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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/glasshalffull1313 on 2024-01-23 10:08:44+00:00.

Hi all,

I am in the process of building my first ever home theater (woohoo!) and would like to seek some advice from this group.

I have a spare room with dimensions of 4 meters by 5.8 meters with a door opening on the short side. Please see my uploaded picture for plans.

I am wondering how to best orient my equipment and furniture. Right now I see two options:

Option A: this is as it is currently laid out where a sofa is pushed against the long wall and the TV is on the opposite end. My wife really likes this setup as it sits many people, but I worry given the sofa is up against the wall... there will be no room for rear speakers. Perhaps I can build a "ledge" behind the sofa that is connected to the wall, which then allows me room to put rear speakers? What do you think?

Option B is flipping the orientation of the equipment and furniture 90 degrees, where the screen is on the north side of the room (i'll remove the curtains) and we'll put a free standing sofa in the middle. This obviously would allow for rear speakers but my wife is very much against this given it limits the # of people. She is also against the possiblity of doing stadium seating / two sofas vertically arranged.

Could anyone give me some advice here? Is Option A workable with my ledge idea? Or are there other ways to make option A work without sacrificing sound immersion & quality?

Making option A work is likely easier than convincing my wife to do option B haha! Thank you everyone in advance for your help here!

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Ok_Introduction5124 on 2024-01-23 09:43:23+00:00.

I asked the local second hand store why they don't get high-end stuff in (Would love to get hold of a yamaha v6a because I can't justify the new price) - they said that everyone is going to soundbars now. Obviously the people that sell to them are the average consumer that thinks soundbars are superior because they take less room. Anyway, this denon avr 590 sort of supports 7.1... not via hdmi but it will take 5.1 content and upmix - unfortunately it can't output true 7.1 even though it supports dolby digital +. And the problem with having to feed the last two channels to an amp is you don't know what volume it needs to be and would need to adjust it all the time. But it's better than nothing. I did test a true 7.1 amp at one stage but try as I might, true 7.1 content had hardly anything coming out of the last two channels - I'm not talking about discrete like the rear channels of 5.1 sometimes are, I mean there was virtually nothing.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/sackblaster32 on 2024-01-23 09:40:12+00:00.

2x tower speakers Jamo S809

1x middle speaker Jamo S81

1x subwoofer Svs PB-1000

2x surround speakers Jamo S801

1x AVR Denon avr-x3000

2x Atmos speakers Jamo s8

His price for them is 1348€, he says all that was 2500€ brand new. Haven't negotiated about the price yet. *Forgot to mention, as a display I use a Samsung S95B. Content comes mainly from streaming services.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Yuriksat on 2024-01-23 09:02:46+00:00.

Good morning gents,

Need your advice to set up my HT after the move.

My previous setup was:

• receiver: Marantz SR-7015
• vinyl player Rega PL1 + MM MK5
• fronts: KEF IQ90
• center: KEF IQ60
• rears: KEF IQ10

After the move I have no chance to place the the surrounds behind the couch as it's staying at the wall and the only chance I have is changing them to bipole speakers (I've chosen Quadral Phase 16....?) and placing them on the back wall to the sides

What would be your suggestion as to the placement - minimum distance betweeen them, height and the distance between the speaker and a side wall.

Appreciate your suggestions! :)

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/inPanicx on 2024-01-23 08:56:33+00:00.

Hi,

Quite new to this topic - hence, please bare with me for the stupid questions.

Any recommendations for a 5.1 set-up (preferrably with atmos effects, i.e. upfiring) for a budget of appx. 3-4k USD? Preference would be for a 'light' solution that blends well into the room and at least looks premium/classy. For example, I do like the design of the KEF LS50, though they still feel a bit chunky.

If that's not enough budget, how much do you think I should spend on a decent solution?

Thanks a lot!

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Kinblas on 2024-01-23 03:49:09+00:00.

For context I have both in my possession but the Samsung needs to be returned by tomorrow, if I don’t keep it. I wrote down some notes below.

Samsung: $100 more Brighter, more vivid, deeper colors with fluid fps but the menu lags, and the controller sucks and buttons mash and sometimes don’t get picked up or they lag and you double input

Roku: fast and quick menus, controller has a good weight and feel to it and the tv responds quickly to the commands. Downside it’s grainier, greyer in tone and there’s no fluidity to motion, just looks like any ordinary tv

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/90110n_ on 2024-01-22 21:31:14+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/jperrinivwpg on 2024-01-22 19:14:11+00:00.

I have a Hisense U7 and a Yamaha RXV-6A receiver. Hooked up via eArc. The receiver is decoding Atmos and Vision fine from Xbox. Using the Apps on the TV, no Atmos format from Netflix, Disney etc (double-checked that I am testing with titles that have Atmos/Vision) is getting decoded. The receiver screen just says PCM. Help! I am using HDMI 2.1 cables.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Dankious_Memeious420 on 2024-01-22 18:04:59+00:00.

