PSB Imagine XA Dolby Atmos Enabled Speakers Preview

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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.

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.

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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Piero Gabucci

As a kid I wasn’t frugal with money, but so glad my brother was. He worked and saved to buy audio gear that I was able to enjoy. I was hooked on hifi. When I graduated from college, I rewarded myself with a pair of KEF speakers and a Denon Turntable and amplifier. They were my prized possessions. Today as an architect, my passion for music and film match my joy for architecture - art is art. Involved with Secrets for many years now, I’m able to enjoy some great gear and I do love it all, analog (vinyl and tubes) and digital (high-res and solid state). My approach to reviewing is with an openness and unbiased enthusiasm as I do think the art of high fidelity is subjective. Whether you believe the goal of hifi equipment is to capture the quality of a live performance or to faithfully reproduce the artist’s studio recording isn’t relevant, it’s the pure enjoyment at all levels that matter.