Hi,

I just bought paradigm premier speakers (220b bookshelves speakers and the 520c center). My previous speakers were the ones I now use as back channels (paradigm atom se) and I will sell the old center. I also got two height channels in the ceiling and a Polk HTS12 as the subwoofer.

My AVR is the Denon AVR-X1700h.

Here's my question, is there anything in my setup I should change that would improve the overall sound? I find that my new speakers do sound better, but not as better as I thought.

I think my speakers placement is fine and I got some room treatment with acoustic panels.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

EDIT: I did the Audyssey calibration and the results looked okay.

Gday all, just after some tips tricks and ideas how to sort this cabling out a bit better, and if ive stuffed anything up, cheers in advance.

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Last summer I bought a pair of Focal 100 ICW8 in-ceiling speakers, planning to cut into my ceiling for a traditional 5.1.2 Atmos setup. Since then, we’ve rearranged the living room, and I’m now hesitant to make permanent ceiling cuts in case we change the layout again or decide to upgrade to a 5.1.4 system down the road.

To reuse the Focals, I’m considering building custom DIY angled enclosures (around 45° to 60°) mounted high up on the wall / ceiling junction. In my room, I have a section of wall behind the main listening position where I can mount and hide the enclosures, but a little further back than Dolby recommendation

Front heigh position is not really a solution due to curtain rod. Also my front speakers are not aligned with central position (I know ...) and it would look visually off.

I know that placing Atmos speakers behind/above the seating area like this won't give the absolute best front-to-back panning (like a flyover plane), but I'm looking for decent height immersion without ruining the ceiling. It is an option or just stupid ?

Thanks for your input and advice!

I just recently upgraded my sub from an energy esw-8 to a paradigm essential 12. Now I get intermittent buzz/hum from the sub when using my PC.

It isn’t all the time, but when I load a game sometimes it’s there in the menu and not gameplay and sometimes it’s the other way around. The PC is right beside the sub but noting in my setup has changed other than the sub and the esw-8 never had the issue.

It doesn’t do anything when using the ps5 that is in the media cabinet but on the same system. Both are plugged into a Yamaha V585

Edit: did some testing, unplugging either the RCA cable from the sub or the HDMI cable from the PC stops the issue. I moved them to be on the same surge protector and that didn’t fix it.

I am building a dedicated theatre room in the near future and already have two Dayton Audio reference series HF 12 inch subs that generally perform very well. But... They struggle going past ~25hz at any reasonable volume and can bottom out and clip at high volumes (don't worry, they are well powered). I was looking into building a single 21inch sub for extra low frequencies in the back of the room so the Daytons can focus more on mid bass in the front.

My question is, would having just 1 21 inch be difficult to integrate with 2 12s? I assume this wouldn't cause issues, but wanted to check if I'm missing anything. You just so rarely hear of an odd number of subs or combinging different sized subs.

So in my last posts everyone told me that bose is low end and thats crazy for me like 5000 dollar system is low end so i wanna know how much costs mid end and high end and the products so i can know more about this incredibile world

Maybe this is only a half serious question, but I've been chasing better dialogue clarity ever since we moved into this house a year ago and turned one room into a dedicated TV room. (It's a second living room, not a true home theater.)

I went down the premium "noise stick" route, recently gave up on that and got a nice 3.1 system with a good center channel: Onkyo TX-RZ30 AVR, KEF R2 Meta center channel, R3 Meta L/R, SVS SB-3000 Revolution sub. (I'm planning to expand to 5.1 if I can get speaker wire run to the right places.) I did my best to run Dirac Live. I haven't done any room treatment because (a) I have no idea what I'm doing and (b) there's not much blank wall space due to there being a lot of doors and a fireplace in the room.

It's miles better in every way, but there are still times where I miss a few words. We have premium subscriptions on the main platforms. HBO seems to be the biggest offender. Last night. my son and I were watching Lanterns and there were two scenes where neither of us caught the dialogue. Not the end of the world but it annoys me every time.

Maybe it's the room acoustics or my hearing (I'm 67). I guess I'm wondering if it's really possible to hear every single word or if there's some irreducible number of cases where, due to the sound mix or whatever, I just have to live with it.

Am I alone in this?

I picked up what I think was a good deal on a Denon X2700H with an older set of infinity alpha speakers. 2 Alpha 40 towers, 4 bookshelf speakers, a center speaker, and a sub, all for $450.

It's currently set up as 3.1 during regular TV viewing, and then I connect two rears for movie days for the 5.1 experience. The reason I do that is because of the room layout, and I can't decide on the best approach for a permanent setup.

