r/hometheatre

Trying to narrow down the best home theater setup for my living room in the $3,000–$4,000 range and could use some opinions from people who’ve heard these systems.

Room is roughly 20x20 with 8ft ceilings and opens into the kitchen/hallway on one side, so it’s not a sealed theater room and effectively adds another 10–15ft of open space. Couch is about 8–10ft back on a centered seating position, though both listeners sit slightly off-axis. Main use is movies, Atmos gaming, streaming, and some stereo music. Running a 55” OLED with some center channel placement limitations.

Current receiver is a Denon AVR-S750H, though I’m considering upgrading to an Onkyo TX-RZ50 later.

The Polk Reserve setup I can get locally is:

• R600 Towers (pair)
• R350 Slim Center
• R100 Surrounds (pair)
• R900 Atmos Heights (pair)
• SVS PB-1000 Pro Subwoofer

Retail online this setup is roughly ~$4,600+ before tax/shipping, but I can get it locally for about $4,000 out the door including tax.

Other system I’m seriously considering:

• Triangle Borea BR08 Towers
• Triangle BRC1 Center
• Triangle BR03 Surrounds
• Triangle BRA1 Atmos Speakers
• SVS PB-1000 Pro Subwoofer

That setup comes out to roughly ~$3,700 before tax/shipping.

Also looking at a KEF setup:

• KEF Q7 Meta Towers
• KEF Q6 Meta Center
• KEF Q1 Meta Surrounds
• KEF Q8 Meta Atmos Speakers
• SVS PB-1000 Pro Subwoofer

That setup comes out to about ~$4,000.

I’m also considering swapping the subwoofer options around and possibly using:
• RSL Speedwoofer 10S MKII
instead of the PB-1000 Pro.

I’ve also looked at:
• SVS Prime system
• Klipsch RP II setup with RP-404C II
• Definitive Technology Dymension setup

For my room/setup:

• Would you stick with the Polk Reserve system?
• Is the R350 the right choice over the R400 for slightly off-axis seating?
• Would the Triangle setup sound more immersive/musical?
• Is the PB-1000 Pro worth the size increase over the 10S MKII?
• How would the KEF Q Meta system compare for movies and Atmos?
• Would the AVR-S750H be enough short term for these setups until I upgrade?
• Which setup would you personally choose for mixed movies/gaming/music in a semi-open living room?

System 1 – $1500

• 2x Klipsch R-806FA tower speakers with built in Atmos
• 2x Klipsch R-40M surround speakers
• 1x Klipsch R-50C center speaker
• 1x Klipsch R-120SWi Bluetooth subwoofer
• 1x Denon AVR-S760H receiver

System 2 - $2000

• 1x Onkyo TX-NR7100 9.2 channel receiver
• 2x Klipsch RP-280FA floor speakers with built in Atmos
• 1x Klipsch RP-440C center speaker
• 4x Klipsch satellite speakers
• 2x side surrounds
• 2x rear surrounds or Atmos channels
• 2x Klipsch R-12SW subwoofers
• 1x Klipsch R-8SWi wireless subwoofer
• 2x wall mounts for rear/Atmos satellites
• 2x floor stands for side satellites

I don’t need 3 subs but the second system seems like a steal but maybe older models? The 4 satellites are just small speakers. Idk the model number though.

To be clear

The video starts, there is silence for 4 seconds and then the audio clicks in. Usually there is no lipsync issue if the stream is good.

How could I trouble shoot this?

Old Denon AVRx3400h, earc to a new Samsung s95f.

The nvdia shield and game consoles are direct to tv via HDMI.

(This was the only way to get the remotes to behave without a circle jerk effect, I understand that people prefer everything going through the avr)

HDMI cables are new and 4k ultra.

This happens anytime I start/stop playback on Nvidia Shield for streaming, or when we start the video game console.

Hello - I have Denon X4800H which was originally used as 7.1 with Left, Center, Right, Surround Left, Surround Right, Surround Back Left, Surround Back Right

For Atmos currently I am using the Surround Back speakers as Rear Heights and added two front heights. Thinking of going 11 and bring back my Surround Backs and have dedicated rear heights which means I need to power 2 channels via preouts via amp and looking for recommendation of doing this setup.

Any recommendation of decent amp that doesnt break the bank(<$200) or if I should look higher. Plus Should I drife my L& R via amp or use the amp for my rear heights?

Thanks