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With the new Dolby Atmos surround format on the immediate horizon we wondered how many Sound & Vision readers’ are using special surround processing to derive height channels in their current home theater setups. Turns out that nearly a quarter of respondents have setups with height channels—a respectable showing considering the effort involved in installing extra speakers.

Here’s the complete breakdown of answers to the question we posed: Is Your Home Theater Configured with Height Channels?

78% No, I have a conventional 5.1/7.1/etc. surround-sound configuration.

7% Yes, I use them with Dolby Pro Logic IIz.

6% Yes, my Yamaha receiver is set up with “presence” channels for Cinema DSP HD3.

5% Yes, I use them with DTS Neo:X.

4% Yes, I use them with Audyssey DSX.

1% Yes, I use them with surround processing not listed above.