.com has one for $1600.
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That's really interesting stuff. Thank you. Sounds like short version is regardless of whether I spend the money for Atmos or not, losing my on wall QS8 surrounds in favor of only having in ceiling surrounds is not the best choice. Better to figure out a way to create the space on the walls for the surrounds and decide if I want to further upgrade for the Atmos. Appreciate this insight. Very helpful.
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You don't give up wall surround and replace them with ceiling ones. You take a regular 5.1 or 7.1 setup (you talked about going 7.1) and then ADDING 2-4 additional speakers to the ceiling. Thus the 7.1.4 I mentioned before. You have 11 speakers and 1 subwoofer channel (split between however many subs you want).
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Amazon.ca has a receiver for $1800. Amazon.com has one for $1600. Which models? I didn't know that there was anything out there that could drive 11 channels (powered) for a 7.1.4 setup. I know that there are some that have 11 channels "processed" but not that many are powered, and then you have to add a separate amp to drive those extra channels. If there is an 11 channel receiver that powers all of those 11 channels for $1600-$1800, then I am going to have to start looking at that more. I know that the Onkyo TX-NR3030, which powers all 11 channels, is running a little over $2,200 and it is one of the (if not THE) lowest cost Atmos receiver powering all 11 channels for a 7.1.4 setup.
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You don't give up wall surround and replace them with ceiling ones. You take a regular 5.1 or 7.1 setup (you talked about going 7.1) and then ADDING 2-4 additional speakers to the ceiling. Thus the 7.1.4 I mentioned before. You have 11 speakers and 1 subwoofer channel (split between however many subs you want). Yeah I got it now. My initial question was would it be reasonable to move my on wall surrounds to in ceiling so I could use more of the wall space for décor. That's when someone chimed in with the Atmos and here we are. Glad I asked, learned a lot.
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Namely, don't ask Nick for advice on how to spend money!
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Namely, don't ask Nick for advice on how to spend money! Yup. Atmos (and Auro, and DTS:X) are all things that can easily run a few thousand dollars ON TOP of a nice 5.1 or 7.1 setup right now. The prices will go down on the electronics as we get 1-2 years out.
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In the realm of audio, and the construction of an altar to exalt that audio experience, the price is not the cost of doing immersive, but not doing it.
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