Cobook shelves for heigh ceiling install#

If you have more money to burn on in-ceilings also consider the JBL SCL-5. During the Dirac Live calibration the C763L (~2m from my head) have a ~6dB difference with the F228Be (~3m from MLP) and ~3dB difference with M126Be (2m from MLP). They are also on the low-sensitivity side.

Cobook shelves for heigh ceiling install#

Also it is relatively easy to install if you have ceiling panels (cut a circle, route wire, screw the 'dog ears' secure), they can be pointed to the MLP and are less affected by floor reflections unlike downward firing ceiling speakers. The main advantage is the smaller size and that they have integrated backboxes and tabs to secure seismic wire.

If there is no alternative but to put the speakers in-ceiling the C763Ls are good, but the frequency response curve (both spinorama an in-room measurement) is not as good as Revel bookshelves. IMO, consider good bookshelves first unless the installation is difficult or looks are more important. I also don't know if Revel makes brackets for ceiling mounting something like an M106, but something like that could work as well.Ĭlick to expand.Late to the party but I'm leaving my two cents for others wondering the same. It's an angled speaker that sits in the ceiling, but I don't know if the angle will be correct for your setup. The Revel C763L is the canonical 'best ceiling speaker for home theatre' as it was widely used for mastering BluRays. This can be a problem with wall mounted solutions. Otherwise it won't sound like effects are coming from above. The most important thing for tops is that the speakers should be pointed at the listening position, and the recommended angles need to be fairly steep - from 55-90 degrees relative to listener position, depending on number and chosen layout. The distance is only a factor insofar as you'll want those speakers to be powerful enough in terms of SPL. If you are willing to mount speakers to your ceiling, that should work just fine. The Trinnov HT position guide recommends 3m as ceiling height and states that higher may be preferred. In fact they can be an upside as they may make it more difficult to localize sound coming from the height speakers. Not sure if I'm misunderstanding something, but high ceilings aren't really a downside for Atmos.