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Interesting you mention PTFE. My new YBCO cables have Teflon jacketing outside the coolant flow layer. You only need to be in the top 0.2% of adult males to hear the difference with these babies. But I digress.

Probably the reason no one is responding is that this topic has been beat to death. The opinions of most members are well-documented. Try reading through some other threads and then come back with more specific questions.

Is the placement of the surrounds also offensive to the wife? If she will allow a sound bar in front of the TV, you can get one with wireless surrounds. Yeah, sound bars are not wonderful, but it would at least be unobstructed and have clear dialogue. $500 budget should do alright for a sound...

Wookie lifespan is 400 years.

PSW-505 is not the worst sub in the world. It’s at least as good or better than most HTiB subs or the subs that come with sound bars. I think that’s why it reviews so well on Amazon. Most people have never heard a good subwoofer except maybe in the theater. I used one for years before I set up...

The cool thing about Heos is that you can easily integrate it with most newer Denon receivers to include your HT as part of your whole-house audio system. You need a separate component to do that with Sonos. The Heos stand-alone speakers are *generally* considered a bit better than Sonos, but...

If you’re open to Chromecast with active speakers, you should check these out too: https://www.sonos.com/en-us/home https://usa.denon.com/us/heos

@lovinthehd My mistake. Multiple drivers can handle more power, but require less power for the same SPL. :oops:

RP-250S is a dipole design. I’ve never had them and don’t know much about them, so I can’t be much help there. Yes you can get the surrounds later. It will make a big difference because it will then be surround sound, which is much more immersive than having a front sound stage only. The main...

Well I’d say towers can be better than bookshelves in some applications, but that doesn’t mean they always are. If you’re using a subwoofer, you’re most likely going to waste a lot of the capabilities of the towers because you won’t even be sending the low frequencies to them. Towers and...

Alright, hold on... Please clarify which speaker model you’re talking about for the fronts. “R260F” is not a current Klipsch model. Even so, it seems you’ve moved from bookshelf speakers to floor-standing towers. That’s a little different ballgame. They require more power to reach their full...

IMO, you should only be looking at an X3400H if you need it or plan to use the extra channels and/or power in the future. If you’re going with 3.1, and potentially expanding to 5.1, AND you’re using Klipsch speakers (high sensitivity), an X1400H is more than enough receiver for you. It has most...

Lots of non-Atmos movies posted. Dunkirk is great but no Atmos. Older movies won’t have it. Even re-releases with Atmos tracks are just remixes. They can be great but it’s not the real thing. TechHDS got it right. MAD MAX: Fury Road is well-known as a great Atmos showcase, and it does not...

Interesting. TCL’s TVs always seem to review well and provide excellent bang-for-buck. However, they’ve only been competing in the lower end market up until now. I wonder if they will turn many heads of mid-high-end buyers. I might’ve considered them last year when I made my Vizio M-series...

Perfect $400 college kid subwoofer: https://rslspeakers.com/products/rsl-speedwoofer-10s/

You can calculate the peaks in your frequency response based on the room dimensions. Having a square room means a “double” room mode, which is why you would have an extreme peak. Alternatively you can try to measure the peak with an SPL meter. Audyssey would knock down the peak if you had it...

Energy classic 5 pack got me thru college and beyond. I didn’t know they were actually respectable speakers (for their size) when I got them. They are WAY easier to take with you moving several times than full size book shelves. My sub thru those years was a Polk but you can surely do better...

If you’re open to all suggestions you should check these out: http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/uls-15mk2Dual.html Room gain should be phenomenal with dual sealed 15s in your room. I imagine you have at least one huge peak in your bass response due to the square room. Do you know what...

The first several scenes of Batman Vs Superman have some heavy bass, especially the clips of the mugging. Then again, I’m not sure I am a good gauge because I apparently run my subs exceedingly hot, somewhere around 16dB over where Audyssey sets them. :confused:

I was a bit underwhelmed. I mean the production was top notch. Great sound and special effects, but it didn’t rank high for me among super hero movies. It was rushed or trying too hard or something. Can’t quite explain it.