Anyone into home theater/audio?

[pumbaa]

I've got a decent setup for my turntable, and headphones galore, but don't really need more than a decent sound bar and sub for my TV.

I'll add though, I'm a theatrical audio engineer, so a full home theatre setup would be too much like bringing my work home with me. Also... there is A LOT of snake oil out there.

Absolutely agree on the snake oil.

 

[BigLeftyinAZ]

It's not the Hi-Fi Lounge is it?

I think that name is value electronics. I've bought from them many times

 

[ULEWZ]

It's not the Hi-Fi Lounge is it?

No, AV Science

 

[J4U]

I'd like to have something in my house. It's wired for surround but something isn't right. It works but I can't run my Yamaha receiver as loud as I want. I run into clipping and thermal shutdown or something. It sucks. I just don't turn it up.

More than likely a short in one of the speaker wires. Multi meter is an easy check.

You would think I would, but tired of messing with it at work. Basic 5.1 upstairs and 7.2 in theatre downstairs that never gets used

 

[Chef23]

I used to be into home audio. I have a set of Adcom separates and NAD separates with some Snell and ADS speakers in my basement. We moved a bunch of years ago and they just don’t really fit in the house. I also have an old Onkyo 5.1 receiver that is sitting unused with speakers and a sub for that. I keep threatening to set something up again but I am not even sure everything would work again. I have a Bang & Olufson turntable as well but I am sure that doesn’t work.

 

[shanewu]

I was just shopping for a new AVR last night because my pioneer elite sc-77 is no longer sending audio out…maybe an amp problem, not sure. Bought an Onkyo TX RZ50 and will hopefully install it this week.

B&W cm centre for LCR and 4 ccm663 in the ceiling for surround and 2 b&w subs. 80” Sharp TV, which I’ve recently discovered has crappy speakers.

 

[rhinosparky]

Some of the new sound bar setups are really impressive. Samsung,nakamichi, Sonos, and some others make really good stuff.

Absolutely love my Sonos system. I have 6 amps throughout the house and the living room has the Arc soundbar with wireless sub and 2 ceiling speakers. It is all I will ever need.

 

[zengineer]

Finished my basement back in 2017 after 10 years in the house. Bar, poolntable, bedroom, full bath and theater area. Not super high end but good 7.1 system and a retractable screen.

Sony receiver, Polk speakers, Epson projector.

 

[jonnys009]

Absolutely! Have a setup for basically every tv room in the house. Main setup is:

Marantz SR5014 receiver running preouts to an Emotiva amplifier
Fronts: Emotiva T2+ towers
Center: Emotiva C1+
Surrounds: MartinLogan Motion 4i
Sub: SVS PB1000

 

[Platoon]

Finished my basement back in 2017 after 10 years in the house. Bar, poolntable, bedroom, full bath and theater area. Not super high end but good 7.1 system and a retractable screen…

Looks pretty darn good to me. I’m envious I don’t have a dedicated room like that

 

[pumbaa]

Absolutely! Have a setup for basically every tv room in the house. Main setup is:

Marantz SR5014 receiver running preouts to an Emotiva amplifier
Fronts: Emotiva T2+ towers
Center: Emotiva C1+
Surrounds: MartinLogan Motion 4i
Sub: SVS PB1000

Emotiva makes some awesome stuff

 

[jonnys009]

Emotiva makes some awesome stuff

Agreed! I absolutely love their speakers and amps.

Also hi to another local CLT guy!

 

[TheDoctor]

We have a 5.1 setup in the living room with Yamaha amp, Mordaunt Short front and centre speakers with a couple Cambridge Audio mini speakers for the rears - cable TV and PS5 are all ran through it

The spare bedroom has another amp with the other Mordaunt Short speakers in a simple 2.0 setup with the other cable TV box, but I could move the PS5 there if I want/need to

I do have plans for the spare room to put the TV on the wall with a new unit below as it isn't the best at the moment, and add some feature lighting. Might swap to a soundbar for that room to save space but that is not the preferred option

 

[pumbaa]

Agreed! I absolutely love their speakers and amps.

Also hi to another local CLT guy!

Another local! I know a few guys with impressive setups in Charlotte

 

[SleevePlz]

I did a little 3.1 setup in my living room a few years back on a fairly tight budget. Went with a Denon receiver, Micca speakers, and a Bic sub.

 

[pumbaa]

I did a little 3.1 setup in my living room a few years back on a fairly tight budget. Went with a Denon receiver, Micca speakers, and a Bic sub.

Micca are my Atmos and rear surrounds. They work well. How did you like the bic sub? Did you have the silver or the orange ?

 

[jonnys009]

Another local! I know a few guys with impressive setups in Charlotte

Alright! Love the local representation. Got your next build planned yet?

 

[pumbaa]

Alright! Love the local representation. Got your next build planned yet?

Nah just got the JBL stuff from a friend that upgraded to revel salon 2

 

[SleevePlz]

Micca are my Atmos and rear surrounds. They work well. How did you like the bic sub? Did you have the silver or the orange ?

I'm at work, but my memory says it was the Bic F12. Nothing special, but works well.