A $200 ceiling speaker and a $2000 ceiling speaker are not gonna sound worlds apart.
Out hearing has most of its detail in front of us, above and behind is where we are far less critical of sounds (just look at how our ears are shaped.
The “detail” you hear with rain comes from it hitting the ground in front of you, not falling on top of you.
For Atmos, as long as the speakers are decent, the main thing you want to focus on is bass response. If you use a 5” woofer, you probably are gonna be crossing at like 120”, thus any bass from those heights (a spaceship flying above you), is gonna be directed towards the sub.
I recommend 8” woofers for ceiling speakers.
You also want coaxial, no double tweeters or any of that nonsense, those are fine if you are directly in-line with them, but once you go off-axis (not directly under), you get phase cancellations.
The HDX-R80 models should be sufficient.
Out hearing has most of its detail in front of us, above and behind is where we are far less critical of sounds (just look at how our ears are shaped.
The “detail” you hear with rain comes from it hitting the ground in front of you, not falling on top of you.
For Atmos, as long as the speakers are decent, the main thing you want to focus on is bass response. If you use a 5” woofer, you probably are gonna be crossing at like 120”, thus any bass from those heights (a spaceship flying above you), is gonna be directed towards the sub.
I recommend 8” woofers for ceiling speakers.
You also want coaxial, no double tweeters or any of that nonsense, those are fine if you are directly in-line with them, but once you go off-axis (not directly under), you get phase cancellations.
The HDX-R80 models should be sufficient.