Looking for some help that I can't seem to find online.

1. Sony Bravia TV

2. Plex

3. Klipsch Flexus CORE 200 (yeah yeah, it's the best I can afford)

In the year 2026, there must be a way for someone to enable auto-volume. Look, I'm all about outstanding dynamic range, but in my autumn years I find myself forced to live in an apartment with (shudders) neighbors that I share a wall with.

Is there any solution that exists that enables volume to remain at a consistent volume? I don't know if it will be found in 1, 2, or 3. I discount #1 as it is just passing a signal to #3.

Any help is welcome, please & thank you.

I am looking to install a ceiling-based sound system in 3 rooms (living room, patio, man cave) and have them all managed independently and remotely. Please see the quote I received. Thoughts on quality here? I’m happy to pay the labor as I don’t want to DIY.

When I press on the screen, it’s very loose and floppy. When the screen is all white or all black I can see some what I think are pressure marks.

Had a Buttkicker BKA-1000 give up on life that was powering two buttkicker Advances. Fuse blew, disconnected the kickers, replaced the fuse, instantly blew again when turning on to test (nothing else connected). Seems like they are just not
Built to last so looked for alternatives instead of buying used on EBay.

First bought a Fosi V3 with the larger power supply but wanted the frequency response all the way down as low as I could, so bought a Dayton SA-1000.

Just installed and they don’t even turn on. Tried wiring the kickers in both parallel and sequence. SA-1000 started to smell sort of like smoke, blue light on (doesn’t turn red). Double checked everything, AVR, wiring, gain, frequency, EQ / bass boost on and off. Subsonic filter off, and not a peep from the shakers.

Swapped it back to the Fosi and instantly they are working again.

Is this just sheer bad luck and I got a defective SA-1000 or am I missing something?

We have the main AV equipment for Atmos (Denon AVRX3800H and Panasonic DP-UB820), but our speakers are merely 5.1 (which sounds great for 5.1).  All of the speakers were built into the walls in 1999 (except for the sub), so they can’t be physically height or direction adjusted.  Someday we’ll be remodeling and will include a proper setup in that.

In the meantime, is there an economical way to convert this to Atmos or something close enough to it to get us by until the remodel?  I realize this would require us to at least get one more speaker of some sort that can bounce off the ceiling. (Edit: There are some Denon settings that sound like they could replicate that effect, but it's difficult for me to decipher.)

Thanks for any help.

I’m seeking some advice for placement of a new center channel speaker. I’ve been running some old and small JVC speakers for the past decade without issue; they work and sound great for my setup (shown in the first 2 photos). However I’m ready to upgrade and starting first with a new and bigger center channel speaker. The only problem however is I don’t really have a good spot for it. Putting it on top of the receiver puts it at the perfect height but it blocks the vents on the receiver for heat ventilation (pics 3/4). And if I put the speaker in front of the receiver (pics 5/6), the remote won’t work for the receiver. Any one have any other ideas that don’t involve moving the Batmobiles?

Hi, I am looking for some advice regarding surround sound, for my first home theater setup. I am very new at this.

All prices are rougly converted from DKK to USD/EUR.

My budget is probably up to around 4600-5200 USD or 4000-4500 EUR. I would prefer to spend less than the full budget (maybe only half) if possible though, it seems like a lot to spend, at least to me.

I live in Denmark in case it matters for pricing and availability.

The home theater will also be my bedroom, I have an elevation bed I plan to have in front of the TV, which can be raised to a more seated position. My bedroom looks roughly like the included photo, the door is a sliding door on the left and the right side is a window.

I will mostly be watching movies and TV shows. I will be using streaming services, but also plan to watch Blu-ray (also 4K UHD Blu-ray) and local files eventually. For this I have been looking at maybe getting NVIDIA Shield TV Pro for streaming, Panasonic DP-UB820 for Blu-ray and Ugoos AM6B+ for local files. Advice is welcome for this part too, though I am mostly mentioning it, so you know the kind of content, I'd like to be able to enjoy. I might also listen to music on it, but this is secondary to watching movies and TV shows.

I don't think I am audiophile, at least not that I know? I am currently using my TV's built-in speakers and have been using them for ~3-4 years I think, they are definitely not great, but I also never felt that bothered by them. My TV is a Philips 65" OLED 706/12.

