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Preview: Two ways to achieve the height channels in a Dolby Atmos® system include either mounting ceiling speakers for a directly down-firing path or what Dolby refers to as Atmos® Enabled speakers meaning the sound doesn’t fire down but rather bounces up to the ceiling and back to your ears.

PSB Imagine XA Dolby Atmos Enabled Speakers - Design

This illusion is considered a “phantom” sound, emulating the direct sound heard from a ceiling speaker. There is still much discussion about which is preferable but PSB makes a strong case for the “enabled” speaker in the Imagine XA module which can be wall mounted or placed on the main speaker.

PSB Imagine XA Dolby Atmos Enabled Speakers - Setup

The Imagine XA is like most Atmos® Enabled speakers with the familiar sloped top angled about 30 degrees, it provides a ceiling-reflected path from in front or behind the listening position. Working closely with the Dolby specification on enabled speaker, PSB designed the XA to perform within a certain frequency, distance and mounting height.

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