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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/octavianj on 2024-01-21 21:25:50+00:00.

Hi everyone, long time lurker. We're hoping to close on a house soon so I'll be getting out of our apartment and I'll finally have my own space. The room size will will be 12' 10” x 13' 6". I'm hoping to start with a 2.1 set up and then upgrade to 5.2 over time. I'll be using the set up for music, movies, and gaming. I just wanted to see if you guys had any thoughts on what I'm planning to get:

TV: Samsung Q90c (hopefully 83" but at least 77")

AVR: Denon X3800H

Fronts: Kef R5

Sub: HSU VTF-3 MK5

Eventually, I'm planning on getting a KEF R2 as a center and KEF Q150s as surrounds. Maybe another sub if it's not too much.

How well will this set up work in the room size? Will it be too much?

Will I need an amp? I still don't fully understand when you need an amp and when you don't.

Is there anything that I'm missing or things that I should be mindful of? Would you recommend anything other than what I have here?

I'm still learning everything so thank you in advance for any help!

Edit: formatting

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Ryoka83 on 2024-01-21 20:40:17+00:00.

I have a long run HDMI that is causing me some weird problems, the cable is a 35' Amazon basics 18gbps fiber HDMI cable. It is connected to a Sony TV through a wall plate coupler and finally to Denon AVR-3600H. The ARC seems a bit finicky on this setup. When I turn off earc mode the audio cuts out momentarily anytime adjust the volume. The bigger problem however is that randomly the sound will cut out but picture will be fine. To fix I can either unplug and replug in the cable or force the TV to use internal speakers and then swap back to audio system. The strangest thing about the issue is timing. It seems to occur most often when I am moving around the room, rather than just sitting in the chair. Any ideas on how to troubleshoot the curious timing of the audio failures. Cable swapping while possible is a pain due to the in wall nature of the install.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/EYESCREAM-90 on 2024-01-21 20:16:52+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/AutoModerator on 2024-01-21 14:01:16+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/BlackShadow2804 on 2024-01-21 20:31:20+00:00.

Some friends of mine are wanting to get a projector for a home theater that they can also use for a golf simulator. I really don't know much about those. I know they make special projectors, but are those required? Also what do you connect to the projector that actually runs the game?

They said their budget is like $2k which is nothing, that's a good 4k projector and screen realistically so I'm not sure if we'll be able to make anything work

Looking for some suggestions ideas on how to go about this

Thanks

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/jaqattack on 2024-01-21 20:24:09+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/420ANUSTART on 2024-01-21 20:16:19+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/ss1959ml on 2024-01-21 20:09:04+00:00.

Not sure if I'm going this route but interested if anyone has any good recommendations for them. I will have a Rhythmic sub, and a 5.1.4 Atmos system. I have KEF R3's now, and I'm totally happy with them, but just seeing if there's any on walls that can even come close. No I don't want the KEF onwalls, but Ive been looking at Focals, Golden Ear, HTD to name a few. They'll be flanking an LG OLED 77", or 83".

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/SonofRojBlake on 2024-01-21 20:07:32+00:00.

I have a minimalist setup in my spare room - just a projector and a Roku SE HD. The Roku has just two ports, power in and HDMI out. The picture from the projector is nice, but the sound level is low and the fan is quite noisy.

What I'd like is an amp with the following ports:

Power in

HDMI in (from the Roku)

HDMI out (to the projector)

Stereo out (to a pair of speakers).

I don't need enormous power, don't need any other inputs or outputs. Controls wise I don't need anything more than on/off and volume. Ideally I'd like it to have a comparable form factor to the Roku, i.e. tiny. I just want something that will boost the sound out from the projector to some half decent speakers (which I already have from redundant surround setup).

Does such a device exist?

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Ok_Ice_671 on 2024-01-21 20:00:31+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Snikwah5 on 2024-01-21 19:49:54+00:00.

