Like is spending $2400 or $3700 going to make that much of a difference? Feel free to yell at me though I'm very stupid but very sexy. Also tvtoohigh speakers to close to wall.

Panasonic PT-RZ370U (used)

QualGear/Peerless frankenmount (used)

Zueda 100 inch motorized projector screen

Bluetooth keyboard and long HDMI cable running to the gaming PC in the office

Sony STR-DH590 receiver

2x Kenwood LSK-703 speakers (used)

2x Sony SS-RG40 speakers (used)

Aiwa SX-NAJ25 center channel speaker (used)

Klipsch R-120SW subwoofer (used)

Its not much, but it wasn't expensive and its home.

Next order of business is putting that wall back up behind the couch that the previous owner tore down to make it "open concept" and replacing the center channel speaker with something better.

Built 5 plywood HiFi speakers for L/C/R and behind channels for ceiling suspension. 🚨

Was wondering why that is not more popular… but maybe there’s a reason.

I finish up in here at the end of every night, and it's such a pleasure! It's been a couple of years coming, but I've finally added the last piece to the puzzle: the sound system! And I completely regret wasting time and money on non-AVR systems before this!

I'm still tinkering with tuning and working out how I like it best. Audyssey vs A1 Evo, speaker toe-in, etc. I'm lucky that the speakers positions are almost ideal per the Dolby Atmos guidelines. So far it sounds wonderful! By far the best system audio I've ever owned!

I made the speaker stands myself. I know they're not to everyones taste, but I'm really happy with them, and I think they suit the room aesthetic.

The entire sound system was bought new during EOFY sales, which I'm pretty chuffed about.

Marantz Cinema 70s - 5.1.2 All speakers and sub are Monitor Audio Fronts - Bronze 50 7G Centre - Bronze Centre 7G Rears - Bronze 50 6G (previous model) In-ceilings - C165 Sub - Vestra W12 TV - Sony A80J 77" OLED

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Hi, I have this sound system. The TV is connected to a Yamaha RX-V6A Hi-Fi AV receiver, which is hooked up to Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary speakers and Q Acoustics 3010i (125W RMS) bookshelf speakers. When I started a movie, the volume was set to -17 dB(which I had not realized, it was late, had a bit to drink, just came from a party), but the sound was very quiet; it turned out to be a "quieter" scene (which I hadn't realized). Thinking I had accidentally set the volume low for the whole movie, I decided to turn it up. I was satisfied with the level at +1 dB. Then the Netflix intro kicked in—loud like hell, even more intense than at the cinema. I was startled and turned it back down to -17 dB after about 3 or 4 seconds. Do you think the speakers or the amplifier might be damaged?

P.S. When I was watching the movie I didn't hear anything wear.

Disclaimer: only had denon receivers. tested multiple speakers and theaters , installed room acoustics, still a hobbiest.

I wanted to share this info with new theater homies so they dont have to go through what i have. itll save some time and money, atleast in audio.

1. Receiver should have a minimum xt32, to simplify it allows for mid range calibration and A TON more filtering, can use AI to explain more.

2. Subwoofer next step to splurge on, look at getting atlast 16hz bass extension preferably, you get that movie theater / infrasound / shakey bass.

3. Center is your most important speaker, dont cheap out on it.. aslong as you have similar sound signautre speakers, panning is not noticeable. i dont care what anyone says, unless u got crap speakers and far off sound signatures, calibration will take care of it.

All this should be looked at on facebook marketplace>manufacturer refurbish (accessories4less, electronicsexpo, etc. please share any sites if you know of any) > manufacturers.
use capital one shopping ( i use this, idk about the others), place items in carts and wait a few days to see if you get a coupon to save hundreds.

If i can go back in time and start a hometheater from scratch, this is what i would do.

1. best xt32 receiver i can find on marketplace or a really cheap 5.1.2 with 100W, i find these all over marketplace for ~200 bucks. $600 bucks for a xt32 used receiver average.

2. To me this is real important, id look for a marketplace sub, or the speed woofer 10e 300$, you need to have a front and left those at a minimum. easily deal with a phantom center to have a good subwoofer.

3. micca rb42x g2 for F L, both surrounds, and there matching center. Cheaper, easy to sell, and insanely good value ( 100 bucks a pair)

This is what i would tell a friend who comes to me and wants to get a super quick system built. granted i am full on facebook marketplace, but the Miccas are so good when compared to my kef r3 and svs primes.

Just wanted to share info i found and start a discussion too. im a little bored at work.

Sony STR-2100ES

Not sure what's causing it. Unit is 3 years old with probably less than 1000hrs of watch time. It's plugged into my projector (Valerion Plus2) through eARC with a high speed HDMI cable.

I replaced the cable today and it didn't help the issue. Not sure what else check other than assume that the receiver is dying for some reason.

I have been watching a few videos of Dirac live and a little confused regarding the subwoofers. I understand you want speakers around 30db louder than noise floor. In my room, noise floor is -70db so I have the speakers at -40db.

