Rear Surround and Dolby Atmos. (1 Viewer)

[dec0der]

Hi,

I recently purchased a new 4k earc TV & AV receiver. I'm concerned about the speaker hookup. Here is the speaker setup.

Front Left and Right floor standing dual 6 1/2 + tweeter which has a built-in height/Atmos speaker on the top. (Klipsch R-26FA)

Center speaker

Surround Sound Speakers 5 -1/2

Rear Surround Sound speakers 5 1/2

2 - 10" subwoofers

My concern is the Dolby Atmos speakers on top of the floor speakers need to be wired into the rear surround inputs on the back of the receiver. The rear surround sound speakers are already wired into that connection. Would it be OK to add the Atmos speaker wires into that connection as well? So I would have the rear surround sound speakers and the Dolby Atmos speakers hooked up to the same inputs.

My receiver is the Sony STR-DH790

Thanks..

 

[Mark-P]

Would it be OK to add the Atmos speaker wires into that connection as well? So I would have the rear surround sound speakers and the Dolby Atmos speakers hooked up to the same inputs.

No! Receivers aren’t meant to drive multiple speakers from a single output, doing so could cause damage. Your receiver is either 5.1.2 or 7.1 . It is not 7.1.2 . They do make 7.1.2 and 7.1.4 receivers but those are ridiculously expensive.

 

[John Dirk]

Your current receiver cannot process Dolby Atmos. Here's an example of a "reasonably priced" model that can.

Denon AVR-S760H (factory reconditioned)

7.2-channel home theater receiver with Wi-Fi®, HEOS™, Bluetooth®, Apple AirPlay® 2, and Alexa compatibility

www.crutchfield.com

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

Unfortunately, if you have a 7.1 Atmos speaker arrangement, you purchased the wrong receiver. You need a 7.1.2 receiver. Atmos speakers need to be connected to the appropriate Atmos-channel speaker outputs on the receiver. If you connect them to any other channels, the Atmos speakers will be receiving (for instance) the rear surround signal. That’s not what you want.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[Mark-P]

Your current receiver cannot process Dolby Atmos. Here's an example of a "reasonably priced" model that can.

Denon AVR-S760H (factory reconditioned)

7.2-channel home theater receiver with Wi-Fi®, HEOS™, Bluetooth®, Apple AirPlay® 2, and Alexa compatibility

www.crutchfield.com

Actually, John his receiver DOES process Atmos, just the 5.1.2 variety, which by the way is identical to the Denon receiver you linked as an example.

 

[dec0der]

Thanks for the replies. Yes, it can process Dolby Atmos. Just need the inputs for it for 7.1.2 .. jeez what was Sony thinking...how can you support Atmos in 5.1.2 and not in 7.1.2, all they needed to do is supply the height inputs. I just purchased the receiver so I need to see if I can swap it for a Sony 7.1.2 or other brand. Should of did my homework before purchasing.

So this is what I need, look at the price eh.. insane increase just for the 7.1.2 I dont see a Sony 7.1.2, only this 9.1.2

Sony ES STR-AZ3000ES

9.2-channel home theater receiver with Dolby Atmos®, Bluetooth®, Apple AirPlay® 2, and Chromecast built-in

www.crutchfield.com

 

[John Dirk]

Actually, John his receiver DOES process Atmos, just the 5.1.2 variety, which by the way is identical to the Denon receiver you linked as an example.

Wow! Missed that. Good catch! @dec0der - This means you can have either a 7.1 [rear surrounds] or 5.1.2 [2x Atmos] but not both. I'd recommend going the rear surround route as up-firing Atmos speakers are usually only marginally effective anyway unless they're in very ideal environments.

 

[dec0der]

I have high celings, I just wanted to fill the whole room with sound. It's probably not worth me spending an additional $1100 just to have "height" inputs. I cant belive Sony left this out on my model receiver, how can you support Atmos and not have seperate height inputs, but yea....its only for 5.1.2 - I guess I overlooked it when I purchased because it said Sony 7.2. My mistake

 

[Mark-P]

Thanks for the replies. Yes, it can process Dolby Atmos. Just need the inputs for it for 7.1.2 .. jeez what was Sony thinking...how can you support Atmos in 5.1.2 and not in 7.1.2, all they needed to do is supply the height inputs. I just purchased the receiver so I need to see if I can swap it for a Sony 7.1.2 or other brand. Should of did my homework before purchasing.

So this is what I need, look at the price eh.. insane increase just for the 7.1.2 I dont see a Sony 7.1.2, only this 9.1.2

Sony ES STR-AZ3000ES

9.2-channel home theater receiver with Dolby Atmos®, Bluetooth®, Apple AirPlay® 2, and Chromecast built-in

www.crutchfield.com

That’s a 7.1.2 receiver. I told you they were expensive When a receiver is advertised as 9.2 it means 9 amplified channels and 2 passive subwoofer outputs. A receiver that can do 7.1.4 would be designated as 11.2 like this one: https://www.crutchfield.com/p_158AZ5KES/Sony-ES-STR-AZ5000ES.html

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

I’ll let others more knowledgeable confirm, but I don’t think high ceilings will be conducive to up-firing Atmos speakers. You might be better off sticking with 5.1 or 7.1.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt