Speakers on popcorn ceiling

[samlop10]

Ok, so I will be moving to another apartment next month and I recently got a new receiver that is Atmos-upgradable (via firmware). The thing is that I would much prefer to have ceiling speakers rather than the floor ones that bounce the sound off the ceiling to create the height effect, and the model apartment I was shown has popcorn ceiling.

So, I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how I could place the speakers. Of course they will hang from the ceiling rather than being in-ceiling since it is an apartment. They will also be relatively small.

I was thinking of perhaps fixing a stud that would hang from the top of the walls on either side and install the speakers from the stud (I would drill the walls to secure the stud). However, I have no idea of what components I would use. I have looked online but I have found nothing that could actually help.

The set-up would be a 5.1.2.

So, I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts and/or ideas?

[bigshot]

It's almost impossible to patch holes in popcorn ceilings and have them be invisible. Also, it would conduct vibrations through the floor of your upstairs neighbor. I would bracket the speakers off the walls instead.

[samlop10]

Yeah, making holes in the ceiling is out of the question. That's why I was considering the stud across the ceiling, hanging right underneath it, and fixing the speakers to it. Brackets off the wall don't give me a good feeling in terms of proper placement for a decent Atmos testing once the firmware is released. I might swing by Home Depot and see what they have.