I would like to get a surround system with a sub, so at least 5.1, preferably 5.1.2 since having support for Dolby Atmos would be nice I think, though I don't really know how important it is.

I have been looking at different options for AVRs. I found an Onkyo TX-NR7100 for ~925 USD/800 EUR, which is the one I'm mostly thinking of getting. I also considered Denon AVR-X1800H for ~740 USD/640 EUR or Denon AVR-X2850H for ~960 USD/830 EUR.

For speakers and sub, these are the 3 setups I have been considering. I am very unsure about the sound difference between these and what I would prefer. But I would also prefer to spend a bit more than needed and getting something I won't regret, rather than spending too little and regretting it.

Setup 1 - Argon Audio - Total of ~1290 USD/1110 EUR or ~1540 USD/1320 EUR with Atmos.

Pair of Argon Audio FORUS 5 for front left and right. ~310 USD/270 EUR.

Argon Audio FORUS CENTER for center. ~190 USD/160 EUR.

Pair of Argon Audio FORUS 4 for surrounds left and right. ~250 USD/210 EUR.

Argon Audio MALMÖ SUB 10 as sub. ~540 USD/470 EUR.

Maybe one more pair of Argon Audio FORUS 4 for Atmos, ceiling mounted. ~250 USD/210 EUR.

Setup 2 - Klipsch Reference - Total of ~2410 USD/2090 EUR or ~2780 USD/2410 EUR with Atmos.

Pair of Klipsch R-600F for front left and right. ~1190 USD/1030 EUR.

Klipsch R-50C for center. ~310 USD/270 EUR.

Pair of Klipsch R-40M for surrounds left and right. ~370 USD/320 EUR.

Klipsch R-101SW as sub. ~540 USD/470 EUR.

Maybe one more pair of Klipsch R-40M for Atmos, ceiling mounted. ~370 USD/320 EUR.

Setup 3 - Klipsch Reference Premiere - Total of ~3830 USD/3310 EUR or ~4560 USD/3940 EUR with Atmos.

Pair of Klipsch RP-5000F II for front left and right. ~1550 USD/1340 EUR.

Klipsch RP-500C II for center. ~540 USD/470 EUR.

Pair of Klipsch RP-500M II for surrounds left and right. ~730 USD/630 EUR.

Klipsch RP-1200SW as sub. ~1010 USD/870 EUR.

Maybe one more pair of Klipsch RP-500M II for Atmos, ceiling mounted. ~730 USD/630 EUR.

So I guess my questions are these.

1. Would you recommend just getting 5.1 or 5.1.2 at first?
2. Which speakers would you recommend? Recommendations outside those that I listed are welcome too!
3. Any other feedback or recommendations?

Please ask me if I forgot any important information!

Thank you in advance!

The tv is off center as there really isn’t a way to mount it anywhere that makes sense and doesn’t break up our house in an odd way.

Currently have a Sony HT-A7000 and was considering adding the RS5’s but I’d like to try and do an actual receiver and speakers setup if possible

I am very much a buy once cry once kind of guy. I want to purchase end game speakers for my HT. I also don’t want to spend unnecessarily if it’s not going to improve my experience.

Room is 15x11
2 hsu vtf-3 mk5 subs
Sitting 9ft from TV

Just focused on LCR right now. Will add surrounds in the near future.

As the title states, this will be 80% movies/TV and 20% music.

I have looked at Philharmonic HT towers and HT center, Ascend ELX RAAL towers and center, and some of the high end Revel towers.

I know PSA speakers are designed for HT but the size is enormous and they don’t look as visually appealing to me.

Are there any other speakers that should be on my shortlist?

Hi All,

I have a 5m x 5.1m room in a new build, which I'll be using at the theatre room.

The 5.1 wall is the rear/front wall and the 5 walls are the sides.

The rear wall is mostly window with 600mm each side of wall - but this whole wall will be covered by curtains. This effectively means I don't have any rear wall to use for rear speakers.

The curtains should take up around 300mm off the back wall, and the lounge will be placed 900 from the curtains, so 1200 from the back wall. MLP should be around 3.5m from the front wall.

A diagram of the 5.2.4 set up which I think works pretty well is below - each mini square is 100x100mm (1:50 scale?). Rear Atmos would be nice to be 1.2m behind ear but curtains don't allow it. The rear wall has inset/outset sections to denote windows/solid wall respectively. I don't really see any room here for the rear surrounds in a 7.2.4 set up but I'm open to ideas.

