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Would most home theater setups in a typical home theatre even need more than 12 channels, supposing that Home ATMOS supported it? I suppose that would be the case if a person was one of the 0.1% that lived in a cavernous mansion, but the typical middle class home?

Okay. That makes sense, since it looks like you are saying that Home Atmos only support a maximum of 12 channels.

Not including the two subwoofers, do you have 9 speakers in the system?

When I refer to a system as 7.2 or 7.0.2, I'm defining it as the number of discreet channels the receiver can provide. I don't go by number of speakers. A 7.2 or 7.0.2 system means 7 channels, each driving a single speaker plus two separate subwoofer channels. If you are driving two surround...

My setup is 7.1. If a person stuck using a consistent nomenclature with three positions then it would be 7.0.1.

Yes. If you are not using any height speakers sometimes also called presence speakers. It is the same as a 5.1 system which would be 3 fronts, sides or 2 rears and 1 subwoofer, just 2 more speakers added.

7.1.4 or 7.4.1 is just semantics to me. They mean the same thing. 7 = 3 front, 2 sides and 2 rears. .1 or .2 = 1 or 2 subwoofer channels .4 = 4 height or overhead channels Edit: Whether they are all used in a home video sound mix is a different story, but 7.4.1 is the number of channels...

What is the actual crux here? That setting up a home "ATMOS" system is just a waste of money because the overhead speakers are improperly or not used at all?