r/hometheater

So we’re house shopping and I’ve gotten the go ahead from the wife to splurge on a new TV for the living room with a budget of around $10,000.

We’re coming from a 77” CX OLED that we’ve had for 5-6 years now and I’ve been debating swapping over to Mini-LED as it’s gotten so good at this point.

I’m currently on the fence between waiting for some of the larger 115” Mini-LEDs to come down to that price range or to just save some money and go with a newer 83”OLED. (Although it’d be great to get an older 97 OLED that’s not $15k+)

Hey everyone, I'm a little confused by something I see posted here fairly frequently and would love for some discussion from different perspectives to help me better understand.

I see placing their L&R channels behind acoustically transparent projector screens. For the most immersive experience, shouldn't the L&R channels be laterally to the screen instead of behind the screen? It's really common for sound to come from a person or object off screen to the left or right (even something as simple as someone speaking from the off screen to the left). Isn't this aspect of immersion lost with the speakers behind the screen? Also, its seems like there is typicall less room to pull the speakers off the back surface and toe them in correctly in these setups, right?

Obviously it makes sense to have the center channel behind the screen but I'd love everyone's perspective on this.

Hey movie enthusiasts, I am looking to elevate my home theater and am looking to get a 4k tv in around 80" I have a budget of around $1500. Any suggestions? Thanks

Hi, I’m thinking about replacing my Samsung HW-Q810D soundbar and building my first proper speaker system instead.

My priorities are:

-Anime, mostly through Crunchyroll

-Music through Youtube/spotify

-Clear dialogue and good detail at moderate/high listening volumes

I live in an old apartment with thin walls and high ceilings, so I have to be considerate of my neighbours underground. I can listen louder during the day, but I won’t be playing at very high volume.

This is the system I’m currently considering:

-Front L/R: KEF Q1 Meta – around €500 per pair

-Center: KEF Q6 Meta – around €700

-Subwoofer: RSL Speedwoofer 10E – around €500 including international shipping

-Surrounds later: another pair of KEF Q1 Meta – around €500

ChatGpt gave me this: AVR: Denon AVC/AVR-X3800H – around €1200

Are there good, but more budget options?

Questions:

1.Are the Q1 Meta good enough as front speakers when paired with a subwoofer, or would the Q3 Meta be worth €200 more?

2.How large would the sound-quality improvement be compared with my current Samsung HW-Q810D?

3.Would this system be clearly better for music and anime/films than a Samsung Q995GH/Q990H, JBL Bar 1300MK2 or Sonos Arc Ultra system?

Thanks for any advice or alternative AVR recommendations.

Whilst planning a major HT upgrade the question about a proper subwoofer choice arises:
Living room is 333 sqr feet big (31 square meters)
70% movies, 20% game, 10% music
L/R Arendal 1610 Slim 8
Center Arendal 1610 Center
Surround Arendal 1961 Surround
Denon X3800h
TV is 116“ big and needs to be wall-mounted as low as possible, that specifically means as low as 2 subs fit underneath.
The preferred choice would be 2x SVS SB 2000 pro. incase that is an overkill 2x SB 1000 pro. In case that is not enough for an immersive feeling 2x SB 3000R. I am NOT an audiophile, but I‘d like to have a good sound and don‘t want to make a compromise in terms of sound quality.

Luckily I’m going to be able to join your ranks soon when I move into a new house with a dedicated theater room that the wife has approved.

In the meantime, I’ve been doing a ton of research on speakers but can’t really find a center speaker that would fit into the category of under $1000 while not having any rear port. I’m mainly looking for this because it will be a tight fight to cram 2 rows and an acoustically transparent screen in the new room, both which I want to do.

Are there any speakers that fit this bill? I’ve found the KEF R2 Meta (too high of price) and the Klipsch RP-404C II (seems too underpowered). New here obviously, so happy to learn!

Exactly what the title says, I am capped for my setup at 65in. I have a living room with not a lot of natural light, and will use this TV for 75% sports and 25% movies on a dedicated 4k player. Which of these at their price points is the better option?

I normally test my own system with a couple scenes from 4k disks, but I'm helping my parents set up a similar system and they won't have a player. I imagine there's a way to have a few scenes on thumb drive or something similar, but I'm not sure so I was wondering what others do?

Ideally I'd be able to play 3-4 different scene types right in a row. 5.1 system.

Hello,

I am going back and forth on which model speakers I should get for my surround and surround back. The room is on the smaller side but I think I can still pull off 7 speakers.

Details:

Room Dimensions:
The screen (135") will sit a little ahead to place speakers behind it (Or the LR will be just outside the screen on each side (still behind) . So from the Screen to back wall it will be around 16-17' long. Width is going to be around 11' 11" finished (after hat channel, double 5/8 drywall etc.). One row of three seats only.

LCR: Klipsch RP-8000F II

Side Surrounds: Klipsch RP-502S II (since seating will be close?) OR RP-500SA II (mounted higher not in direct ear shot?).

Back Surrounds: RP-500SA II (or something better I'm not aware of?)

Ceiling (Atmos): (4) RSL C34E MKII

Subwoofer: (2) Klipsch RP-1600SW

Projector: JVC NP5

AVR: Denon X6800H

I'm trying to match the Surrounds to Klipsch brand but unsure if I should look outside of that? I was also thinking about doing Klipsch in walls for the surrounds but worried they wouldn't be as good.

What do you guys think?

Pic with Concrete wall is where Screen will go. Pic with plastic is back wall (yet to be built).

Pic with plastic is back wall (yet to be built)

Pic with Concrete wall is where Screen will go

Hey,

I have regular recessed lights for now but I heard I could use better recessed lights that prevents lights from hitting TVs and such. I don't know if it's worth to change them. Would be curious to know your opinions. Also, the ones I have now a really cheap and I can't get them low like I would want to so it's worth considering I might need to change anyway.

So, veterans, what are the best ones to get for a home cinema in Canada?

Cheers!

Basically as the title states. I'm conflicted if I should upgrade my receiver which is working fine, considering its age.

Current setup:

AMP: Pioneer VSX-923

Fronts: Sonus Faber Lumina V (Bi-amp'ed)

Rears: Sonus Faber Lumina II

Center: Sonus Faber Lumina Center

Subs: 2x SVS SB3000

My setup is probably used for 40% casual tv. 40% music, and 20% Movies.

I'm using a Nvidia shield for all my media, HDMI directly Into my TV, and then using toslink from my TV to the amp.

There's currently a deal for the Cinema 50 at around 1500€, and I'm trying to convince myself if I should buy it, or if I shouldn't.. like, is the difference gonna be that noticeable?