Home Theater / Audio Setup Recommendations
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Fuck Orkin. You may have a six fig job in audio sales.Swaye said:I shoudl also mention all of the stuff I mentioned is self powered, and with very good amps. So, no amp needed. Just run the cable connection into the sound bar, and sound bar to TV. Sound bar direct connects to the subs (must buy a splitter), and then you are off. 4 HDMI inputs on the Yamaha as well for blu ray, XBOX, whatever.
Killer set up for the money, and will melt your ears with no distortion. I didn't believe a sound bar could sound like that until I tried it. It's unreal. -
When I want to watch the Joe Dirt Directors Cut, I don't fuck around.Doogles said:
Fuck Orkin. You may have a six fig job in audio sales.Swaye said:I shoudl also mention all of the stuff I mentioned is self powered, and with very good amps. So, no amp needed. Just run the cable connection into the sound bar, and sound bar to TV. Sound bar direct connects to the subs (must buy a splitter), and then you are off. 4 HDMI inputs on the Yamaha as well for blu ray, XBOX, whatever.
Killer set up for the money, and will melt your ears with no distortion. I didn't believe a sound bar could sound like that until I tried it. It's unreal. -
No Dominator MX. Just some vintage ADS L-810s from circa 1980. They can blast the AC DC and LZ records at very high volume with zero distortion and great detail.Doog_de_Jour said:
@YellowSnow you must have a set of Dominator MX speakers!YellowSnow said:Fucking finance it!!
In all seriousness, what kind of set up do you have? I want the bored’s resident audiophile to weigh in.
Alas, I'm a terrrible resource on home theater. My interest is more 2 channel hi fi which is a different animal. I do know this gear pretty well.
My amplification is McIntosh MAC 4100 receiver which was the most bad ass receiver of the late 70s or early 80s. I'm pour so I tend to buy used. A new comparable McIntosh receiver or integrated is about $6500. Turntable is a Rega P3 which is the best in the market at its price point. -
God I used to love a Face Book pool party album.Swaye said:Doog_de_Jour said:
Well that’s a fair trade off.Swaye said:I will only give advice if you let me in to do the set up. I will wear saran wrap and a speedo.
I’d PM you my address but you probably already have that information.
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pretty high tech compared to my low life setup -Pitchfork51 said:I threw a beer at my tv when wsu got the 5th down against us 2 years ago and scored. So the volume broke and I got a shitty sound bar.
Then I got a new TV.
I take the sound bar on the patio and lean it up against the wall and stream music to it over Bluetooth.
It gets rained on once a year.
I'm assuming that yellow snow has a better setup than this.
and general info to all the other comments - BestBuy is shit. -
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I was gonna comment, but I'm about to throw up.
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No McIntosh on Amazon. Oh wait some asshole retailer does have some Mac gear through them.RaceBannon said:Whatever you decide make sure to buy it through Amazon
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-65” Samsung KS9000 4k tv
-Denon x4300h AVR
-Klipsch RF-62's, RC-52, RB-62's, 4 Onkyo surround speakers for height, and a Definitive subwoofer @DoogieMcDoogerson gave me.
-Xbox One X
Looking to upgrade my sub in the near future.
reddit r/hometheater is a pretty good resource.
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I bought a 65" Sony X900e and some Klipsche Reference Premier speakers (5.1 setup) about a year ago and have been very happen with them.
The TV is beautiful. The colors are amazing. No hyperbole there at all. The blacks are literally as close as you can get to OLED quality but without all the other drawbacks of having an actual OLED TV. People don't believe me when I tell them how blown away they will be when they see it. Then they watch it, and they're like "holy shit this is beautiful". And since it's a 2017 model, you can find them a lot cheaper now. Haven't researched Sony's 2018 models, though, so don't know much about them.
The speakers sound good too. Especially the center channel. That's where all the dialogue and good stuff comes from on movies and TV shows. I can hear every little detail in the way people speak. And the bass is good enough without a sub. If you like to actually rumble in your seat, get a sub. I don't really give a shit about that. I just like to hear the bass and for it be smooth and loud, not overpowering. The smallest set of fronts on Klipsche's premier line give me more than enough bass, as I actually have to turn it down about 50% on my receiver so that I don't piss off my neighbors (I live in a condo), and even then it's still very loud.
