Ok, the speakers came in last week and as I'm setting things up I'm wondering how effective the rear surround speakers are going to be. There is no wall to place them on, rather just a ceiling beam. So they will not be at the suggested 2' above ear height, but basically at ceiling height (although front facing). The on-wall M2's will be mounted on the beam.
From what I've read, the rear surrounds will loose their effectiveness at this height because they will just blend with the Atmos ceiling speakers without that height separation. It's really not a cost issue because the only difference is the cost of M2's, but it will be a lot of work to drill and run wire through a large beam and ascetically its going to hurt things -- WAF too.
So, considering the possible diminished returns of having rear surrounds close to ceiling height, should I just stick with 5.1.4?
Agree, you're best to stick with 5.1.4 here.
