Have you ever wondered how you can get that professional theater sound into your own home theater installation? The secret is Dolby Atmos—the incredibly realistic 3-D audio system that puts standard surround sound speaker systems to shame. 

The experts at Premiere Home Theater have put together this guide on Dolby Atmos so you can decide if Atmos is the right sound system upgrade for you:

• What It Is: Simply put, Dolby Atmos creates the ultimate 3-D audio experience. Theaters have been taking advantage of this technology since 2012 with movies like Star Trek: Into the Darkness and Guardians of Galaxy, but consumers can now enjoy the same experience in their own homes.
• How It Works: Rather than pushing sound to a particular speaker (as in surround sound systems), Dolby Atmos pushes sound to a particular place in 3-D space. After an initial calibration and setup, your house will be properly mapped to take advantage of the Atmos-enabled speaker system. The result is a realistic experience where audio actually sounds like they are zooming by your ear or flying by overhead.
• What You’ll Need: In order to take advantage of the Dolby Atmos system, you’ll need to have speakers that face toward the ceiling. You can either buy modules that sit on top of your speakers or purchase surround sound speakers that point toward the ceiling by themselves. You’ll also need a special receiver that can process the audio data and push that information out to the rest of your home theater installation.
• The Existing Content: There are already over 150 movies that are enabled for viewing with the Dolby Atmos system. Ender’s Game, Gravity, The Hobbit trilogy, and Frozen were all mixed by sound engineers to take advantage of this unique audio experience. Although no streaming services currently support Dolby Atmos viewing, they will undoubtedly catch on when the system gains widespread popularity.

If you have any questions about installing Dolby Atmos in your home theater, contact the friendly experts at Premiere Home Theater today. Give them a call at (704) 449-9448 to set up a free consultation or visit them online to learn more about their vast array of speaker systems, audio equipment, and TV repair services.