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Finally decided to go separates and get a power amp to drive front stage in my 5.1ch home theater. My speakers are Ascend Sierra-1NrT and currently powered by the Denon 4311ci. I crossover them with a Rythmik F12 subwoofer at 100hz right now. Looking at a few models. Hope folks here can advise...

When you listen to music OR watch a concert ... what changes do you make to your receiver when switching from the movie watching setting? Been doing tests when it comes to watching concerts recorded in HD with awesome sound. Noticed that even if a concert is recorded in DTS-HD, I am getting...

Visited a friend of my. Initially he wanted to get rid of his receiver because he couldn't hear the dialog properly. I spent a bit of time, changed some settings on the receiver and pretty much uncovered that his crossover was set too high, even though his L/R speakers were better than the cheap...

Just came back from a BestBuy local store and I demoed 3 soundbars. Sony HTZ9F vs Sonos PLAYBAR vs Sony HTCT800. Now, I don't claim to be the guru of audio. I do have a dedicated home theater with a full 5.1 system and not one of these bars can touch it. When I demoed these 3 bars I was...

Hey guys, As more and more movies come out in 4K quality and I watch everything on my 135" fixed screen in a dedicated home theater, I may be missing out just running everything in 1080p via KDLINKS Media player. So instead of downloading the 2k or 4k 40-50gb files, I opt for the usual 1080p...

I initially bough the Epson 3100 and was happy with it but the feeling of "hey,. you buy this thing once every 6-10 years, extra $1500 is worth it IF it's so much better". Well, thanks to Amazon's generous return policy, I decided to test drive the Epson 5040. Note that I would not call my test...

I am pretty happy with my sound, but a power amp may produce better sound than the amps I get in my Denon 4311. I usually run my system at -10 and that is no where close to reference. My speakers are not too sensitive (Ascend Sierra-1NrT) and will definitely benefit from an Amp. They are rated...

Moving into our new house and finally will have the ability to create home theater room. See image attached. My screen (128inch) will be where that TV is right now. Room is about 18 feet long and 12 feet wide. A few things I am concerned about. 1) I have no idea how far the projector should be...

Hi guys, I am finally moving into my new house and will have more freedom with sound treating, and overall sound system. The home theater / kids playroom is 18 ft by 12 ft. I currently use Ascend Sierra-1 NRT bookshelf speakers as my main L/C/R and Ascend HTM-200 as rear bookshelves. For a sub...

So, I started this thread really for a friend of my. I personally own Rythmik F12 and I love that thing. My friend actually loved it as well (at my house) and thus bought 2 of Rythmik E15HP to replace his Yamaha sw901 (piece of sh*t sub in my opinion). So, we only connected his one Rythmik to...

Hi guys, So a friend of my wants his power center back. (Monster HTS3600) Is there a need to replace it with another "power center" or am I good with just this...

Maybe I am on to something here and it concerns me a bit since 95% of my movies I play are via my WD Live Media Player. Maybe it's in my head but when I compare an awesome LFE movie "Flight of the Phoenix" by playing it on my Samsung blu ray player versus WD Live player (40gb MKV file), I...

So, friend and I are disputing, how surround speakers should be positioned. My surrounds are hanging on wall and firing almost directly into my ear about 6 feet away. He has his surround speakers pointing toward front speakers ... see picture. So which is the right way??

So, this home theater buying bug is visiting me again ... I love the sound I get from my set up right now. I am at HT 70% / Music 30% I usually listen to music and movies at moderate to low sound. So nothing tooo crazy. A bit of couch and floor vibration but not where it gets tooo crazy. Never...

So, my friend is taking back his "monster Z2 Biwire" cables. I am planning to replace them with standard 12-16 gauge speaker wires. Do I have to now rerun my Receiver Audyssey ? thank you.

Hi guys, So a friend of my always compliments how great my Rythmik 12" Sub is performing in movies and music. He currently has a Yamaha sub that he bought for around $300 5-7 years ago. His biggest complaint .... "it doesn't go low enough". I am thinking that he can do great with SVS PB-1000...

Hi all, So, after moving to a new place that supposedly has better acoustic (carpet all around, more open space, etc) I am a bit concerned about the EQ it created. See pics below. As always it made my speakers (Large) but I did change it back to (Small). It also miss-measured my subwoofer...

So after chatting with a Sharp representative at BestBuy, he suggested bringing my own USB with content I want to test as lots of their non 4K models are hooked up via coaxal and running at best a 480p content. Now my quest for content to find and place on USB. Any suggestions? I guess I need...

Hi guys, So, moved to a new place and our unique living room allows for a decent home theater experience I guess. The entire front wall is about 9 feet wide. I am sitting about 16 feet from the TV. That TV you see on pic is not the main TV,. So, that 42inch is just temporary. I want to place a...

Hi guys, So before I go ahead and buy 3 of these Auralex SonoLite 24 x 24 x 3 Inches Bass Traps .... (Amazon.com: Auralex SonoLite 24 x 24 x 3 Inches Bass Trap - Tan: Musical Instruments) I am curious ... if I place those in the corners, what will it really do? Maybe better question will...