I have a 55’ TCL R646 TV and I’m connecting it to my Denon s970h via HDMI cable in the eARC slot, I get normal audio from my TV but the subwoofer isn’t working at all, I switched over to Bluetooth audio then phono on my receiver and played music and I get sound from my subwoofer, I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong for my subwoofer to not work when watching TV, thanks in advance

Edit: I might of fixed it, I clicked on the “sound modes” on the bottom of my denon remote and it seems to be working now

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Supahfurai on 2024-01-22 17:32:31+00:00.

Last year I purchased a beautiful OLED that replaced my old 65-in Phillips TV flat(ish)screen. My old TV used to be mounted, but the OLED is now using that mount/entertainment center. I'd love to just set my old TV on my bedroom dresser but I'm missing the stand that I assume came with the TV years ago.

I'm just looking for any ideas to get this TV to sit securely on my dresser. Briefly looking online, I wasn't able to find any sort of simple stand replacement for the old Phillips, and I've seen some concerns about compatibility with some of the universal stands/mounts. I definitely want to avoid wall-mounting the TV. I'm open to simple DIY/creative solutions- it would be AWESOME if I could avoid having to buy something.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/UnitedCubes on 2024-01-22 16:39:42+00:00.

Hello so as the title says I have a RX-V765 and while I do absolutely love it but i know its getting long in the tooth, I know that Dolby hasn't sat idle all these years. I am interested to see if it would be worth upgrading the sound system to a more modern AV. I personally DO NOT watch TV or movies, the sound system is used exclusively for my CD collection (I have an old Sony CDP-CX333 filled with CDs) I am running a 7.2 system and use Dolby Prologic IIx for the CDs so I can have that immersive sound I love.

I am wondering if the more modern 7.2.2 or 7.2.4 setups and moving from Prologic IIx to modern Dolby Surround and its codec for 2c to simulated Surround would be a worth wile upgrade from my current 7.2 with Prologic IIx? I have read into atmos and also wondering if there is any benefit installing either ceiling or upward firing speakers into my setup to achieve the 7.2.2/7.2.4 since I am only listening to CD 2channel audio going through Codecs to make it surround sound. Does modern Dolby Surround also simulate the 3D space of Atmos with 2c source audio or do I have to find Atmos mixed media and use that? I have read into atmos but nearly every review is from a movie or TV point of view and doesn't really talk much about music really.

And I guess the last question simply put, if it is worth upgrading what would you recommend for around 800 on the used market? I am no stranger to ebay hunting, and am not above buying an older high end unit for 800 vs getting a newer low end unit for 800.

Thank you in advance for any and all advice and thank you for the help!

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/DurianWorried926 on 2024-01-22 13:25:14+00:00.

Sony clearly has a much better picture in nearly every category, yet everyone looks to LG as the holy grail.

Wake up!

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Alexander957 on 2024-01-23 07:46:01+00:00.

I've been getting used to filmmaker mode (movie mode on my TV) for a week now and I've gotten used to the warmer tones and overall darker image. One thing I'm curious about, do you guys use filmmaker mode for everything? do you ever change it for SDR content or animations? or does all content benefit and provider a more accurate image with it being left on?

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Independent_Double98 on 2024-01-23 06:45:32+00:00.

What's the lowest model I should go for with Sony TV to get the most out of it that actually starts getting better than Samsung under the same price range?

If I've a low budget, would samsung be a better preference for me than Sony? If my budget is under 1.3k - 1.5k?

My needs: I need above 55". Thinking about 60"+. Need 4k display.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/BlackShadow2804 on 2024-01-23 06:10:40+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Particular_Force153 on 2024-01-23 05:56:26+00:00.

Hi everyone! First post ever on Reddit so apologies if I don't adhere to proper etiquette :)

I moved into a new house that has a pair of ceiling speakers which I cannot seem to be able to connect to my TV system. I tried reverse engineering what this setup looks like but I am failing to crack the last piece. These are my basic ceiling speakers which are connected to a volume control unit , and the other end is misteriously connected to a wall switch. There are two wall plates that have RCA, coax and HDMI cables - but I did not manage to get sound my hooking up any input units (laptop, TV) through these cables, which I guess it also makes sense since I did not see the wall switch or volume control unit connected to anything else. I am attaching pics of every module as well as a diagram with my best interpretation of what is going on.

I did buy a cheap Digital Audio Amp with bluetooth that I hooked up directly to the input of the volume control unit and I was able to get sound coming from the speakers, so my first certainty is that they are working.