Our upstairs living room is where we watch movies and currently have a completely mismatched old 3.1 setup up there. I upgraded the TV fairly recently...it's a 77" Sony A80J OLED. Current receiver is a Denon AVRS660H and is only 5.2. I'm wanting to update to a 5.2.4 setup. I've mostly decided on the Denon 3800H receiver and still in the process of deciding on speakers. I do not currently have any rear speakers at all...or any height speakers. I have also mostly decided to go with height speakers as opposed to more "traditional" in ceiling ATMOS speakers. I have attached pics of the room. Ignore the clutter...this is a kids/family room so naturally there is stuff everywhere. I'm planning on pulling the couch out from that back wall about 1 foot. There should be plenty of room to pull it out a foot. After pulling the couch out..I have marked where I think the speakers will go. I will either use stands or otherwise do brackets attached to the wall. For the rear heights, I would have to do ceiling mounted and these are kinda my biggest question due to the weird layout of the room. Ceiling mounted is not an issue as I have easy access to the attic space above. I just don't know if they will be too far forward or not. The biggest issue with this funky layout is that the left rear height could be mounted to the top of the wall but the right rear height has no wall and would have to be mounted to the ceiling. I'm thinking I'll have to use some type of articulating bracket in order to attempt to match them.

For the front heights, I will put them either wall mount or ceiling mount at these positions depending on what speakers I choose. The area to the right of this pic is open to the first floor, so there's no walls on this side at all.

For the LCR, I will most likely go with some bookshelf speakers sitting on either side of the long console, basically where the current speakers are now. I'm slightly limited on the center speaker size but it can up to about 8.1" tall and not cover any of the bottom of the screen.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Sethmindy on 2024-01-21 19:22:57+00:00.

Hey gang, looking for some input on some planned purchases. I have likely a month prior to pulling the trigger, can wait if there are expected deals to be had.

Currently live in an apartment and using two Edifier bookshelves for an apartment-friendly setup. Closing on a home February 1st that will be my first proper home theater rig.

The basement itself is a large, open concept. Room is roughly 17’x21’ with a more square-shaped offset that I can slit my tv and audio/couch into. You can think of the room as if a large square with a smaller square off to a corner - there will be sound spilling into the open space.

I likely will begin with 3.1 and expand into 5.1 shortly down the road. I could do it all at once with a compelling deal.

Use case is primarily movies and series, with some occasional PC gaming into a 77” Sony OLED (believe A80K). Budget is roughly $2,500 (not counting accessories like speaker wire, etc).

Current component options:

AVR - Denon s760h, Denon X1700 ($500) Fronts - Monolith T6 ($400/each) Center - monolith THX 365C ($500) Sub - SBS PB-1000 Pro ($800)

My questions: anything that doesn’t fit the room? How much fidelity loss can I expect with the large, open room? Any ways to counter that? Do I need a bigger sub?

Interested in other component recommendations - would love to hear any first-time tips or things you wish you had done differently.

Thanks to anyone that takes time to provide their thoughts, learned a lot trolling the sub and hoping you can help make my home theater dreams come true!

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Apollo526 on 2024-01-21 19:19:16+00:00.

I have an Audio-Technica AT-LP60-USB record player I am trying to play through a Denon AVR-s540BT but cannot get any sound out of the speakers.

• I have the red/white cables plugged into the "media player" input (I have a photo if it is helpful).
• When I select the "media player" mode and "stereo" output, it says "analog" above it. (also have a photo of this if helpful).
• I confirmed the player has a pre-amp and made sure the "phono/line" switch in the back is set to "line" (although I tried both).
• When I change my mode to "tv", I get sound out of the speakers - so I know the receiver and speakers are working properly.
• I made sure the dust cover on my needle is not on (per advice from another thread).

Any ideas? Could it be something with the cable?

[I searched for this problem before posting and found a couple of threads, but I tried everything they did in those posts and still have no luck.]

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/country-roy on 2024-01-21 19:18:10+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Alexander957 on 2024-01-21 19:14:54+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/branlmo on 2024-01-21 19:13:21+00:00.