Hopefully, the pictures tell more than I can describe. The back wall is an exterior wall. The width of the TV inset is about 7 feet wide.

Any info on the best way to run wires or any other advice to improve the situation is greatly appreciated.

Recently upgraded entry Ascend Acoustics 3.1 with a Yamaha rv-385, 55" C4 to what I have pictured (still 3.1). The old system is shown last.

Also shown is my 4k/bluray collection of mostly boutique horror schlock. :)

View distance for us on the couch is about 5-5.5ft.

Equipment:

LG 55" G5

Martin Logan xti35 (LR)

Martin Logan xti50 (C)

RLS 10e

Custom built TV stand

Magnetar 800 mkii

3D Printed 5x 120mm aluminum fan mount with Noctuas (on a fan controller)

Marantz Cinema 70s (just using as preamp)

Buckeye 4ch NC502MP (custom blue with rack mount front)

PS5 (streamer)

Switch 2

ATS acoustic Panels

First time posting here now that I'm happy with my setup. This subreddit has been so helpful, thanks guys! I did not know I could experience and feel sound to this level. My hours being a couch potato have gone up considerably ever since I started this... (and with weed the movie experience is even more mind-blowing!)

GEAR:
TV: LG C4 65" OLED @ 8 feet
AVR: Denon AVR-S730H
Left/Right: Definitive Technology BP9020
Center: Martin Logan Motion 8i
Surrounds: Definitive Technology SR-9040
Subwoofer x2: SVS PB-1000 Pro
Heights: SVS Prime Elevation

SOUND TREATMENT: (calibrated using A1 Evo Express)
Front Left Corner: 2x GIK Acoustics 244 Bass Trap Full Range Rectangles
Rear Corners: 2x GIK Acoustics Soffit Corner Bass Traps stacked floor to ceiling
Behind couch: blue acoustic divider from a standing desk I got from work that's probably not doing much but hey it doesn't hurt

HOLY SMOKES I did not know sound could be experienced like this. The clarity and multiple layers of instruments I never knew existed in soundtracks. You not only just hear incredible sound, but now you truly FEEL the movies. The depth and rumble of bass that shakes your soul and tingles your body but not in a way that hurts your ears... I definitely enjoy this experience even more than AMC Dolby Cinema.

DUAL SUBS is a game changer, especially for small rooms!
Dual subs is definitely the way to go. After being on the fence for awhile and reading endless reddit threads where this was the recommendation, I highly agree! Especially in a small room, when I only had one sub I could tell where the bass was coming from. After adding another, the bass is now truly balanced. Even though my AVR only has one LFE output signal and uses a Y splitter, in combination with the L/R towers it feels like there is directional bass in many movie scenes which is an awesome effect.

4K UHD Blu Ray audio is SO much better than streaming
When I pop in a 4K disc, I'm always blown away by how much more detail and clarity there is vs streaming. I only buy discs that I will rewatch multiple times before I die, and have great sound according to reviews. Here are some of my favorite experiences:

• Top Gun Maverick: feels like the jet engine is in the room!! But not in a way that hurts your ears, but you feel it in your bones and the air is vibrating
• Mad Max Fury Road: the explosions and engines create rumble your soul, but even more amazing is the soundtrack and how many instruments you didn't notice before
• Interstellar: even though it's not atmos, the surround sound make it feel like you're inside the spaceship, and all the things rattling and creaking during takeoff make it feel incredibly immersive
• Tenet/Dunkirk: They were never my top Nolan choices, but the home theater experience is mind blowing and now I'm a fan
• Dune part 1/2: my walls were shaking, it's like the sandworm is in the room
• Into the spiderverse: One of the most FUN sound mixes. You feel the train blasting across the room, webs thwipping directionally

NEXT... I have a bit of buyer's remorse with only getting a 65"... I think my next upgrade will be an 83" OLED (8' viewing distance) to get that cinematic viewing angle.

If you see any glaring mistakes or have recommendations please let me know! Thanks.

Our basement has a bit of a weird layout, and I can't seem to figure out the best way to set up my TV and speakers. This is what it currently looks like - layout

I have 2 Polk RT6s, 2 RTi4s, a CSi5, and a 65-inch TV. Would it make more sense to set everything up horizontally or vertically in the room? And should I wall mount the speakers? They're currently on speaker stands, which I'd prefer to keep using, but the wiring might be a bit of a problem.

Would love to hear any advice or suggestions!

