[movie78]

@movie78 & any other Kodi audiophiles in the know about ATMOS & DTS:X... I'm considering upgrading to a 7.1.2 set-up for the new formats, but I find speaker placement & this whole object-based idea w/DTS:X pretty confusing. Also, before I bought my home, I had my basement pre-wired for 7.1 (with cables all behind drywalls) & I'm not keen about thought of having to tear up walls and/or ceilings to add 2 more speakers, then patching up, sanding & repainting!

Anyway, for a best of both worlds ATMOS & DTS:X 7.1.2 set-up, where should the new height speakers go? Above the L/R fronts, firing down from near the ceilings? I assume same will work for both formats? Here are a couple of pics of my HT room...

• View from front looking back
  
• View to right side of seating area
  
• View to screen from back
  
• A/V gear closet, where all cables are routed to
  

Base on you room setup and size,The Pioneer up-firing speaker wouldn't be a good option, i would suggest getting POLK OWM3 and mount right infront of the front seat.

Move the side surround in-between the front and back seat.
Move the L/R Rear Surround line up with backseat.

Then your setup will look like something like this.




As far as DTS:X speaker placement,nobody knows what is going to be,DTS said that Atmos speaker configuration will work with DTS X.