Overhead speaker system

A method of installing a sound system comprising:

• installing a first reflector in a listening environment, wherein the first reflector is arranged to reflect sound down into the listening environment,
• installing a sound emitting device in the listening environment below the first reflector, the sound emitting device comprising a sound source and a second reflector,
• configuring the sound source to direct a sound beam with a first beam angle into the second reflector,
• wherein the second reflector is shaped to reflect the sound beam with a second beam angle towards the first reflector, and
• wherein the first reflector is shaped such as it reflects the sound beam back to the listening environment with a third beam angle, wherein the second beam angle is less than the first beam angle and the third beam angle is greater than the second beam angle.

A sound system comprising:

• a first and a second reflector in a listening environment, wherein the first and the second reflector are arranged to reflect sound down into the listening environment,
• a sound emitting device arranged in the listening environment below the first and second reflector, wherein the sound emitting device is configured to direct a diverging sound beam having a virtual point of origin towards a center of the first reflector,
• wherein a virtual angle is defined between:
• a first virtual straight line joining the virtual point of origin of the sound beam to the center of the first reflector,
• a second virtual straight line joining the virtual point of origin of the sound beam to a point on the second reflector, wherein said point is the point at which the second reflector is nearest to the first reflector,
• the configuration of the sound emitting device being selected such that the sound beam has a beam angle which is not substantially greater than twice the virtual angle.

A method of installing a sound system comprising:

• installing a first and a second reflector in a listening environment, wherein the first and the second reflector are arranged to reflect sound down into the listening environment,
• installing a sound emitting device in the listening environment below the first and the second reflector,
• configuring the sound emitting device to direct a diverging sound beam having a virtual point of origin towards a center of the first reflector,
• wherein a virtual angle is defined between:
• a first virtual straight line joining the virtual point of origin of the sound beam to the center of the first reflector,
• a second virtual straight line joining the virtual point of origin of the sound beam to a point on the second reflector, wherein said point is the point at which the second reflector is nearest to the first reflector,
• selecting the configuration of the sound emitting device such that the sound beam has a beam angle which is not substantially greater than twice the virtual angle.