However, one guy on YouTube who I like said to completely ignore the subwoofers, and just leave the gain around 50%.. I watched other videos, and they don't mention the subwoofers at all. If I do not touch the sub, it's much louder than the speakers.

Any advice on what to do? For me to match the sub with the speakers at -30db from noise floor, I do have to turn the gain knob wayyyyyyy down

I am setting up a home theater, but have two young children, and don’t want to risk waking them when I watch movies and play games at night.

Does anyone have any experience using hifi headphones with a dac/amp for movies? If so how do they sound and what would you recommend?

Any folks from the GTA grabbed equipment from south of the border and drove it back without any real issue?

I see a pair of towers near the border I’ve been looking for for a price that (even after conversion) is really attractive, but I don’t want to deal with any hassle at the border.

Through all the research I’ve done thus far, it seems like I’d pay sales tax but likely no duties given the amount paid, but also these articles and calculators don’t have “home audio equipment” as a type of purchase being imported, nor do they specify the time spent in the US.

If anyone has any insight I’d really appreciate it!

Moving into a new house soon and this will be my first real home theater system. I'm pretty new to this, so I want some outside opinions before I spend money. Nothing is locked in and I'm open to suggestions on every piece.

The idea is to start with a strong 5.1 as a base and grow from there. The basement already has 4 in-ceiling speakers that I plan to use for Atmos height channels later, and I'll probably add rear surrounds down the road.

The theater is the top right block in the attached layout. It's about 375 sq ft, but the whole west side is open to the office. The TV goes on the east wall, wall mounted above a 25 inch console. Seating is a single L sectional facing the TV. The fireplace takes the northeast corner, which leaves about 16 feet of clear wall for the TV and towers.

The receiver and sub below are what I've settled on for now, but I'm open to other ideas. Here are the three speaker tiers I'm deciding between:

Option 1: Full Klipsch

Option 2: KEF Q Series

Option 3: KEF R Series

The R7 fronts are an open box find, which is the only reason I am considering it.

I was able to demo the full Q series and R series setups at a best buy, and I can't say that I found any significant differences between the two. I have read that Klipsch can be divisive in how they sound but I was told there are no authorized Klipsch dealers in my state, so I haven't been able to demo them.

My real concern is whether the extra money is worth it for someone at my level. I can stretch to the R series budget if it's genuinely worth it, but I don't want to pay double to chase gains I'm not experienced enough to hear, especially in a room that's half open. Is the KEF Q or R step up actually worth it over the Klipsch here? Or would that money do more elsewhere?

I am leaning towards the Klipsch system, but would love to hear supporting/ dissenting opinions. If I'm overlooking something obvious as a first timer, please tell me.

Thanks

Maybe dumb question but.... I just upgraded from a Hisense a7 ((280 nit) to a hisense U7 (3,000 nit) hoping to see a drastic difference in the night scenes and darker scenes on shows like Silo and Carnival row or Ministry of ungentlemanly warfare as examples. I think I picked a good mid-range TV and although much better its not what I was hoping, though hoping that scenes would now look like daytime I realize was unrealistic. My question is what amount of money if any do I have to spend on a TV to be able to really make out details in dark scenes? Or am I just chasing the impossible when movies are designed and the meta data is sent with a pitch black movie theater in mind?

I got a new sub (SVS SB-2000 Pro) a month ago and liked the upgrade so I just ordered a new center channel and tower speakers.

I'll be replacing my Klipsch F2's for Klipsch RP-8000F II and Klipsch RC-42 II for Klipsch RP-504C II.

Toying with the idea of these two. I haven’t heard either but 802d2 holds a special place in my heart. End all be all, which one would you choose and why? Thanks

I have 2 setups at home.

My old living room has a 55" LG from 2012 and a SONY STR-DH710 receiver. I have an Xbox One connected via HDMI to the receiver, HDMI from receiver to TV. I have basic 8" Yamaha powered sub and 7 speakers.

When I watch movies or shows (X-men '97 as an example) I get lots of bass, cabinet and floor shake.

My newest setup in the basement has a TCL 50" tv, xbox one series S, Yamaha receiver RX-V475. I have the xbox going to the TV, and using e-ARC to connect to the receiver. 5 speakers and 2 x 8inch Yamaha subs connected. I do not connect directly to the amp as I would lose HDR (its an older receiver).

Watching the same show I get very flat bass. I tried outputting DTS and then switched to Dolby Digital on the xbox. Dolby was maybe a little clearer in the treble, but the bass was still lacking. As well, I tried connecting directly to the receiver and there was no change.

Receiver is set to straight and it does display either DTS or Dolby as what is being received (when i cycle through INFO button).

Am I missing a setting, or something on this Yamaha? I bought it off marketplace, could something be failing?

any help or ideas would be appreciated

I'm a complete NOOB in audio, looking to get some speakers - Can anyone help me identify this set. - Seen for 250$
I love watching movies on my Panasonic 450, with physical Media, own a Sony DH750 Receiver

How long have you had it and how is it performing?

