Up-Firing Atmos Speakers vs. Height Speakers vs. Reality

Do Up-Firing Speakers Work? Use headphones with these binaural demos and you be the judge! Go get your headphones, I'll wait....

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00:00 - Start
00:21 - Binaural Audio Explanation
02:28 - The Pioneer Up-Firing Speakers
02:42 - Preconceived notions about “bouncy house” speakers
03:37 - Understanding the Acoustics of the Room
05:16 - My Living Room 7.1.4 Layout + Issues
07:37 - Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit
08:32 - SACT Torture Test in the Living Room
11:38 - Why the 2Khz dip is so important
13:14 - Why Andrew Jones designed up-firing speakers work so well
14:03 - The Dolby recommended upfiring module EQ
14:44 - My Studio 7.1.4 system tour
16:21 - SACT Torture Test in the Studio
18:48 - Garage Home Theater 13.1 Auro3D/ 7.1.4 Atmos Tour
20:14 - SACT Torture Test in Garage Home Theater
22:20 - Conclusion - Do Upfiring Speakers Suck?
23:46 - Adding Blu-tack Ears to the binaural head
24:13 - Why a generic target curve doesn’t work.
24:31 - SACT Torture Test system playback vs Reality
26:57 - An explanation of why & how upfiring speakers work
27:41 - Importance of dispersion characteristics
28:09 - Simulating the 2Khz dip to reduce localizability
28:43 - Narrow dispersion using flashlight
28:57 - The correct location for the height speakers
29:44 - Minimizing effects of Haas Effect
30:02 - Problematic ceilings and why upfiring can’t always work as well
30:22 - Upfiring precision vs height speakers
30:53 - Can you really bounce sound off a wall/ceiling?