Bassmister
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So basically I got a good deal on Emotiva XT3 Towers for 1250 and XC1 center for 299. I also bought a X1700 from Costco for 399 and 2 Klipsch RP 1400SW from Adorama for 1500.
I made a couple mistakes. These speakers are power hungry and 4 ohms and the x1700h may not be enough to properly drive the speakers. I watched a review of Andrew Robinson and lower amps didn't work that well and they really need some watts to work. He reviewed the xt2 and not the xt3.
After watching that review I almost regret buying Emotiva and think I would have benefited buying the RP 8000F II instead.
I cannot return these speakers because they are just to heavy and I have to pay return shipping but I think I might be able to make these speakers work.
I'm returning the x1700H and buying a RZ70 and 5 Fosi V3 Mono Blocks. I want to use 2 blocks so I can bi amp the towers and use a single block for the XC1 center.
I feel connections and wires might make a little difference. I know most people say speaker wire doesn't make much of a difference at 15 feet but I think maybe this might help. I want to get 10 gauge OFC wire and connect the Amplifier and Speakers with bare wire and no use of banana plugs. I think the large wire would create more surface area and better ability to pass current. Maybe minimal difference but it all adds up?
The RZ70 has Dirac live and dual subwoofer support so maybe that connected to the amplifiers with 480ws going to the towers bi amp and 240w single amp to the center might sound better then just the x1700h when driving power hungry 4 ohms speakers.
I do plan to get a wifi power strip with surge protector that lets you monitor how much power is being used on a phone app to see how much watts are being used.
Then I will have a 3.2 setup.
After a month I want to upgrade to 7.2.4.
I have room for 4 surround speakers that I will get bookshelves and get them placed onto the wall. Only problem is the middle surrounds won't be even because there is no wall to place the speaker. They will be slightly uneven. Hopefully that won't be a problem.
Then the house comes with 5 height channels pre wired so maybe I could go with 5 height channels as well? 3 are above the TV and 2 in the back. I would only go with 5 if it's possible to have that many heights otherwise 4.
Any cheap recommendations for surround speakers and heights that are maybe refurbished and affordable and will pair well with the airmotiv xt3 and XC1?
The height speaker wire is 16 gauge. I was thinking I can wire 5 heights and 4 surrounds directly into the RZ70 without a amplifier if maybe they are more power efficient? But then they would be 8 ohms and the Fosi V3 Monos would be 4 ohms. Then the heights would be different speaker wire then the surrounds.
Confused on what to do next. Looking for a good match to the setup I already have. I bought a UMIK-1 as well for proper calibration but I have no clue how to use it. I am a beginner home theater guy.
Advice?
I made a couple mistakes. These speakers are power hungry and 4 ohms and the x1700h may not be enough to properly drive the speakers. I watched a review of Andrew Robinson and lower amps didn't work that well and they really need some watts to work. He reviewed the xt2 and not the xt3.
After watching that review I almost regret buying Emotiva and think I would have benefited buying the RP 8000F II instead.
I cannot return these speakers because they are just to heavy and I have to pay return shipping but I think I might be able to make these speakers work.
I'm returning the x1700H and buying a RZ70 and 5 Fosi V3 Mono Blocks. I want to use 2 blocks so I can bi amp the towers and use a single block for the XC1 center.
I feel connections and wires might make a little difference. I know most people say speaker wire doesn't make much of a difference at 15 feet but I think maybe this might help. I want to get 10 gauge OFC wire and connect the Amplifier and Speakers with bare wire and no use of banana plugs. I think the large wire would create more surface area and better ability to pass current. Maybe minimal difference but it all adds up?
The RZ70 has Dirac live and dual subwoofer support so maybe that connected to the amplifiers with 480ws going to the towers bi amp and 240w single amp to the center might sound better then just the x1700h when driving power hungry 4 ohms speakers.
I do plan to get a wifi power strip with surge protector that lets you monitor how much power is being used on a phone app to see how much watts are being used.
Then I will have a 3.2 setup.
After a month I want to upgrade to 7.2.4.
I have room for 4 surround speakers that I will get bookshelves and get them placed onto the wall. Only problem is the middle surrounds won't be even because there is no wall to place the speaker. They will be slightly uneven. Hopefully that won't be a problem.
Then the house comes with 5 height channels pre wired so maybe I could go with 5 height channels as well? 3 are above the TV and 2 in the back. I would only go with 5 if it's possible to have that many heights otherwise 4.
Any cheap recommendations for surround speakers and heights that are maybe refurbished and affordable and will pair well with the airmotiv xt3 and XC1?
The height speaker wire is 16 gauge. I was thinking I can wire 5 heights and 4 surrounds directly into the RZ70 without a amplifier if maybe they are more power efficient? But then they would be 8 ohms and the Fosi V3 Monos would be 4 ohms. Then the heights would be different speaker wire then the surrounds.
Confused on what to do next. Looking for a good match to the setup I already have. I bought a UMIK-1 as well for proper calibration but I have no clue how to use it. I am a beginner home theater guy.
Advice?
