Yet another speaker question but also placement

[colinwoods84]

Ive got an onk 708 here i got it for free which normally I would have probably purchased speakers first to know what kind of power I need but I really enjoy this receiver so I will be building around it I guess. So lets get started here.

1. My wife is making the decision to change the living room around she wants to put the couch up against a wall where the couch right now sits in the middle of the room where my speakers are elevated and if they were shooting a beam they would all point basically to my sitting level where the couch is. I have always kinda liked this idea. Now that she wants to put it up against the wall, this means my rear speakers will be sitting off the sides of the couch. Does anyone have any recommendations on this??

2. Its time to get some new speakers!! The wife right now is deployed and coming back with some good money and next year I am deploying and re-enlisting so I am looking at coming back with a BIG chuck of tax free money(for military, I am re-enlisting over seas!) so I can splurge a little right now. I would like to spend around 1500 give or take on a decent 5.1 system. I want to hear what people suggest for a system that will 75% be for movies/television and 25% for music. I am looking for some really good full sound. If I can get a few recomendations that would be awesome then I can get out and see if I can get my ears on some to make my final purchase.

3. Lets talk about a tv since I got your attention right now. I need a new one as well. My only problems is with all the new 1080P and crazy re fresh rates, sometimes I hate how clear or "digital" the picture is? I dont know if this is just best buys crappy set up where the blue ray player is not keeping up or is to fast for tv but I always feel like when I walk by and see the display I appreciate my old 720P better. I like clear and love new tech but I cant stand how much it kinda looks like the movie is being played on a computer screen in the editing room. I hope you guys know what I am talking about here. I also dont know much about ohms and watts and all that good stuff when it comes to speakers so if you guys can touch on that a little bit that would be awesome. I know this is a lot of rambling but if someone can keep up and spit a little at me that would be great.

 

[jostenmeat]

1. Being backed up against the wall needs to be avoided, however, it does happen a lot. Some people put up massive broadband absorption there, and a few might put the couch on sliders so that they can get off the back wall for critical listening. The bass will collect at this boundary, and in turn will mask your other frequencies, dialogue included.

2. Depending on who you ask, someone might say the allocation is very dependent on the size of the room. The bigger the space, the more of your budget might have to go towards a sub. Heck, if you asked me, the bigger the space, the bigger the speakers might have to be. There are a lot of decent systems you can put together with your budget, I'd take a look at Ascend and PSB for instance, but really there are many more, just keep reading.

3. I am guessing you are seeing what is called Frame Interpolation. That "soap opera" look? I hate that crap. You pretty much only see that with LCD TVs, never a plasma so far as I know. FI simply guesses what the in-between frames are, by using algorithms. Back in the day, with fast video, the processor couldn't keep up, and so a running kid's shoes would look all funky, or a football in the air would turn into three footballs etc.

Well, I know certain TVs like Samsung's AMP (auto motion plus?) have different settings. Me being paranoid, I'd like to know if it's at least completely* defeatable.

How much would max setting apply? I don't know, but I can tell you the potential. If I take a bluray or DVD (24p), and have a 120hz TV, that means I can potentially FAKE OUT 96 frames for every second.

 

[colinwoods84]

max setting apply? I dont know if I follow you on what your saying here

 

[jostenmeat]

max setting apply? I dont know if I follow you on what your saying here

Well, I know certain TVs like Samsung's AMP (auto motion plus?) have different settings.

As in Low, Medium, High. So I meant to equate Maximum with High, for instance.

You're welcome.

 

[colinwoods84]

ok gotcha, so getting back to what you said about sound and all that good stuff are we talking about an obvious difference in clarity or we looking at an oscilloscope and seeing are sine waves canceling out with regards to being up against a wall.

 

[jostenmeat]

It is important enough, at least to an in house expert like Bryan Pape, that it will be the very first issue to be addressed, in any darn room, when you are up against the back wall.

He would in fact tell you that you want at least several feet away from it. However, there are a number of members that simply treat the wall instead. They can look good too, you know.

In fact, the best distance is not several feet, but 38% room length for the best avoidance of axial mode issues. If your feet is only 12' long, that's still over "several" ft.

Here are some GIK art panels, that can have custom art, for instance.