Nick- don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to argue with you. You were there and spoke with the reps. I'm just going by what I've read online and what the white paper says. "If we were cross, I don't think I could bear it"
I'm not upset at all. I just wanted to point out what Dolby reps (and a few of the speaker reps from different demos) said in person both during demos, and Dolby reps said when I specifically asked about it after the demo.
They told me things that they said would not show up on a white paper because they don't want to be "too limiting" which to me said that they didn't want to be so picky that it turned people away from the technology. Another example of this was that they want monopole speakers all around (sorry QS series). Not that bi/di/quad pole surround speakers wouldn't work, but it wasn't what they wanted as it is more difficult to create the correct imaging.
I have not looked to see if that made it in to the white paper or not, or is in any revised ones. They just said that it wasn't specified in the white paper that was coming out in the midst of CEDIA.
Also, I did say, "Sounds to me like the dispersion of the in-ceiling M3s is wide enough to not matter, which is great to hear."
To me, white papers and even what the reps say is good, but real world practice is better. White papers and verbal information is intended to make things work for the most broad of audiences. If the Axiom in-ceiling M3s work, then great. Not saying that they couldn't potentially be even better at a slight angle, but to implement the angle may not be worth whatever reward (big or small) it may yield.
Personally, I am going to experiment with both. Flat and angled, but I am doing on-wall (on-ceiling) to keep my soundproofing intact. That, however, won't be for a long while, so I won't know which works best.
All in all, I think that we can agree that they are working for you. Would an aimable tweeter be a nice enhancement to the product either way, sure... But it is working for Atmos per your experience, so that is good for me.
