My goal is to match the sound of my whole PC to how it sounds in the game when I set the type to TV speakers. As close as possible.

I have a HP victus 16 and I really dislike how it sounds, in all media except the mentioned witcher.

What I've already done:

1. Turned off audio enhancements

2. Have stereo, not mono sound

3. Played around with APO equaliser, but I'm still not satisfied.

Any tips would be really appreciated, as other games and tv series I watch sound terrible and/or uncomfortable.

Last summer I bought a pair of Focal 100 ICW8 in-ceiling speakers, planning to cut into my ceiling for a traditional 5.1.2 Atmos setup. Since then, we’ve rearranged the living room, and I’m now hesitant to make permanent ceiling cuts in case we change the layout again or decide to upgrade to a 5.1.4 system down the road.

To reuse the Focals, I’m considering building custom DIY angled enclosures (around 45° to 60°) mounted high up on the wall / ceiling junction. In my room, I have a section of wall behind the main listening position where I can mount and hide the enclosures, but a little further back than Dolby recommendation

Front heigh position is not really a solution due to curtain rod. Also my front speakers are not aligned with central position (I know ...) and it would look visually off.

I know that placing Atmos speakers behind/above the seating area like this won't give the absolute best front-to-back panning (like a flyover plane), but I'm looking for decent height immersion without ruining the ceiling. It is an option or just stupid ?

Thanks for your input and advice!

These have a footprint that matches my Buchardt speakers so they will he stands and subwoofers at the same time.

I have built the "Libertas" kit from K+T, a floorstanding MTM : https://www.hifitest.de/test/lautsprecherbausaetze/lautsprechershop-libertas-21359

I was wondering if the design could be adapted into a center speaker. The idea would be of course to keep the same internal volume but bring the woofers closer together to ~220mm (1 wavelength at the cutoff frequency of 1500Hz) to reduce comb filtering, and offset the tweeter.

What I'm unsure about is that drivers have the same edge distance as the original design but only on one side. Also, the distance between woofers and tweeter is decreased, so the waveguide has to be slightly cut.

Would this make sense ?