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expireddoublehelixx | Staff posted Jan 28, 2025 5:55 PM

Polk Monitor XT90 Hi-Res Height Speaker Pair $99 + Free Shipping

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Jan 28, 2025 9:19 PM
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Jan 28, 2025 11:32 PM
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sur4kJan 28, 2025 11:32 PM
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I wouldn't recommend these for an upfiring Atmos setup. I bought a pair of these for $109 from Adorama last month to try on top of my front towers, with intention of further expanding from a 7.1.2 to 7.1.4 if I liked them. They don't really work due to limitations in their design and the need for ideal placement and room conditions. Better upfiring speakers (how much is debatable) are designed to direct the sound so it doesn't seem like it's coming from the speaker but dispersed overhead, such as by using waveguides.

While the XT90s have keyhole slots that make them wall mountable, I haven't gotten approval from my partner to try wall or ceiling mounting. Though I don't think the XT90s make a good buy if you're going to mount them either. There are better (wider frequency response, significantly so on the bottom end as the XT90s are designed only to handle the Dolby recommended upfiring crossover of 180 Hz) and cheaper surround speakers that would work as height or Atmos speakers, e.g., Polk Atriums on sale or your pick of satellite speakers in your local used market.
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Jan 29, 2025 6:07 AM
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budsterJan 29, 2025 6:07 AM
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Quote from sur4k View quoted comment :
I wouldn't recommend these for an upfiring Atmos setup. I bought a pair of these for $109 from Adorama last month to try on top of my front towers, with intention of further expanding from a 7.1.2 to 7.1.4 if I liked them. They don't really work due to limitations in their design and the need for ideal placement and room conditions. Better upfiring speakers (how much is debatable) are designed to direct the sound so it doesn't seem like it's coming from the speaker but dispersed overhead, such as by using waveguides.

While the XT90s have keyhole slots that make them wall mountable, I haven't gotten approval from my partner to try wall or ceiling mounting. Though I don't think the XT90s make a good buy if you're going to mount them either. There are better (wider frequency response, significantly so on the bottom end as the XT90s are designed only to handle the Dolby recommended upfiring crossover of 180 Hz) and cheaper surround speakers that would work as height or Atmos speakers, e.g., Polk Atriums on sale or your pick of satellite speakers in your local used market.
Would a better upfiring Atmos speaker be the Klipsch R-41SA? I'm looking to add inexpensive Atmos speakers ($200 max for a pair) to make a 3.1 setup to be 3.1.2. I cannot wall/ceiling mount any speakers so looking for upfiring ones to put on top of the front L/R speakers.
Jan 29, 2025 6:07 PM
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JayH7130Jan 29, 2025 6:07 PM
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Quote from budster View quoted comment :
Would a better upfiring Atmos speaker be the Klipsch R-41SA? I'm looking to add inexpensive Atmos speakers ($200 max for a pair) to make a 3.1 setup to be 3.1.2. I cannot wall/ceiling mount any speakers so looking for upfiring ones to put on top of the front L/R speakers.
Unless your room absolutely does not allow, going from 3.1 to 5.1 will generally be a much better bang for your buck in terms of adding immersion, than adding upfiring height channels.
Jan 29, 2025 7:41 PM
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budsterJan 29, 2025 7:41 PM
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Quote from JayH7130 View quoted comment :
Unless your room absolutely does not allow, going from 3.1 to 5.1 will generally be a much better bang for your buck in terms of adding immersion, than adding upfiring height channels.
Right, I forgot to mention before that my setup is impractical for surround speakers.
Jan 29, 2025 10:28 PM
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sur4kJan 29, 2025 10:28 PM
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Quote from budster View quoted comment :
Would a better upfiring Atmos speaker be the Klipsch R-41SA? I'm looking to add inexpensive Atmos speakers ($200 max for a pair) to make a 3.1 setup to be 3.1.2. I cannot wall/ceiling mount any speakers so looking for upfiring ones to put on top of the front L/R speakers.
What I've learned is that it is hard to predict if you'll get good Atmos effects from upfiring speakers because a lot depends on your room. You need them to be no higher than at half your ceiling height (but if they're too low, you'll hear them from their location instead of the overhead reflection), and angled just right to bounce off your [ideally smooth] ceiling to your listening position. People use laser pointers, mirrors, and trigonometry to figure these out. I didn't do the background research and didn't realize with my 8' ceiling, the XT90's ~22° angle sitting almost exactly at 4' atop my fronts is too sharp for my listening distance.

I don't think another Dolby module would be much better out of the box (a lot of the ones I've seen are angled about the same as the XT90], although the ones with waveguides might make them less localized if I were to tilt them to angle them forward more. But outside some Atmos demos, I don't know that there's enough content out there to make going 3.1.2 worth it. Maybe you should consider regular height speakers with fuller range, and not just upfiring ones that are crippled by design.
Jan 30, 2025 2:27 AM
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SeriousSummer4307Jan 30, 2025 2:27 AM
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i tried a few times and always see 200$ . not sure what am doing wrong

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Jan 31, 2025 12:32 AM
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IamProJan 31, 2025 12:32 AM
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i tried a few times and always see 200$ . not sure what am doing wrong
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Jan 31, 2025 1:21 AM
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harryqJan 31, 2025 1:21 AM
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same price direct from Polk
https://www.polkaudio.com/en-us/p...00148.html
Feb 7, 2025 3:41 AM
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LonWFeb 7, 2025 3:41 AM
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I'm seeing $173
The Polk direct says coming soon or some such.

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