The part I cannot seem to figure out is why is the output end of the volume control unit is connected to a wall switch, especially when there doesnt seem to be anything else coming out from it - I could not trace where the cables from the wall plates are coming from, I do not have attic access which makes it a tad more challenging. I did not end up in good terms with the house seller, so reaching out to him is unfortunately not an option.

Your time is valuable, so I took pics of everything and I am also attaching a diagram with my best interpretation of the setup - any help or leads from this expert crowd would help a lot!

Let me know if I can provide any more details, thanks!

volume control unit

diagram

wall plates (two of this, tested the inputs and cant seem to get sound from anything)

whats connected to the wall plates

switch that toggles the volume control unit

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Fattickelbear26 on 2024-01-23 05:55:57+00:00.

Maybe I'm just getting old but these movies are not aging well. I'm not sure if it's the 4k putting emphasis on how bad the special effects(including the forced perspective shots) are now with time, but they took me out of the movies everytime I saw something janky including my wife who watched these for the first time. I will say The audio is pretty amazing on these though im not sure if its a new remix for atmos or if my reciever was doing all the heavy lifting. Wonder if anyone else has been disappointed with any old time favorites in 4k?

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/62ohm on 2024-01-23 05:24:44+00:00.

Heya folks, looking for advice on heights speakers - are the KEF Ci160QR any good, and would it suit my current setup?

B&W 603 S2 & HTM6 S2 LCR

B&W ASW608 subwoofer(s)

KEF Q50a surrounds

Open to other suggestions, though preferably 6.5" speakers as 8" would severely limit placement flexibility.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/pitchurela on 2024-01-23 05:17:20+00:00.

Hi guys, I have an LG 77" C2 and a Marantz C50. Before the Marantz I had a 15 years old receiver and as the LG does have plenty of HDMI inputs I ran everything through the TV and only connected the receiver via ARC for sound. I have the latest Apple TV, PS4 and a turntable (which is connected via a preamp and RCA cable). In this setup I was able to control everything with one remote. Is there a reason I should connect the devices to the Marantz and not the TV? The only problem I have is that in this case I need to use several remotes just to do a simple task. Thanks

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/YippeKaye on 2024-01-23 05:12:32+00:00.

I've got a pair of Polk T15 bookshelf speakers. I have to move my setup to a more limited space where stands wouldn't be ideal and I wouldn't be able to mount them so I'm looking for my best options. I'm considering getting a new media center to hold everything, but my problem is that I'd have to put my speakers inside the cabinets. How badly is this going to affect the sound?

I was trying to look for one that would leave some space around each speaker so they aren't butted up to the sides and top but would that even help? Can I put some acoustic foam inside the cabinet to help and just move the speakers all the way up to the front?

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/briggzee1 on 2024-01-23 05:11:17+00:00.

Hey everyone,

I have an older Denon AVR-1912, still works good but with a new 4k TV I was thining of upgrading to a better model. My question is do I need to, I'm a little confused. If I use eARC on the TV to the 1912 and have my cable box and PS5 plugged into the TV directly will it do the same thing a newer 4k ready receiver would do or to get the best sound and video should I be upgrading to something better? Hope this makes sense

Thanks

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Last_Wafer2274 on 2024-01-23 04:40:40+00:00.

I have Epson 5050ub running through a yamaha receiver via HMDI to a 7.1 speaker setup. My main streaming device is Apple 4k.

I generally have no issues with this setup related to audio. All audio is in sync except for certain movies on plex (some work). These movies are super out of sync like half a second. It also seems to be progressive, like start in sync then go out and stay out.

What would cause this to happen with certain movies on plex and is there anything I can do about it?

Note: I am not the manager of the plex server and don’t have access to the settings.

Note: I know it is not the movies themselves as I checked on other devices.

thanks.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Critical_Plenty_5642 on 2024-01-23 03:53:26+00:00.

Are there any advantages to get Blu-ray Discs? I have a 77 C3 and a 5.1 Klipsch setup.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Joshgillispie1 on 2024-01-23 03:52:30+00:00.

Noob here with anything that isn't live sound related. I have about 500ft of Belden 1694a leftover from another job (sdi video application job). I need to pull audio from a tv to an amp for a small sized conference room. Can I use the Belden cable and terminate with RCA ends? Seems like a no brainer and should be fine but I just want to confirm before I pull the cable. Thanks.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Kinblas on 2024-01-23 03:49:09+00:00.

For context I have both in my possession but the Samsung needs to be returned by tomorrow, if I don’t keep it. I wrote down some notes below.

Samsung: $100 more Brighter, more vivid, deeper colors with fluid fps but the menu lags, and the controller sucks and buttons mash and sometimes don’t get picked up or they lag and you double input

Roku: fast and quick menus, controller has a good weight and feel to it and the tv responds quickly to the commands. Downside it’s grainier, greyer in tone and there’s no fluidity to motion, just looks like any ordinary tv