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I just don't see how most normal houses (3/4 bed estate) will accommodate
Atmos and as such mass appeal will be difficult.

I read people struggling to run Cat 5 cables on forums all the time so ceiling speakers et all is a non starter for all but the well healed and or committed enthusiast.

It's a niche market but probably a valuable one just now but wether it's worth Meridian leading the way here is unclear. How much software is out there anyway?

We shall see...

Do I have to install speakers in my ceiling?

In real life, sounds come from all around us, including overhead. Having the ability to recreate overhead sounds is a key element in making Dolby Atmos sound so realistic.

The obvious way to create overhead sounds is to install speakers in or on your ceiling. But that’s not the only way to get great overhead sound.

Through our knowledge of psychoacoustics and sound physics, we’ve developed speakers that can create overhead sound even though they’re only a few feet off the floor. These speakers fire sound upward, where it reflects off the ceiling to produce an incredibly lifelike recreation of overhead sound—you really have to hear them to believe them.

You will be able to buy integrated Dolby Atmos enabled speakers that include both traditional forward-firing speakers and upward-firing speakers in one speaker cabinet. (Those speakers have two sets of posts, one for the traditional speaker and one for the upward-firing speaker.)

But if you already have conventional speakers you like, you can simply buy Dolby Atmos enabled speaker modules. These include only the upward-firing speakers. You can put the modules on top of your current speakers or on another nearby surface