Hi everyone, I have been tempted to go the Dolby Atmos route for a while now and I decided on the receiver to use: Onky RZ-50, but now my problem is that I have to mount 2 sets of speakers to my ceiling. I have 3 pairs of Elac Unifi 2.0: two front, two sides and (at the moment) 2 backs. The backs will be shifted to be atmos back speakers. So I am going for a 5.1.4 setup.
Now I am thinking about shifting my fronts to be the atmos fronts and buy the new Elac Debut 3.0s as the new front speakers. However the Unifi 2.0s are quite big and heavy, so I am not sure if there is a reasonable way to mount them to the ceiling without worrying that they fall on your head. Because of that I am thinking about buying the Micca RB42s for the front atmos which are a lot smaller and lighter.
I found this mount by k&m which claims to hold up to 25kg but as it would screw in the back of the speaker I am worried about the wood of the Unifi 2.0s to just split, as the speaker is very long…
What are your thought?
If you’re also contemplating going with something new for the height channels-- instead of repurposing some of your existing speakers-- then I’d definitely recommend either of the SVS Elevation series if they’re available where you live.
The angled drivers and included brackets make them pretty versatile (they’re fairly easy to mount on the ceiling, or up high on the wall).
The ultra series seems to be made for ceiling mount, but the prime series not. 449€ is a bit steep though, but great recommendation thanks :)
No problem! BTW both the Ultra and Prime series actually use the same mounting bracket as far as I can tell. There’s a separate insert that slides into the bracket to anchor the speaker and keep it from sliding out of the keyhole slots when mounted in either location.
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0921/3560/files/Prime_Elevation_Ceiling_Block.pdf?v=1594238287
I’ve got three sets of Prime Elevations mounted high on the wall in my setup, but they all came with those inserts packed into the box.
EDIT: apparently the Ultra version uses a magnetic ceiling block, versus the rigid rubber one that the Prime Elevation uses, but the end result should be the same with either one.
Very interesting, thanks. I will check them out. Would of course be way easier and including the extra mounts I’d need with other speakers potentially cheaper…
Maybe I’m just getting confused but isn’t the whole point of Atmos that the floor speakers have upward-facing speakers that bounce sound off the ceiling?
On your concerns about the wood splitting, just make sure to predrill your holes and don’t overtighten your screws. If it were me, I’d also attach some sort of wire from the speakers into a eye bolt in the ceiling just in case the mount did fail.
Atmos is about overhead sound. That is literally overhead coming down at the listener. How you get can be done in a variety of ways with greater or lesser success. There is always compromise too. Dolby set-up guides suggest your average hometheatre goes for 4 overhead speakers more or less evenly spaced between ceiling and listener in a rectangular pattern and mounted in the ceiling. Of course if you can’t get into the ceiling, running speaker cable becomes a big issue too. Your upward facing speakers, Dolby atmos enabled toppers, are a separate speaker unit that sits on top of your front speakers (they may be built-in) and used to “bounce” the sound off the ceiling is another way of doing it. It has mixed reviews. I have it in my current set up and its “just okay”. They’re kinda a last resort for atmos but better than nothing.
As far as I know / heard from reviewers the upwards firing speakers are pretty underwhelming. Thats why I’d go for speakers mounted on the ceiling.
I am not worried about the wood splitting when drilling into them, but just the would not holding all of the weight
Use a small drill bit and pre-drill the wood. Just a little smaller than the screws so they’ll bite.
Hang them with toggle bolts.
I am not worried about the wood splitting when drilling into them, but just the would not holding all of the weight
I am living in Germany, so I have actually pretty tough walls and ceilings. Drilling into it will be quite a bit of work
