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A4.2 Dolby Atmos Speakers
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos is the newest technology that brings a third characteristic into the home theater audio environment
— height. This revolutionary technology is now being encoded into many of the latest movies and videos to fully
deliver an immersive audio experience like no other.
Unlike the traditional home theater experience where content is mixed into channels, Dolby Atmos is mixed as
audio objects. This means the technology adapts to the configuration of your speakers giving you the ability
to have a variety of different speaker configurations of five speakers on the floor and two speakers producing
overhead sound to as many as 24 speakers on the floor and 10 speakers producing overhead sound.
With the ELAC A4.2 speakers, you will not need to install speakers into the ceiling. However, your room will
need to be of basic shape, size, and with ceilings of certain height.
Together with a Dolby Atmos enabled receiver, ELAC Debut speakers and the A4.2 add-on Dolby Atmos
speakers, you'll be in the middle of an amazingly effective 3-dimensional audio experience. The A4.2 speakers
will provide the height sound without having to install ceiling speakers to get the Dolby Atmos effects.
Room Requirements
Placement
For optimal effect and to minimize direct radiating audio at
listener level, place Dolby Atmos enabled speakers at or
slightly above the height of your ears when seated. Avoid
placing the Dolby Atmos enabled speakers higher than one-
half the height of your wall.
Room Height
For optimal performance, the ceiling should be flat (not
angled or vaulted), with a height of 14 feet (4.27 meters) or
less, and made of an acoustically reflective material (drywall,
plaster, hardwood, or another rigid, non–sound-absorbing
material). The ideal ceiling height is between 7.5 and 12 feet
(2.3 and 3.66 meters). Sound-absorbing and sound-diffusing
treatment for handling unwanted reflections from the walls and
floor is recommended to improve sound quality and system
performance.
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A4.2 Dolby Atmos add-on
Listening Position
Ceiling Height:
7.5' - 12'
Minimum: 3 feet from
listening position.
Ideal: 5 feet or more