MartinLogan Motion AFX

The Motion AFX speakers are designed to sit on top of your existing speakers and angle sound upward. By reflecting audio off your ceiling and down to your listening position, they simulate the overhead effects required for Dolby Atmos without needing to install speakers in your ceiling.

No, you do not need to own MartinLogan speakers. The Motion AFX is designed to be compatible with most standard floorstanding or bookshelf speakers, provided they have a flat top surface for placement.

Yes, ceiling height and material play a significant role. These speakers work best with flat, reflective ceilings between 8 and 12 feet high; vaulted, textured, or acoustic-tiled ceilings may diffuse the sound and reduce the effectiveness of the height effects.

The Motion AFX is sold as a pair, so one purchase provides you with two speakers, which is the standard requirement for a front or rear Dolby Atmos height channel setup.

No, these are specifically engineered as upward-firing modules. Their internal crossover and driver orientation are optimized to bounce sound off the ceiling, so they will not perform correctly if mounted on a wall or used as traditional direct-radiating surround speakers.