do i have this room setup right?

[jimmygreen]

I would like to get some opinions on my installation. I am building a home with a large room setup similar to Knightly's 10,000 cubic foot great room.

I am about to install in-wall Jamo speakers:
The fronts (L) (R) would be the 8.5K4
The Center would be the 626.K
The rears would be the 8.521K4

The installer asks me:
Do you want one or two 10" or would you want one or two 8" subs?

Any help on what to do here? I am going to put in a dedicated theater room in the basement next, but this room will still be used alot for HDTV, movies, and gaming. I have an older Denon reciever that I got at Sear's almost 9 years ago. No idea right now what it is, but I will get it posted ASAP. I am told that it can push these speakers well enough, but it is next to get upgraded anyway.

I can still go with a totally different setup altogether. Right now I am somewhere around $1900. It's been a while since I was on because I am still in Iraq and this is the best place I know to get advice. Thanks for any help.

Jimmy

 

[AVRat]

It looks like the L/R & rears are in-ceiling types not in-wall, is that correct? If possible you should go with in-room speakers instead, at least for the fronts. It also looks like you have the room for a couple of in-room 12 inchers if you’d like and want the bombastics. Not sure what your entertainment center entails.

 

[jimmygreen]

Yes, the rears are in-ceiling. Because I have a vaulted ceiling I liked the aiming capability of the speakers. I actually thought this part was good. I was only concerned with the subs, but I am open to suggestions. But along those lines, would you say then that two 8" subs would be sufficient to fill the room, but two 10's would rumble?

Anywho, about the fronts, I like having them in the wall. The two fronts, the center, and the subs will all be in the wall at the right height. I won't be able to hear them before they go in, so wonder if they have inherent problems.

I am going off of the my wife's opinion, who doesn't usually show much enthusiasm for this sort of thing. She heard this set up in a similar home and told me it sounded good. Someone is going to tell me that the best way to choose speakers is to listen to them, but I can't right now.

I have a Sony 42" LCD that plays, HDTV from Comcast, Xbox and Playstation, and an upconverting DVD player - not sure now which one, but I think it's also Sony. I apologize again for the missing details, but it's the best I can do from Iraq. I am trying to get more info from my wife. Bottom line is this room will be used alot for a little of everything.

I need to get home and decide on how to finish the basement, which is where a dedicated theater room will go. I have a lot to learn before I make an attempt at that one.

 

[AVRat]

As you can see, I have nothing against in-wall/ceiling speakers except when it comes to subs. There are some that perform well but they’re not cheap. Minimally, you’d want something like the systems from Polk (http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/hidden/inwallsubs/) or Def Tech (http://www.definitivetech.com/loudspeakers/inwall_/inwall_subs_.html). A good in-room sub will still perform better. Your space is not enclosed so anything will be a compromise.

Even two of the 10” Jamos will not provide much rumble. Since Jamo provides no frequency response specs, I’d guess they may only play into the upper 30Hz area.

I went through this same scenario 4 years ago. I didn’t want to install what the builder/sub-contractor offered, so I just had them do the prewire. Two years later, after I had made my decisions, I had everything installed.

Unfortunately, it’s difficult to advise others when you don’t know their tastes. After all, what’s good to your wife may not appeal to you.

Come home safe,
another retired vet

 

[jcPanny]

LFE in huge room

For your huge room, you should consider a high end 12" sub from SVS or HSU and some buttkickers for the couch. The sub will provide the "sound" and the buttkickers the "feel" because multiple large subs would be required to pressurize a room that size.

 

[THX_PRO]

Subs for large volume rooms

The larger the better for the subs, placement along side walls to each side of the main listening position would be best. Assuming the room shape is rectilinear.

 

[Sheep]

The larger the better for the subs, placement along side walls to each side of the main listening position would be best. Assuming the room shape is rectilinear.

Man, what rig do YOU have?

SheepStar