TV & Home Theater

[DarkWingDUCK]

Being an audiophile, I take pride in my speakers and my complementing electronics.  I wanted this to act as an "owners thread" of sorts where people can post the details about their audio system, and others can comment.  I'll start, and feel free to leave comments/suggestions:

Mitsubishi WD-65638 DLP  65' TV

Marantz NR1601 Slimline AV Receiver

Panasonic BDT110 Blu Ray Player

Xbox 360

Logitech Harmony 550

Panamax Line Conditioner, Model 4300

Klipsch Icon WF-35 Tower Speakers

Klipsch Icon WC-24 Center Channel Speaker

Klipsch 1650 In Ceiling Speakers

No subwoofer yet (currently living in an apartment, and I happen to like my neighbors )

I am thinking about upgrading the Marantz to a Yamaha RX-A710 for a little more power.  I like the warmness of the Marantz and the slim profile, and 50w is usually enough for my speakers.  However I would like a little more power and the ability to bi-amp my towers.

[Hobbes]

I have a Sony STR-DE197. I want a wirless surround sound system for it. Being an electronics neophyte, I attempted to decipher if my receiver will allow it, but could not. There is no mention of Dolby on the unit. Please let me know ASAP if I can get the surround system I want, and please indicate what system that is and what I need to set it up.

If my receiver will not accept a wireless surround sound system, then what receiver do I need? My DVD player is a Blue Ray, and we frequently use NetFlix through an ethernet.

[mstng87gt Trusted Contributor]

Home Theater Room (in the house we just bought its not finished yet but this is based off of the house I rented).

Samsung 52A650 LCD

Denon AVR 3311

Harmony ONE

Definitive Technology BP8 Front  for Music

Definitive Technology CLR2002 Center

Definitive Technology SM350 Front

Definitive Technology SM350 Front Height

Definitive Technology PM1000 Front

Definitive Technology BP1X Surround

Polk (unsure of the model #) Bipole/Dipole surround back

3 X PSW110 (still waiting for the right subs and being able to afford them).

Niles speaker selector

Onkyo Amp for the BP8

WDTV

PS3

Xbox 360

Xbox

Wii

Belkin PF60 

Belkin PF30

Master Bedroom

Samsung PN43D490

Harmony 880

Denon AVR 3806

Boston Acoutics Micro 90 Sats Front and Rear

Boston Acoustics Micro center

JBL sub

Samsung 6500 DVD Player

WDTV (shared with the living room)

 Living Room

Samsung PN42c450

Harmony 670

Denon AVR 2802

JBL ss145 (soon to be Boston acoustics Micro 90 Sats and Micro 90 center

Boston Acoustics Micro 90 sub that is shot

Samsung bdp-1500 Bluray player

[mstng87gt Trusted Contributor]

Hey Dark,

You could still use a sub just turn down the volume on the sub as well as the volume gain on the receiver.  I take it you have all the bass going through the towers and they are set at a lower frequency?    Even the PSW10 would be sufficient if your looking to just get by with something.  Thats what I did with the PSW110's, I had one with the shot Boston and the Boston kepting farting so last year I just bought 2 more when they were one sale for $125 each.  i couldn't afford more than that at that time.  They do not do well for large rooms, the reason I need so many of them.  Now I need to save for the BIC sub.   I would just need 1 of those but I would probably get 2.

[DarkWingDUCK]

I currently have my WF-35s set to large at around 40Hz, which is probably too low and distorts the sound for sure.  It does enough to get me through.  I am closing ona  new home in the next month, so I am waiting to buy my subwoofer until then.  I am considering getting two Energy ESW-8s or ESW-10s.  I like the polymer based woofer on them and they have a musical quality to them that are appealing to my ears.  I woud have gone all Klipsch, but I cannot stand down-firing subs.  To my ears they always sounded muddy and undefined.

[mstng87gt Trusted Contributor]

I am going to send you a PM.

[TechSavvyChick]

I would like to have a dedicated theater room for all my stuff, but right now its in my living room.

Pioneer Elite PRO-101FD
Yamaha RX-V1800
Infinity Primus P152 for rears
Infinity Primus PC350 center
Infinity Primus P362 front towers
DefTech supercub 3
Pioneer BDP-320
Ps3
Harmony 700
HTS 3600 power center

I want to upgrade all my speakers to veinna-acoustics. I love how smooth they sound.

[DarkWingDUCK]

We used to sell Vienna Acoustics in Magnolia and I always liked listening to them. 

[TechSavvyChick]

Me too, I don't work there anymore though. I was in charge of all the merchandising in MHT, Core HT, and Car Audio. It seemed I was the only one who cared enough about properly displaying product at 221. Finally, a few months before I left I was able to train someone who seemed to care just as much as I did. He wasn't as much of an audio freak as I am so he didn't pay as much attention to detail as I did in MHT. But, at least he tried!

[TechSavvyChick]

To Hobbes,
The receiver you have is only a 2 channel receiver. If you are looking for TRUE surround sound, you will have to look into buying at least a 5 channel receiver. There are tons of ones you can choose from but, none that give you wireless cabability built in. However, you can purchace seperate equipment that will use the signal from a receiver and send it to another smaller receiver that will accept a wirless signal. Unfortunately, I have yet to find a fool proof wireless system. Most of the time the signal will only go so far, or it can't be obsructed, and numerous other issues seem to arise when trying to do wireless set up. But that's not to say they don't work. Plus, its not truely full wireless, you would still have to have wires running to the speakers from the receiver that is accepting the wireless signal. I allways recommend a hard wired system if it is possible.

But, your first step is to get a new receiver that has at least 5 channels to give you true surround sound.