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Hi 

I’m currently building my home and we’re getting to the first fix electrics stage and I’m stuck on the design for my home cinema. 

 

My open plan living room is around 11 metres x 5 metres. The lounge area will be around 4.5 metres x 5 metres of that. My viewing sofa will back onto a wall and the projector screen will hang between the lounge “zone” and “dining” zone without any substantial furniture below (i.e not something I can put a Arc - not that I could then wire back to the projector without a very long hidden cable run). 

I really want Dolby Atmos set up with clear dialogue and great effects. I have yet to buy the new projector. I will be using an Apple TV for connection. 

My current idea is 2 x Era 300 for rears and a Sub but I am stuck for the front.  

I can mount speakers in or on the ceiling. In my last home I put a centre speaker in front of the projector screen on the ceiling. The more discreet however the better.

 

Can anyone  help solve my problem???

I do not think Sonos has an option for this. The Amp would make it possible to forego a soundbar, but that does not do Atmos. You would need a speaker on each side of the screen - the Amp will compute a center channel.

For the best sound experience the sound should be heard as coming “from the screen”. Soundbars and center speakers will take care of this. Ceiling speakers (or even a center speaker on the ceiling - which Sonos does not do) will not do this. In my opinion they are a “second best” option even for rears.

Since your placement is so awkward, maybe you should not go for a (heavily compromised) Atmos system, but make do with the best possible 5.1 surround set up?

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