home cinema

Hello yall I am very new here and I have no idea where to start with this. My budget is $1500. I am looking for a 7.1.2 setup ( I understand that means 7 surrounding you, 1 sub, and 2 speakers above). My step-dad has a yamaha receiver he is giving to me but I Have no idea what the specs are...

I was wondering whether it would be safe to use an audio interface (with an electric guitar or keyboard or microphone plugged in without any EQ or compression) with active or passive home audio speakers such as KEFs or Revels. Speaker companies have told me not to do this multiple times; one of...

Hey everyone, I just got a Bose soundbar 900, and I'm trying to figure out the best settings for my setup, hoping you can help! Here's my situation: Room Size: About 16x14 feet Ceiling height: Around 9 Feet Setup: soundbar is mounted on wall about 2 inches below my tv, which is a 65-inch OLED...

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I never seems to able to get a decent sound system for my living room. I guess I like to build one system for home cinema and 2 channel music. My hifi interest has always been there but I have many kids and a lot of work and relations have come in between. I post a longer story maybe you can get...