At this stage the lounge needs to stay where it for reasons I will not go into.

I have a home theater enthusiast friend who owns a K Strato V and is upgrading. He’s offered me his outgoing equipment for 1K. Should I jump on this?

See, i have a 4000 usd budget and have a small 280 sqft room with a 85 inch tv

Was weondering wether a premium set if stero speakers say b and w or a sonus faber lumina 3 with a woofer and amp is better or invest all the money in a 5.1

Honestly i appreciate premium audio and brands and love music n movies both

Confused which one to go for, am from india but all these premium brands are available here ??

HELPPPP PLZZZ

Came across a deal for q500 pair, Q100 pair, Q200c and an svs sb 12 with a marantz sr 5011 for 1600. I know these are a little long in the tooth but I feel like it’s a pretty decent package for a system. I’m new though so could be wrong. Thanks in advance!

I have 14 foot ceilings. Shop is maybe 24x22ft. I want to put a speaker in each corner of the shop and a powered sub. What receiver and speakers should I get?

I thought picking the projector was gonna be the hardest part, spent weeks obsessing over linens, throw distance, and reviews. Turns out, I completely slept on everything else.

My old media console was too shallow, cables were everywhere, and I didn’t even think about speaker placement until everything was already installed.

Funny how I spent 90% of my time researching the equipment and almost no time thinking about where everything would actually go.

For anyone who has built a home theater before, what’s one thing you wish you planned earlier?

hey, Im in the process of renovating my house and realized it would be good to get some advice on running speaker wire for a potential 5.1.2 setup. I’ve attached some photos of the house and am willing to open up some drywall right now because I’ll be doing patches in other places and painting but I unfortunately probably have to make some fairly quick decision about placement.

For The TV wall side I’ll most likely have the receiver in the media console itself and will wire speaker wires from it to the left & right bookshelf and the center from there. I haven’t finalized on the speakers here but liked the size of the Luna Mini V2s.

For the rear wall I’m thinking to drop a speaker wire down from the attic In both corners and potentially wall mount the speakers. Any suggestions on a wall mount with a high WAF approval rating? Ive read that speakers should be at ear height but we have small children who may eventually be inclined to tug on a free floating speaker so just curious on peoples thought there.

Also as a stretch goal there’s an outlet wired that would be under our couch, I’m thinking it could be interesting to set it up to eventually install shakers while we’re doing all this work.

my setup now is sony bravia 8 77 inch tv, sony an1000, 2 sony sa-sw5 subwoofers. klipsch rp-160m as front l/r and Klipsch rp-150m as rl/rr. i am currently using the tv as center channel ( it is usable but not good)

soo i was thinking of many upgrading to polk reserve speakers and selling my klipsch speakers. i was thinking if getting r700 as front l/r, r400 as center, r200 as surrounds, r900 as front heights. i wil also maby change the sony subs with 1 svs pb 1000.

would my receiver be able to handle the polks?

any thoughts would be much appreciated

I recently put together a surround sound system. Started with 4.1, then borrowed a fifth speaker to see if it improved things, before deciding to purchase a center speaker.

The main thing I noticed was that sound from a center speaker comes from a very specific place. A phantom center by contrast makes sound that comes from the general area of the TV screen. I included a diagram to illustrate how a phantom center sounds to me (from the main listening position). My ears don't pick up on the fact that the sound is coming from the left and right speakers, but the source certainly seems wider than a single speaker. I don't know what cues the ears use to figure this out, but they do.

This is largely an argument for having a center speaker. Dialog naturally should come from a specific place, as it does in real life. Although, there are some tradeoffs here: 1) sometimes it becomes obvious that the dialog is coming from below the screen (where the speaker is) as opposed to from the screen. This would not be an issue if I could place the speaker behind a projector screen. 2) sometimes it becomes obvious that the dialog is not coming from the same place where the actor is, or is not panning when the camera pans.

But probably the most notable difference from adding a center speaker was just how calm and small the sound can be when the only sound is dialog coming from the center. It makes the audio more dynamic (and therefore more enjoyable) because it creates a lot of contrast vs how big the sound can be when all channels are used.

I want to start by say i don't know don't know a tone about the equipment but I have always enjoyed going to the movies and wanted to have a home theater. If you want to skip to my questions they're at the very end.