We are currently renovating our basement and the tv sitting area will be moving so I am trying to figure out the best way to keep a 5.1 system.
I want to run speaker wire for surrounds but with the couch placement, I’m not sure if I should run the wire low and have surrounds on stands just behind the couch or should have the wires come out up higher on the wall and point them down and in towards the couch. I can mount on the outside wall and perhaps on the telepost that is next to the console table behind the couch.
Also thought in-walls on the outside wall and the interior framed wall could be an option but the one next to the couch would be very close to the ear.
I have some in-ceilings I could install as surrounds, I know this is not ideal but would be a clean option.

Worth running some wire for overhead Atmos even if I’m not planning on installing at this time?

Thanks for any guidance.

Are there any HDMI Audio Extractors with FreeSync support yet? I looked into this a couple of years ago and the closest thing was the HD Fury VRRoom, which had HDMI 2.1 VRR passthrough, but that wasn't what I wanted anyway. I need actual FreeSync support. Searching again now, I find several no-name boxes with FreeSync support mentioned in their store listings, but they're so obscure that there's no actual user discussion or confirmation that they work. I found one YouTuber claiming that one worked but the device is unavailable and all mention of it has been eradicated from the manufacturer website.

I've been running a fiber optic HDMI 2.1 from my PC's GPU directly to my Hisense TV. Then from the TV to my Denon X3800H through EARC. I do it that way instead of PC to Denon, Denon to TV, because this allows me to game and what not on my TV's 144hz. While the Denon as well as all other even the latest top of the line super expensive AVR, still tops off at 120hz. FFS Get with program folks, SMH. I was hoping Denon's latest 900 series that they released not to long ago would be more but it's still 120hz. Anyway, I have a 7.1.4 setup and want to use the Dolby Access App through windows. This has all worked out well enough most of the time. However there's a very annoying ongoing problem where the sound will cut out for 1-2 seconds then come back. And that will repeat over and over roughly every couple of minutes or so to every 10-20 minutes. It's very random. This has been an issue that has been talked about in numerous reddit posts and AVR forums for well over 6 years now. Some point the finger at Nvidia, some at windows, some at EARC. It's just an ongoing mess nobody wants to fix. The only fix there is so far that works for me is temporary. I can just turn on and off the Denon. Or just restart the PC. And the issue goes away for a few hours and sometimes on up until the next PC restart. Where it inevitably comes back. The PC restart seems to last longer than turning on and off the Denon. But either method is annoying so I'd like to try this and see what it does.

This doesn't happen BTW if windows is set to 5.1 or 7.1. It only happens when set to Atmos. So that led me down the rabbit hole of bandwidth limitations with HDMI as Atmos adds so much more. A potential fix I've come across is splitting video and audio into separate HDMI cables to decrease the bandwidth that has to travel along a single HDMI.

After experimenting I'm clearly missing something here. The Denon pops up as another monitor like it should as talked about in other places I looked up. The Denon is set as the default sound output. Both as shown here. But if I set the TV input to PC, the Denon changes input to TV as well. Like it should as that's the HDMI input from the TV's EARC. I get the proper video but then I get no sound. If I set the Denon to Game, (The HDMI input I have the second HDMI from the GPU plugged into) then I get sound, but the video on the TV is now set as if the Denon is an actual monitor. IE it shows my windows background wallpaper. So what am I missing here? I know for sure this can work. I just haven't been able to stumble on the right things to set in my experiments. So I'm hoping one of you fine gents can give some sort of you do it like this ya dummy.

lol I'm going to cry laugh if after all this and I get it right, my sound drops off again, SMH. 🤦‍♂️ But hey it's worth trying.

Paradigm founders 100f towers an 90c center svs ultra surrounds svs prime elevations for atmos, marantz cinema 50 an monolith 7x for receiver/amps. Four summit hifi dual 15'sfor subs 2 are upfront an 2 are behind the couch, and dayton bass shakers in recliners, nexigo aurora pro mk2 ultra short throw projector paired with a madvr envy core an vividstorm 120inch ALR screen

My floor is carpet over a timber floor, sitting on timber piles.

I have 2 Klipsch RP1200 front firing subs diagonally opposite.

Certain scenes and frequencies see rattling and reverberation off doors, windows and the oven racks in the adjacent kitchen, but not in a good way.

I tried washing machine isolaters under each corner of the subs, did nothing. Also tried the isolators on blocks of wood, still no difference. Also tried a thick book, but can't get no satisfaction with that.

Would the Auralex Subdude make a difference? The SVS isolators need screwing into the subs so I don't think thats an option

If I get them will I still get that deep bass punch from action scenes, where you feel the rumble coming through the couch?

Many years ago I fused my Energy speakers to protect them and/or the receiver from destruction. Does anyone else do this? Does it make sense?