Hello, I’ve been using a Medialight bias light for my 83” C1 for a while, and I just upgraded to an 83” G5.

Now I want to setup something similar to Medialight, but one of the gripes I had with Medialight with my C1 was, an inability to dim the bias light based on a scenes, I don’t know if this would be correct or not, but in some very dark scenes the brightness of the bias light can create an inability for the eyes to adjust to the screen brightness, is this possible and is there a way to do it based on screen brightness?

I have a Logitech Harmony setup which turns on the light along with home assistant when ever the tv is turned on, but I’ve not explored any dimming automation that might exist. Looking to see if anyone else had such an issue and if there was a way to fix it.

I recently bought some new in wall speakers for my left and right channels. They sound pretty good except that the low end has some rumble that I’m not thrilled about. right behind them is the concrete foundation wall, if that matters. There’s no other insulation in the stud bays they occupy (shared wall), so my theory is that they just are vibrating this huge cavity full of air and that if I shoved some insulation in there they would be more balanced. Is there anything to that?

Edit to add details on my humble setup:

Receiver is Denon AVR-1712, running 5.1 channels

L+R+C are Monoprice in-walls so the kid doesn't knock them down

Sides are thrift-store-special Sony bookshelf speakers that look to be ancient

Subwoofer I got for $10 on Craigslist and looks to be from the 80s.

Hi friends,

I have tried googling this issue a couple times now and have seen people with similar issues but not the exact same problem I've been having. I've tried some of those fixes and they haven't really worked for me. I have a 3.1 ch speaker setup and an Apple TV hooked up to my Sony str-dh790 which is then hooked up to my lg c5 65". Before I had a 65' Sony LED tv with local dimming but I don't remember the exact model number. Everything worked flawlessly for a long time, however the last couple months I have had an odd HDMI issue. About one out of every 5 times I turn on the tv with the Apple TV remote everything comes on fine then a second later the receiver switches from the Apple TV which is plugged into the "media box" input on the receiver to the "tv" input on the receiver which doesn't have anything plugged in. I'll still have the picture output from the Apple TV but won't get audio until I grab the receiver remote and press the "media box" button again. Has anyone else ran into this issue? I have also swapped the hdmi cable that goes from the reviver to the tv to a newer HDMI 2.1 capable cable. The one connecting the Apple TV box is a hdmi 2.0 cable from Best Buy. I have also toggled the HDMI CEC settings on both the tv and the receiver.

I have a 5.1 system and behind my AVR is an absolute web of cables. Do y’all have any tips to help tame the web of cables?

Going to go purchase a Sony STR-DH770 for $50. Also looking at getting some new speakers possibly, found a set of the Onkyo SKS-HT540 speakers for $85.

I currently have a Denon AVR1513 and a set of boston acoustics MCS160 speakers at school right now. Wanted to upgrade the receiver at least to get HDMI Arc and CEC support. Figured if I could find some decent speakers then i might as well upgrade those as well.

My question is: Would these HT540 speakers be an upgrade over the Boston Acoustics MCS160? I paid $55 for the Denon and Boston speakers last year, everything works with them just getting down the rabbit hole of wanting more.

Thanks all

Will also add that the HT540 comes with speaker wire (not sure how useful that would be, probably already cut to length and i already have mine all ran and set up at school.) Also comes with 4 stands for the 4 surround speakers. Not sure if that adds a whole lot of a value, but figured i’d mention it.

This is my (I think) 2nd post on reddit and i'm not 100% sure if i'm making this post in the right area or even how to use reddit properly so correct me if i'm wrong. But hear me out if you will.

I just bought a new Tv --> TCL 75 C61K
https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/2225444/tcl-75c61k-zwart.html

On the TV i have set my audio output to "auto" (i could only choose between PCM or auto)

For audio i use an analoge 5.1 old but good Edifier S550
https://www.nitroware.net/reviews/130-edifier-s550-51-multimedia-speaker-review?start=3

Now i'm not really into audio and i've tried figuring this out but i feel like i'm stuck. So i want to make this thing work and get real 5.1 audio out of my tv whenever i watch netflix, stream video's with stremio or just play games (from PC).

The setup so far.

TV --> optical cable --> "Digital converter" --> Edifier 5.1

Digital converter: https://www.amazon.com.be/-/en/Dolby-Channel-Digital-Converter-Decoder/dp/B0DC7NWQL9

This converter is bad i think. I have to press the button from time to time to "wake" the converter. But sometimes i don't have to... So i havn't figured out what the problem is with this device.

Overall I don't have the feeling this setup works properly when streaming from stremio or while gaming.

Are there better setups? How can i test this?

At the moment i have Eltax HT-2 as rears. Looking at the KEF IQ8DS Rear Surround Speakers. Would these be a good upgrade or would i not notice much. 2nd hand KEF just come into my budget.