home theater

  1. G

    KEF LS50 to Genelec 8040/4040A upgrade

    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...
  2. J

    Looking for home theater advice for my very specific room

    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...
  3. C

    Help Needed For Floorstanders

    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...
  4. K

    New 5.1 setup bookshelf front mains under about 1.5k

    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...
  5. M

    KEF "ultra thin" speakers

    Hello. Has anyone measured or tried in reality the "ultra thin" speakers from KEF? For our bedroom with limited space this seems like a good option cosmetically. But sound wise, I do not want it to be in the "soundbar" territory. We love our music and would love to have almost LS50 grade...
  6. U

    Thoughts on Revel M8 speakers?

    Hey, I originally sent this message as a DM to Amir. He suggested that I should be posting this in the Forums as well. I know this community is super helpful and knowledgable, but I was just holding back because I am a super new user. I will copy pasta the original message I sent to him in...
  7. V

    need an advice: wireless 5.1 based on 2 RPI + 2 amps

    Hello ASR people! I'm working on assembling 2.0 speakers kit + diy stereo amp. And I'm thinking if I can extend this setup to use it as a home cinema system. I want to make it wireless splitting it to from speakers and rear speakers synced between two raspberry Pi + some fancy soft like Volumio...
  8. andrewskaterrr

    Are there sub-$1500 AV Processors???

    I have a Marantz SR5010 and am wanting to upgrade. I'd like to get something with full HDMI 2.1 but we're still waiting on those to release it seems. My main question is do I go with another Marantz or similar AV Receiver, or buy separate AV Processor and AMP? So far all I've been able to...
  9. Pinox67

    Anthem AVM60 Review (a second test)

    Intrigued by Amirm's review of Anthem AVM60 A/V processor and having one unit available, I tried my hand at making quickly some measurements, to see where they fit together or not. I state that these results are very good, even if they are obtained in a less stressful situation. Amirm’s...
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    Better dollar for dollar? Passives + amplifier vs. actives + processor

    Hi, I've been looking at different setup options for a 7.1.4 home theater and I'd like to get some opinions from people that have experience with both passive and active speakers. I've never had the chance to hear a high end passive speaker home theater setup (or an active speaker one), but I am...
  11. tar

    5.1. Surround: extending analog audio signal to rear speakers via LAN

    Aloha, how would you transfer the rear speaker signal(s) (source is an NVidia Shield Pro 2019) to rear speakers via LAN (or WLAN)? I would not like to lay cables across the living room but I have network sockets near the TV and near the position of the rears (and WLAN, of course). Passive...
  12. R

    7.2.4 external amplifier options

    Hello, Receiver: Denon x6700h LR: Monitor Audio Silver 500's (90 db sens., 8 ohms, 250W RMS power handling) C: Monitor Audio Silver C350 (90 db sens., 8 ohms, 200W RMS power handling) for my centre channel. Surrounds: Monitor audio FX (87 db sens, 8 ohms, 85W power handling) [I am considering...
  13. R

    Golden Trapagon: Ideal vs Reality?

    I'm about to embark on the design of HT in a house we're remodeling. I've got plenty of room for a decent size and design (at least 10x6x23, room within a room, etc.). Searching the net, there's lots of sites that assert that the Golden Trapagon is the preferred shape. Few of these sites are...
  14. V

    Building a home theater, speaker recommendations

    I just bought a new home and I am plan to convert one of the rooms in the basement into a home theater. The room measurements are 19.6*14.9*7.8ft. I am thinking of going for a 7.2.4 system with the Focal Chora 826-d or klipsch 8060fa (floor standing front and rear pairs) 2 bookshelfs and a...
  15. R

    Audiocontrol Maestro X9 v Maestro X7

    We'd appreciate some advice as to whether there would be any perceptible differences between the Audiocontrol Maestro X9 and Maestro X7, and whether the extra $3,000 retail, is worth paying for the X9, in the following use case: • The primary use is for a room that will serve as a home-theater...
  16. X

    2.1 Setup for Films & Music

    I enjoy films and music in Stereo (PC -> DAC -> Rotel Amp -> ATC SCM20). I am aware that in my current setup where surround is downmixed, I'm losing the LFE channel. Furthermore, I am not currently running any sort of room correction. Finally, my partner is tired of fiddling with the PC to watch...
  17. K

    Interviewed Jason Lord from Source AV

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  18. Nightlord

    Who's the Nightlord then?

    Nightlord, Nattlorden in Swedish, is a cheerful engineer (M.Sc. Computer Science & Engineering) from southern Sweden. [The early years] Last time I wrote a presentation such as this I wrote "My Hifi-interest started in college - about the time when I stated buying a little more records.", but...
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