rrahmanucla
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Just got a new home and have an opportunity to rebuild/rearrange my home theater set up. Pretty clear winners here from Amir's reviews and I already own a few speakers, so I am comparing the following options for living room and home theater
I already own in my current home theater/multimedia room KEF Reference 5, Reference 4c, R3's, and Rhythmic FV18's, running through NAD m17v2i and Parasound Halo amps.
Option 1) I use my KEF Reference 5, Reference 4c, R3, and purchase some CI200RR-THX for in-ceiling atmos. Then purchase a new set of speakers for living room and bedroom, options being Magico A5, KEF Blades, Neumann KH 420 or KH150 + Rythmik sub, Dutch&Dutch 8c or Revel 328be. Much cheaper at ~9k-18k depending on which speaker combo's for the other rooms.
Option 2) I repurpose my KEF speakers for the living room and bedroom, then create a home theater around Neuman KH420, KH 310, and KH150's and pair them with KEF CI200RR-THX atmos speakers. Cost ~19k
My main questions for discussion aside from which route to go. How are Neumann speakers for home theater, specifically can they get high enough SPL? Should I use a difference DAC since my NAD m17v2i has Dirac and Neumann has a different DSP? Will the Neumann speakers mesh well w/ KEF in ceiling speakers? Are there other in ceiling speakers that might be a better option w/ Neumann speaker?
I already own in my current home theater/multimedia room KEF Reference 5, Reference 4c, R3's, and Rhythmic FV18's, running through NAD m17v2i and Parasound Halo amps.
Option 1) I use my KEF Reference 5, Reference 4c, R3, and purchase some CI200RR-THX for in-ceiling atmos. Then purchase a new set of speakers for living room and bedroom, options being Magico A5, KEF Blades, Neumann KH 420 or KH150 + Rythmik sub, Dutch&Dutch 8c or Revel 328be. Much cheaper at ~9k-18k depending on which speaker combo's for the other rooms.
Option 2) I repurpose my KEF speakers for the living room and bedroom, then create a home theater around Neuman KH420, KH 310, and KH150's and pair them with KEF CI200RR-THX atmos speakers. Cost ~19k
My main questions for discussion aside from which route to go. How are Neumann speakers for home theater, specifically can they get high enough SPL? Should I use a difference DAC since my NAD m17v2i has Dirac and Neumann has a different DSP? Will the Neumann speakers mesh well w/ KEF in ceiling speakers? Are there other in ceiling speakers that might be a better option w/ Neumann speaker?