home theater

Soon I'll be moving into a new house where I want to set up a home theater. The house has direct neighbors on both sides, but is relatively new (built +-10y ago). Between the me and the neighbors, there is 2x 15cm silicate stone (1750kg/m3) separated by 2 cm mineral wool insulation. The sound...

$220 + actual shipping. Excellent condition from non-smoking, no-pets household. Comes with everything that you need to get it connected, mounted and running in no time. Zero issues with it. Sounds fantastic. I will take the sound of Playbar any day over Arc. Playbar is more musical, more...

While planning my surround sound setup I got stuck at the questions if I want to get add a center channel or not. For movies and native surround music like Dolby Atmos music a center channel makes absolutely sense because there is native content mixed to that channel. But most of my music still...

I am trying to create a set up where I can play music from my desktop or from my phone via aux/BT. My main music library storage is on a external SSD attached to my PC (Windows 10 Education). I recently bought the Sony SSCS5-2 channel speakers. I've been doing research for the past week and have...

Hello Audioscience community, I'm very new to the audiophile scene and had a few questions. I moved into a new home with a home theater room size: 20.3 ft X 16 ft X 8.9 ft (WidthXLengthXHeight) I will be playing mostly movies with some music probably a 60/40 split. I have been doing some...

We're getting ready to kick-off a major kitchen remodel and also replacing our flooring. As part of all this, we're looking to make some other updates including potentially replacing our 5.1 speaker system. Unfortunately, I'm bound by a serious space constraint for my center channel. I've only...

After reading about the new Schiit Syn I asked myself again if surround sound processing for stereo content is worth it . The Schiit is using one of the most simple ways to 'upmix' to surround by just playing the difference between L and R on the rear speakers to create a surround ambience. Home...

I know it may look a bit strange that I'm doubting between passive speakers and active studio monitors. But after the research I have done, these 2 seem like a good option for my first Home Theater setup. Both are around the same price class and seem to fare better than most speakers when...

I've been doing research to learn the in's and out's of picking a good setup. That being said, I'm reaching a point where I'm hitting a lot of questions that don't have straight forward answers and is leaving me in hellish indecision loops of trying to find the best bang-for-buck on my budget. I...

Apologize if this is a dumb question, but most of what I can find online applies to multi-channel setups with surround processing and whatnot. I use my floorstanders in a 2-channel home theater type setup where we watch a lot of movies, stream television, and casually listen to music as well...

It’s been slow, but I’m inching closer to finishing my multichannel setup. I’m really looking forward to Atmos music and hearing how up-mixing stereo music with Auro-3D will be. In the end, it’s all about the experience. On the video side, I’m curious what the community thinks really impresses...

Monoprice had the sitewide 15% sale 2 weekends ago and I decided to take the plunge. The T6 towers were highly rated on the site and well reviewed by Audioholics, so seemed like a great deal. I ordered the full home cinema set! Anxiously I unpacked the front tower speaker first, placed it by...

I'm placing the final touches on my home audio/theater system and I'm wondering if I can squeeze some additional performance out of the system by incorporating a DAC (Topping E50). I currently have a Cambridge Azur 851n that I really enjoy (using Qobuz). In reading some other reviews on...

Goodday everyone, The past couple of months I have been trying to decide on which AVR/AVP device is the best for my system and I have been struggling to find something that will suit me. I currently have a new 5.0 surround system with 5 active speakers and I am planning of getting a sub too...

Hello everyone! Apologies ahead of time and THANK YOU for whomever replies in the future as I’d be lost without some of y’all even though I don’t post much, I’m here everyday reading! Quick backstory, 30 yrs old, bought my first house at 22, sold at 26, lived in 2 condos around STL for awhile...

I'm curious what would be good setup for home theater and 2 channel music? I was thinking 1. audiolab 6000a for 2 channel listening and / denon 3700h for HT 2. Arcam sa 10 / denon 3700h Or 3.Emotiva basx a3 plus a topping(dont know yet) / denon 3700h The speakers are kef r3 What i want to...

This is my first post in this fantastic community! I have learned (and bought) a lot! Big shout-out to Amirm and Erin for the reviews! I have an opportunity to buy some very cheap (300$ each) Genelec 4040A monitors (basically a 8040A with phoenix connector) in good shape. I have already bought...

Hello, I'm a newbie and looking to build a dolby atmos home theater in my living room for the the first time. I have attached pictures of my room (the pc will move under the desk). I have already purchased a denon x3700h avr. I've been looking at some products and im worried about placement and...

Hi guys, long term lurker but new account poster. I'm in a bit of a pickle and not sure if anyone can help. Thought I'd give it a try because I trust opinions of people here more than on AV Forums. I'm mostly a home theatre watcher vs pure music, if that helps. I currently have a BK p12 300 PR...

I am replacing my old floorstanding speakers in my 5.1 setup with bookshelf speakers and I just cannot decide because I do not have a lot of listening possibilities here. I might swap out my really old mid channel so that might also get upgraded. My speakers are powered by a Denon AVR X3400H and...