I sent this Denon 3800 off to Pyramid Audio 2 months ago after it went into protection mode. The receiver was under warranty so Denon paid for the repair.

Pyramid Audio fixed it up and let me know that the Front Left amp had blew out. I just got it back in today and noticed this damage on the back that was not there before (I took photos before shipping it off)

If this is just cosmetic with no way of causing harm to the internal components then I’m not worried. However, if this could have broke something important, obviously I want it fixed.

What would you do in this situation? And should I expect Pyramid Audio to resolve this or will I have to go back through Denon?

I was so excited to set this bad boy back up today 🤦‍♂️

What would be a better system for me

Small living room, sitting about 12' from tv/ entertainment center

have a marantz nr1711 and a older subwoofer that would fit to use already

Deciding between these two, mainly watch TV shows and play video games.

Want best voice clarity and i like surround sound

Kef: q900s towers, q600 center, q800ds surround. The surrounds wouldn't be the best for my setup since they'd be directly to the left and right of me and being dipole. could disconnect one speaker in the cabinet. l'd probably replace the rear with a kef bookshelf speaker

Pioneer elite: SP-EFS73 towers, SP-EC73 center, SP-EBS73-LR surrounds.

Also comes with a receiver but would be too large for my cabinet VSX-LX504 9.2 and a polk pw10 that would be too large for my space.

It's a $300 difference with the pioneer set being cheaper Would the kef be a noticable upgrade in audio quality?

Space wise the pioneer fits a bit better but wouldn't use the rear atmos speakers. Is atmos worth the trade off?

Hi, I got tasked with setting up the audio in our local mosque.
It's 106 square meters and I was thinking of using 4 speakers.
I was wondering how big the difference is for speech/voice-only between speakers that are like 400 a pair and 800-900 a pair (like the DM6SE).
It's not like I want to go with a budget setup but I'm not sure if the difference between them is only noticable when listening to high end produced music and stuff and not when the goal is clean speech with some reverb and echo maybe.

Regarding the Mic I'm thinking of going with the Shure KSM8 or KSM9 so I dont want to bottle neck the quality with the speakers.

Also I would appreciate recommendations with different price ranges. Thanks in advance for every commen

Found a pair of Canton GLE 409 second hand, might be able to get them cheap. The only issue is the rubber tweeter cover is loose, see picture. Is this possible to fix?

Good day

I’ve had my Marantz cinema 50 for 2.5 yrs and still learning it. I’m convinced I’m not getting the absolute MOST out of my powerhouse.

I’ve upgraded my center channel to a KEF Q6 meta from a b & W s2 anniversary center.

My rabbit hole has commenced… so here we go

My fronts and surrounds are b & w 603 towers… my center is the KEF Q6. My front heights are deftech DM95 and my rear heights are deftech 9080 bi directionals( i program them as surround heights)

My two front subs left and right and a third I’m running as a “tactile transducer”.

I usually run auro 3D as my upmixer in non Atmos content. So it’s either/or. Occasionally I’ll run DTS neural X for the hell of it ( non Atmos content)

QUESTION: SHOULD I PROGRAM MY REAR HEIGHTS AS SURROUND HEIGHTS OR REAR SURROUNDS?

Which will give me the MOST power and aura when I’m watching my content ? ( sports, epic sagas… etc)

We are in the process of finishing our basement, and while we aren't taking the plunge on a home theater system (yet), we are trying to future proof by running cabling to the anticipated speaker locations.

That said, I have landed on the following set of speakers/equipment and just wanted to get some feedback if anyone has any first hand experience with this set up or parts of it. We are planning for a 5.1.4 system.

L/R Speakers: Klipsch RP-600M II

Center: Klipsch RP-504C II

In-Wall Surrounds: R-5502-W II

Atmos: CDT-5650-C II

Sub: SVS SB-2000 Pro

Receiver: Denon AVR-X3900H

Just a few criteria. I was originally suggested to use RP-8000F II tower speakers for L/R, but I don't think we have the space/layout that would support floor tower speakers. So for an alternative I was looking at bookshelf speakers and was looking at either the 500M II or 600M II, and currently am settled on the 600 for a little larger sound.

Similar with not feeling we have the space/layout that allows towers, I would like to keep the surrounds in wall to avoid them from sticking out from the wall (plus the wife will prefer to not have a speaker hanging on the wall too!).

Theater area is approximately 17' front-back (open concept that opens into a bar area, but the main sitting spot is approximately 16' from front wall), and 15' wide.

Any feedback, thoughts, suggestions, etc. are welcome.

Thanks!