Sony Home Theater, what do you guys think of this setup?

[Aruman]

Hi Guys,

I'm planning to buy the Sony STR-DN1070 Receiver, 1x SS-CS8 Center Speaker, 4x SS-CS3 Floor standing speakers and 2x SA-CS9 Subwoofers for a 5.2 System, but I will use this setup mainly for Music compare to Movies, so that's why I was thinking to put 2x more SA-CS9 subwoofers to get more bass, because I don't know if only two of them will keep up with the 4x SS-CS3 Floor Standing speakers in a Music Application, What do you guys think, will two SA-CS9 give enough Bass to keep up with 4x SS-CS3, or should I put 2x more SS-CS9 with them, like a 5.4 Setup?

Living room is 16.7ft (6m) long to 14ft (4.25m) wide

Thanks a lot,

Aruman.

 

[everettT]

Were are you located? I'd definitely look at different subs. The sonys are not gonna do anything except give you setup headaches.

 

[WaynePflughaupt]

I’ve heard a lot positive buzz on the Sony speakers, but as everett said, take a pass on the subs.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[zieglj01]

The speakers are a good choice -- as others have stated, look for other sub options.

 

[speakerman39]

The Sony Cores speakers are certainly very good given their price. However, the Core center and Core 10" sub are the weakest links in the chain so to speak. Why buy (2) Core subs instead of getting a better sub for now? Then, perhaps add another when funds allow.

You did not mention how big your room is or the layout of said room. More importantly, how far will the seating position be from the front-stage? One sub that has garnered a lot of attention as of late is the Emotiva BasX S8 8" sub. Here is a link for the OP:

https://emotiva.com/product/basx-s8/


Dual S8's will easily outperform dual Sony Core subs. Not exactly sure of your budget either. We all have our limits! Best wishes to the OP!


Cheers,

Phil

 

[shadyJ]

The Sony Cores speakers are certainly very good given their price. However, the Core center and Core 10" sub are the weakest links in the chain so to speak. Why buy (2) Core subs instead of getting a better sub for now? Then, perhaps add another when funds allow.

You did not mention how big your room is or the layout of said room. More importantly, how far will the seating position be from the front-stage? One sub that has garnered a lot of attention as of late is the Emotiva BasX S8 8" sub. Here is a link for the OP:

https://emotiva.com/product/basx-s8/


Dual S8's will easily outperform dual Sony Core subs. Not exactly sure of your budget either. We all have our limits! Best wishes to the OP!


Cheers,

Phil

Are you sure the Basx-s8 is so much better? Compare the specs, they are pretty similar. Given the cone size and cabinet size, I would expect the Emotiva sub to be tuned a tad deeper, but that may well be its only advantage. Neither sub will be a power house. I would not have high expectations of either sub. In that price range I would be looking at the Dayton subwoofers, maybe a couple SUB-1200s or SUB-1500s.

 

[speakerman39]

Are you sure the Basx-s8 is so much better? Compare the specs, they are pretty similar. Given the cone size and cabinet size, I would expect the Emotiva sub to be tuned a tad deeper, but that may well be its only advantage. Neither sub will be a power house. I would not have high expectations of either sub. In that price range I would be looking at the Dayton subwoofers, maybe a couple SUB-1200s or SUB-1500s.

No, I am not 100% certain. But, the S8 has garnered a lot of praise from what I have read here and on other various forums. I have heard the Sony Core sub at my local BB, but not in an ideal location. Personally, I would be more apt to take a chance on the S8 just from what I have read. That is why I even mentioned it. However, the Dayton subs are also recommended a lot. Never even thought of them as they are another viable option.


Cheers,

Phil

 

[Aruman]

Thanks a lot Guys, so the subs will be weak for this setup?
I really wanted to stay full Sony.

Other thing I was thinking is to build my own Enclosures (with Sony Car Audio Subs), was thinking 2x 12" Sealed in each enclosure or 2x Dual 10" also sealed power by the Dayton Plate Amplifier(see pics), I'm more of a sealed guy and used to be into the Car Audio world, so I rmay remember some stuff's even though Home Audio have other things to look into.

