Do not use the ceiling for rear speakers, especially with an atmos setup. I would actually go with Sonos Ones on stands, rather than in wall speakers as well. You will be saving money and can do a little experimenting to find what location works best given the restrictions your dealing with.
As far as the sub, start with just 1 and see what you think. If you feel you need more bass, then you easily add a second later on. I’ve never really felt like bass was lacking, but I’m not as in to bass as other folks are. It’s subjective.
Thanks Denny!
Just so I understand, why are the ceiling (or in-wall) speakers + Amp a poor choice for the Atmos setup besides the ability to experiment with the location?
Would you then mount them on the rear wall angled in towards the couch? Or on stands either side of couch?
Also anyone else have a situation where you weren’t able to locate the rear speakers behind the
listener and how did that work out?
Sorry, I missed that you said you recommended stands for the Ones vs mounting.
Thanks Denny!
Just so I understand, why are the ceiling (or in-wall) speakers + Amp a poor choice for the Atmos setup besides the ability to experiment with the location?
Surround sound is suppossed to come form behind and to the side, as there is specific audio channels for these speakers that go along with whatever video your watching. For example, if there was an explosion behind charcaters on screen, and they look behind themselves, the audio should be behind you...not above you. This is even more so with atmos as the Arc bounces audio off the ceiling for sounds that are suppose to sound like they are coming from above you. You don’t want those extra atmos channels of audio blending in with the surround channels...because they are both coming from the same general location.
And to be clear, there isn’t an issue with in wall speakers, I just think it’s an unnecessary expense for surround that lacks flexiblity. I do have some in-wall speakers I don’t use really need to remove, but don’t because of the giant hole in the wall. Also, seems a little odd to me aesthetically to use a soundbar and in wall or in ceiling speakers.
Would you then mount them on the rear wall angled in towards the couch? Or on stands either side of couch?
Mounts are less flexible and doesn’t hide the power cords
Also anyone else have a situation where you weren’t able to locate the rear speakers behind the
listener and how did that work out?
I am happy with this setup in one of my rooms.
I have a similar setup where the couch is against the back wall. When I researched this what I found is that with Dolby Atmor the rear speakers shouldn’t be way up behind you, but just a tiny bit above head level (when sitting on the couch).
So I positioned them with these wall mounts:
https://www.sonos.com/nl-nl/shop/sanus-wall-mount-pair-play1-play3-one-black?gclid=Cj0KCQjwnP-ZBhDiARIsAH3FSRdgEJ4-HCHFYnUmghEVgnTHncPl66YDJiyzG-rmxZXUpvha04RYFK8aAgGHEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
These mounts are able to turn more than the Sonos wall mounts, and I am able to point them directly towards the middle part of the couch.
Hey @Jaap7 - with those mounts, did you run the power cable back through the wall with something like this? Or how did you deal with the power cables for the Ones?
ECHOGEAR TV Cord Hider for Wall Mounted TV - Black Cable Management Kit Hides TV Wires Behind The Wall- Includes 2 Pass Throughs, Locking Brackets, and Hole Saw Drill Attachment for Easy Install https://a.co/d/cQIykt9
Hey @Jaap7 - with those mounts, did you run the power cable back through the wall with something like this? Or how did you deal with the power cables for the Ones?
In my case there are power sockets right underneath the location of the One SL’s - so the cable is on the wall.
