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.... Spatial Audio Calibration Toolkit: https://spatialcd.com Cyber Monday Code: CYBER15 Expires 11/27/23 ELAC Upfiring Speakers designed by Andrew Jones: https://amzn.to/46wW1jG Audiophile Grade Blu-Tack ;-) https://amzn.to/47N8ssL AKG K371 Headphones: https://amzn.to/3uGBFHp My Speaker Leaderboard: http://speakerleaderboard.com My Subwoofer Leaderboard: http://bit.ly/subwooferleaderboard My Headphone Leaderboard: http://bit.ly/headphoneleaderboard 3 Ways to Support This Channel: 1) My Amazon Wishlist http://bit.ly/MyPublicWishlist 2) 🔑 AV Master Class: https://www.avmasterclass.com/joentell 3) 🪙 Become a Patron:   / joentell   Channel Sponsors: Monoprice/Monolith: https://bit.ly/MonopriceJNT AFFILIATE LINKS: Crutchfield: https://howl.me/ckjnBvmnd5M Best Buy: https://howl.me/ckjoam20vaE Target: https://howl.me/ckjoaHc0z1l My Recommended Products: https://kit.co/joentell Gear I Use: https://www.amazon.com/shop/joentell Follow me on: 📸Instagram:   / joentell   👥Facebook:   / realjoentell   Disclosure: The Affiliate links above earn me a commission if you purchase using those links. This is at no additional cost to you. 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?