Building Home Theater

[lebercr]

I am trying to build a home theater system for my living room, the space is roughly roughly 10' x 11' with attached open kitchen and open vaulted ceiling to a second floor loft. I am looking at Costco to get a Yamaha TSR-7850 [https--www.costco.com/Yamaha-TSR-7850-7.2-Channel-Network-AV-Receiver.product.100456240.html ]. Additionally, they also have Klipsch Reference Theater Pack 5.1 Channel Surround Sound System [https--www.costco.com/Klipsch-Reference-Theater-Pack-5.1-Channel-Surround-Sound-System.product.100492734.html ] for sale as well, but not sure if they are a good fit for the receiver. I would need to make the subwoofer wireless, and need suggestions. Is it worth trying to setup 7.2 or 5.2 sound? If the speaker set I reference isn't a good fit, then what are some suggestions? The only constraint is the front speakers need to be either bookshelf or a passive sound bar, and the rear wall mountable; and wireless subwoofer.

 

[Pogre]

I can't get your link to work, but in general Klipsch isn't a bad brand for speakers, tho my experience with their subwoofers left me vowing to never buy another one. They put out bass, but when I replaced them I realized how dirty that bass was. It was the most significant upgrade I did to improve my sound quality after the speakers. You have a fairly large area to pressurize so you're going to need a fairly beefy sub (or 2).

You can find wireless kits for subwoofers that aren't an arm and a leg and pretty simple to set up.

What kind of budget are you working with?

 

[HTfreak2004]

10’x11’ isn’t big at all. But with the open concept and vaulted ceiling your proposed sub will get swallowed up!

Unless you are try to control the sound mostly to the living room area the sub will be the weak link. Klipsch is know for high sensitivity speakers so the satellites shouldn’t disappoint.

Subs work by pressurizing the room they are enclosed in. A sub should be able to control the volume of that space with headroom to spare just as an amp should be able to control the speaker drivers with headroom to spare.

My personal rule for a sub is overpower or use multiple subs. Since your primary need is a wireless sub make sure you can add more with that setup your considering in case your unhappy with the low end performance.

 

[Pogre]

I think something like the Hsu Hybrid 2 - 5.1 package would be a bare minimum for subwoofage (12"), and I believe you might have enough space to warrant an even larger sub. It sounds like space is at a premium for you tho, and those aren't tiny subs...

*Edited in an image so you knew which one I'm talking about. They have 7.1 pictured on the page.

 

[lebercr]

Sorry about the links, since I am new the forum wouldn't let me put links in. I live in a townhouse condo end unit, so I have a neighbor that I don't want to blast with the low bass. The receiver has a second sub preamp so I can add a second. As for my budget trying to stay under $1000 no more than $1500.

 

[Golden Ear]

Re type ughhhh. Been running a boston top end book shelf sys since a kid. Blew em replaced em. Moved to polk lsi the smaller towers driven by a couple top line sony ES receivers. 3 or 4 years back bought a yamaha 2030 receiver and have been running my polk 705 C and lsi towers with 4 rt 80 in the ceiling and a 4000 definitave sub. Last week i bought a pair of lsim 705s to replace the lsi fronts and they were a consecutive serial number set from adoroma. One didnt work and sent back. The other distorts once i break +4 ON my receiver. I checked the wires, i swapped back to the older pair with no problem i am running bi amp 7.1 and have with great sound and muscle. I am not sure what to be concerned about as 2 speakers are not working correctly and the others plug and play greatly. Suggestions please!

 

[HTfreak2004]

Lebercr living in townhouse condo is s real problem when having loud playback volume. Walls usually don’t offer much in the way of sound containment between units.

Me personally I would speak to the units closest to your rooms boundaries above, below and beside.

If you have a system already that you could play something you like at the volume you most likely will listen at considering peaks for explosions or deep bass in music.

Have someone in your unit resume playback while you and your neighbours listen to the sound pollution into their units would be the smartest and most considerate!

Be sure to set max volume in your AVR to the limit of the neighbour that whined the most or has the least tolerance to your toy!

My system in 2004 without a sub was so loud during playback that my neighbours could not hear their TVs when I played it back -20 from max volume. The LFE was going to my mains and shook their living room.

Sucks to have great speakers and other gear which isn’t cheap and put a muzzle on it!

Fully detached home all the way!

 

[HTfreak2004]

 

[Pogre]

You could even go 2.1 or 3.1 now and add the additional channels later. For me I'd much rather get the foundation right first, then build as funds allow. It can be more expensive in the long run if you find yourself dissatisfied with the current setup.

Sorry about the links, since I am new the forum wouldn't let me put links in. I live in a townhouse condo end unit, so I have a neighbor that I don't want to blast with the low bass. The receiver has a second sub preamp so I can add a second. As for my budget trying to stay under $1000 no more than $1500.

2 subs is the way to go for sure, tho I'm not sure in your situation. Having neighbors attached makes things tough as far as having any subwoofer at all.

On the klipsch package - that subwoofer might as well not be a part of it. I wouldn't want it. Are you putting the front speakers on stands or do you have a shelf or something? I ask because if your using stands then you likely have room for towers. Towers might be the way to go for you, skipping a sub altogether. You'll still get some bass, but you won't be blowing your neighbors out.

 

[lebercr]

I only have one neighbor next to me, and I plan on checking in with them. I have a built in bookshelf where my tv is, so there is a shelf, and I don't have room for stands with my new furniture. Also someone ran wires for a sound system