And in addition, I have not been pleased with the unreliability of the Sony STR-DN1080 that I’ve had for the last 6 years. So, I’m in the market for something new. Requirements:

• 7+ channels (5.1.2 setup currently)
• 12v trigger
• ideally a Sonos integration
• enough recent tech to last another 6 years
• decent power per channel
• not Sony

I see a lot of good deals on Onkyo, but also saw that they filed for bankruptcy recently so perhaps they aren’t a good long term buy. Open to your thoughts!

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/zzcool on 2024-01-21 19:02:32+00:00.

since this is really expensive i don't want to mess up, i know you can do this as one person as it stands on the styrofoam as you install the stand, my problem is that the stand installs on pogs you push to the side to lock into place, i can't possibly line these up, so i don't know what i can do better than this, the manual is even more confusing.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/mikoo65 on 2024-01-21 19:00:54+00:00.

I have Denon AVR-ST760H with 5.1 setup. My fronts are KEF Q150 and center and surround speakers are energy (hope to upgrade them soon).

When I watch movies (on Amazon, Netflix, Hulu etc.) and the dialogues come out of all 3 front, center and left speakers. I have made sure to change the sound mode to "MOVIE". When I did setup, I used audyssey mic and seem to went correct. However, not sure why but why the dialogues comes out from all 3 speakers. Any help would be appreciated.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Lucas_Wagner_ on 2024-01-21 17:26:03+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/StanfordV on 2024-01-21 17:03:06+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Wisdomseekr79 on 2024-01-21 16:35:11+00:00.

Trying to up my current set up by getting a Dolby atmos sound set up.

I currently have a sound bar with two rear speakers and I have an OLED tv and a Panasonic UB820 so I want to get the more out of my current set up within my budget, but also allowing me for future upgrades if I desired.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Much-Perspective9054 on 2024-01-21 16:23:57+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/bdjenky on 2024-01-21 15:33:25+00:00.

Our living room TV has an antenna attached for local channels, connected in the back of the TV, with the cable fed through the ceiling up to the attic where the antenna sits. When I power on my office home pc, the picture becomes pixelated and unwatchable. The office is across a hallway from the living room. I have a work pc on the desk as well and it does not affect the reception. I have tried different power outlets and have switched between wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi. Any ideas? Link to video included.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Much-Perspective9054 on 2024-01-21 14:58:51+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/miabobeana on 2024-01-21 13:11:57+00:00.

::Update:: TLDR after a lot of googling I am leaning heavily towards the 970h or maybe 7100.

I am using a oldie but goodie, Onkyo 876. It works good for me set up in a spare bedroom connected to a 50" 4k. I connect a PS4 and a Steamdeck to a 50" 4k TCL and pass the audio to the Onkyo via HDMI. I also use the TV as a streaming box. I went this route because my old Onkyo won't pass newer video standards; 4k HDR.

In an attempt to streamline and update my AV connections I started looking at newer AVRs. I dont really have any special needs other than I hope to get at least 10-15 more years out of the next AVR. Ive not experienced any of the large multi channel or atmos setups and I am not terribly interested. Although I would love to get a new set of speakers to replace my (same vintage as the AVR) SVS STS-01 towers and related surrounds and Outlaw LFM1ex sub. To be honest Id like to get a tower with either large bass driver or powered to take the place of the large sub in my room. something like vintage Kef Reference (dreaming), RF7s, Pendragons or DIs, GoldenEar Tritons, Lsim 707... I love big beautiful towers.

I recently went down the rabbit hole and pretty much narrowed down to the Onkyo RZ50, the Denon 3800, or the wild card... Emotiva Mr11. they are all around the 1500 price point. On paper the Denon and Onkyo are really similar. I also tip my hat to the Emotiva for its ease of adding amplification down the road, not that that is high up on my list.

Ive obviously have lived under a rock as you can tell from my current equipment list. I am looking for some guidance in the newer tech packed AVRs. Also, be honest, If we are in the middle of a "standards" war I dont mind waiting a year or two, better safe than sorry... I still regret my Sony XBR850b purchase, it is the model before the 4k standard... aaarrr...

Anyhow..

Tech nerd guy, wants single connection interconnects, mostly streams and games, occasional BD disk and turntable music. Likes large speakers, currently has legit sub but wants to eliminate. Interested in trying Dirac room correction.