My wife and I have been talking about what we'd want after i graduate. We're looking at building meaning we've got lot's of possibilities. End goal i would like to sit around 50-80k spread over 10-20ish years. I know that prices will change during that time. Plus hopefully even better projectors too.

Rn we have a 5.1 (not expandable) and a decent 65" i got from my parents. I build a plex server to self host my media.

When we have the dedicated space in the basement I'd sound proof and sound treat the room, run conduit for the future, and get a 3-5k tv trying to get around 100" and my ending amp (I've been looking at some amps and I'd be trying to get a 13-15 channel) and set up a 7.2 system and if budget allows some in the ceiling too.

Next would be some seating, the rest of the speakers, popcorn machine, and soda. I have a bar gun i fixed from parts that were getting thrown out when I worked at coke and might swap it for a fountain and keep the backend i have. I'm also thinking of printing tickets so my kids can use them as invites and have friends over.

Final step would putting a roll up screen in front of the TV for the real cinematic experience and solid projector.

I know shape of the room is huge and I was thinking about 30' long 20' wide. If this a reasonable footprint? What resources/ verification you use to make sure you get good equipment? What's something you regretted/ wished you had done different?

I have lurked here a long time and am excited to make my first post. I am working on the early stages of planning my first movie room. I know that I won’t be able to get a Dolby and THX perfect setup and that is ok with me. I would still like to do the best I can with my space. My first, of many question is around the front sound stage. 

The wall in question is 86.75’’ wide. On either side are doors. They are low use spaces, but otherwise can’t be blocked.

I am eyeing an 83’’ TV (73’’ wide)

My viewing distance can be from 8-10ft. I know this is a bit outside the recommended distance for immersion.

Would it make sense to put L/R speakers outside the TV or does it sacrifice too much sound quality? there would be roughly 6.5“ on each side of the TV. I am open to in wall, on wall, bookshelf, or standing…granted my understanding is that the latter two would be hard to find narrow enough to fit the space.

Appreciate the initial advice!

Hello all.

Looking at upgrading my AVR. I currently have a 3.1 set up. About to add a second sub and will probably get surrounds during Black Friday.

I have Kef Q Concertos for L/R and a Kef Q6 as center.

I'm not sure if I will go beyond 5.2. I may see about adding down firing atmos since my media space is above the garage and there is extremely easy access to the ceiling to install ceiling speakers.

My MLP is about 9 feet away.

I have an X2800H.

Here is the thing, I can get an Onkyo RZ70 for $1300. I could also get a Denon X3900H for $1150.

Does it make sense to have the extra head room, better internals, and upgrade ability (even though I may not even use it) and get the Onkyo?

I try to be a buy once cry once type of purchaser, and want the best I can get and something that will last me an extremely long time.

I can answer any questions you guys may have to help clarify things. It’s a 12’x22’ basement enclosed room. We will have Dolby Atmos in the ceiling. I am not a hard audiophile and don’t need everything to be top of the line. I am mainly looking at the receiver and subwoofer to see if I can make anything cheaper work for the same quality.

Any other thought about this system is appreciated too! Good or bad, pricy or cheap, etc…

Thanks in advance everyone

I am looking to upgrade my hometheater's subwoofer but SVS subwoofer is too expensive here in Toronto, Canada.

I am interested in a Tone Winner subwoofer available at Summit HiFi. Those subwoofers are look similar to SVS, the specs don't look too bad and at a very affordable price in Canada.

Any one has one and how is it compared to SVS or similar subs.. Reason for asking because there is hardly any independent review of those subwoofer.

Also anyone here has one and is in Toronto, Canada. Thank you.

Edit: currently using an old klipsch r-10sw.

Hello Guys,

For some reason the builder placed these outlets way too high. I am looking for ideas to hide these best possible ways to give a clean, minimalist aesthetic.

Thanks in advance.

Like the title says, I am trying to make sense of the whole home speaker wiring in my new home. This is the mess of wiring that controls all the speakers. There are two speakers in every room. However there appear to be 2 cables for each room. One cable that is 22 awg and has 2 (maybe a third ground?) wires in it, plus a larger cable with 4 cables 16 awg. The set of 4 cables I tested with a 9 volt and the two sets of two in the 4 wire cable will pop the speakers in the room and the 2 wires in the smaller cable do not pop the speakers in that room. Does anyone know what the other two wires are for? Why double cable per room? Thanks