What do you guys think?

Thanks a lot,

Aruman

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

I can see wanting to stay with a brand, but Sony subs are junk. Save your 200 bucks and put into something worthy. Diy can be a good option but personally I might look at the Dayton stuff mentioned above. How big is the room? I would go ported unless you need to stay small.

 

[lovinthehd]

No reason at all to stay with Sony for subs just because other stuff you have is Sony brand. Their home subs don't look too impressive at least and I've not read much positive about them in audio forums generally.

Can't say I've heard of a DIY sub build with Sony drivers from the car market (or any Sony drivers for diy subs for that matter). There are some drivers from the car market that can perform sufficiently in typical rooms, though what works in the small volume of a car won't necessarily work well in a typical room's much larger volume. Infinity had the 1260/1262 drivers...I can personally vouch for (but are discontinued), and I know @panteragstk can too as he's also done so as well. JBL has one or two I think I've read about that's been used successfully, but can't think of the model numbers....GTi series maybe? I think there's a few models of Alpine.

It's generally just easier to go with a proven diy design/box size for a given driver for home use, though You can model your driver/box with appropriate software like winisd as well. Some good info here http://www.audioholics.com/diy-audio/diy-sealed-subwoofer

As William suggested, Dayton/Parts-Express has a really good selection of drivers for home subs....just look around the diy subforum here for starters/ideas, or over at parts-express' forums, too.

As far as amps for a home sub I prefer an external amp/dsp, easier to build the box, and the amp isn't subject to that environment....personally I use Crown XLS amps on my diy subs, miniDSP for dsp.

 

[sterling shoote]

Since your interest is music and not movies, you could be hard pressed to appreciate the sub on any content other than dance music, if your mains can get close the 60hz arena. Here's a fact, unless you want to listen to something like Kayne West's Love Lockdown, you may not notice the effect of the sub at all. Take some of your music to the audio video store and listen to it with and without sub engaged to better understand if you will have greater pleasure incorporating a sub for music. Perhaps you will see no need. But, when your interest in movies and budget at some point suggests subwoofer acquisition then audition some subs and buy what's most compelling. BTW, do consider passive subs as lovinthehd suggested. DIY with an 18 inch JBL driver powered by a 1000 watt Crown would do the trick, lol.

 

[lovinthehd]

60hz is good enough? Crazy talk....

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

60hz is good enough? Crazy talk....

You read my mind.

 

[NINaudio]

You read my mind.

60hz is good enough? Crazy talk....

I listen to plenty of non-dance music with lots of bass in the below 60 Hz region.

 

[mtrycrafts]

You read my mind.

Yes, we are becoming psychics.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

Yes, we are becoming psychics.

Lol. Guess we’re spending too much time together.

 

[sterling shoote]

Yes, there's bass

You read my mind.

Yes, there's bass in the 60hz region, which is all producible by the mains, making the sub somewhat of a luxury. That was my point. Where the sub would become useful is most obvious for dance music, which being electronic, has bass too low for full appreciation with mains.

 

[lovinthehd]

Yes, there's bass

Yes, there's bass in the 60hz region, which is all producible by the mains, making the sub somewhat of a luxury. That was my point. Where the sub would become useful is most obvious for dance music, which being electronic, has bass too low for full appreciation with mains.

You may consider it a luxury, I consider it a necessity. Then again I prefer to be able to reproduce a wide range of audio, whether it be movies or music with significant lower bass (electronic or not). OP seems to have wandered away in any case....

 

[sterling shoote]

You may consider it a luxury, I consider it a necessity. Then again I prefer to be able to reproduce a wide range of audio, whether it be movies or music with significant lower bass (electronic or not). OP seems to have wandered away in any case....

I keep my sub engaged most of the time since I love dance music; and no doubt, my 560 watt supported JBL B-380 delivers. Now, when I listen to other music genres, I just can't discern much from the sub since there is for the most part no low bass on those files to be delivered. At any rate, I'm now listening to Pictures In My Head by MJ Cole and I can really feel the value of the sub. As always it's a lot of fun having conversation with you here.