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The TV room is 11x22, it's a 65 inch Samsung 2020 QLED and the normal viewing distance is about 8.5 feet away from the TV.
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I would just do a sound bar setup. Putting a serious surround system into a space that tight is going to end up very muddy. However if the ceilings are relatively low you could get some decent performance out of the upfiring Atmos speakers some soundbars come with.

There's a good deal going on this Samsung bar right now:

Amazon product ASIN B085WTR9FC
 
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The TV room is 11x22, it's a 65 inch Samsung 2020 QLED and the normal viewing distance is about 8.5 feet away from the TV.
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i have a vizio 5.1 soundbar for the bedroom, the viewable is 5ft from 75in tv (i just measured a few days ago)

i recently dug out old logitech x, something 5.1 (yea i actually hung the speakers in the back)

sounds way better

i might upgrade it to the thx logitech 5.1 speakers w/ dual toslink (for the consoles)
 
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i have a vizio 5.1 soundbar for the bedroom, the viewable is 5ft from 75in tv (i just measured a few days ago)

i recently dug out old logitech x, something 5.1 (yea i actually hung the speakers in the back)

sounds way better

i might upgrade it to the thx logitech 5.1 speakers w/ dual toslink (for the consoles)
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5 ft from 75 inch tv in the bedroom.

My kind of guy.
 
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China Bat Soup said:
5 ft from 75 inch tv in the bedroom.

My kind of guy.
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yea its at the base of the bed... but a recliner is there lulz and theres a floor gaming chair in front of that if we want to game together. (cuz gaming on bed w/o back seat is something you can't do when youre 40).
 
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Debating between a X900H 85" ($2600) or a X950H 75" ($2400). This is for an 18' x 16' room with a lot of natural light and nice views that I won't want to have to block too often, so I'm thinking the smaller 950H is the way I'll go for the 1200 nits and wider viewing angles.
 
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Debating between a X900H 85" ($2600) or a X950H 75" ($2400). This is for an 18' x 16' room with a lot of natural light and nice views that I won't want to have to block too often, so I'm thinking the smaller 950H is the way I'll go for the 1200 nits and wider viewing angles.
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The X950h is bullshit. Doesn't even have HDMI 2.1. If you use the Greentoe you can get the 900h for like $2300 shipped.
 
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China Bat Soup said:
I would just do a sound bar setup. Putting a serious surround system into a space that tight is going to end up very muddy. However if the ceilings are relatively low you could get some decent performance out of the upfiring Atmos speakers some soundbars come with.

There's a good deal going on this Samsung bar right now:

Amazon product ASIN B085WTR9FC
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I looked at that soundbar and my TV does have the Q-Symphony thing that works with it, I just figured it might be a little weak, and there's a lack of rear speakers too.

The rear speakers only come with the 1400 dollar model.
 
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I looked at that soundbar and my TV does have the Q-Symphony thing that works with it, I just figured it might be a little weak, and there's a lack of rear speakers too.

The rear speakers only come with the 1400 dollar model.
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I believe you can buy the rear speakers separately if you want them. $1400 is a terrible price for the 950. It's listed for $1k on ebay. I'd expect it to be on deep discount for Black Friday.

edit: Here is the speaker addon

Amazon product ASIN B06XR6HR7J
 
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The 950 is kinda tempting at $979. Would I put the rear speakers up on the rear corners of the ceiling or what?
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Based on this it looks like the speakers that come with the 950 have up firing drivers so I think you'd just put them on stands or on the wall behind you.

Just saw that it has eARC too which is real nice. Only 2 inputs though on the downside. Also not HDMI 2.1

www.avforums.com

Samsung HW-Q950T Soundbar Review

Review of Samsung's flagship HW-Q950T soundbar for 2020 with 9.1.4 channels, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X decoding, plus eARC, and built-in Amazon Alexa.
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China Bat Soup said:
Based on this it looks like the speakers that come with the 950 have up firing drivers so I think you'd just put them on stands or on the wall behind you.

Just saw that it has eARC too which is real nice. Only 2 inputs though on the downside. Also not HDMI 2.1

www.avforums.com

Samsung HW-Q950T Soundbar Review

Review of Samsung's flagship HW-Q950T soundbar for 2020 with 9.1.4 channels, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X decoding, plus eARC, and built-in Amazon Alexa.
www.avforums.com www.avforums.com
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wasn't earc created for dolby atmos? you can't stream greater than 5.1 through regular arc, and i'm pretty sure earc means it's hdmi2.1 then.
 
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wasn't earc created for dolby atmos? you can't stream greater than 5.1 through regular arc, and i'm pretty sure earc means it's hdmi2.1 then.
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eARC is required in the HDMI 2.1 spec I believe, but eARC is also available with some HDMI 2.0b setups. The specs show the video output of the soundbar as 4k 60fps, which would be HDMI 2.0b.
 
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eARC is required in the HDMI 2.1 spec I believe, but eARC is also available with some HDMI 2.0b setups. The specs show the video output of the soundbar as 4k 60fps, which would be HDMI 2.0b.
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well... i'm still gonna go and drill a hole in my ceiling to route my cables over.

i would have routed it through the drywall and up the attic, but the wall i'm on is insulated and in the corner, so like only a fucking mouse would be able to fit up there

and i guess if i wanted to, i could just hook these up to the ceiling if i wanted also
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i don't know wth these are, but they were only 26bucks cuz the box looked like it went through a meat grinder and then it was rained on, otherwise they look mint.

and i guess i use this
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to hook it up to the pc and have addin 7.1, and just let the realtek handle it
 
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Costco gonna have the X900h 85" for $1970 starting Nov 20th... may have to wait for this deal.

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I looked at that soundbar and my TV does have the Q-Symphony thing that works with it, I just figured it might be a little weak, and there's a lack of rear speakers too.

The rear speakers only come with the 1400 dollar model.
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so my wife did not like that we have speakers coming out the back of the room (which is basically in our bedroom, so it's the headboard, lulz, i don't blame her)

and i got that samsung wireless on the way, i'll tell you how it works, i still have the old wired 5.1 installed, to compare it to.
 
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yea, so so far the samsung sourround sounds almost as good as the basic 5.1 i have on

gonna try to see if adding their dedicated wireless rear speakers will do the trick
 
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Ouch I spent way too much!

Picked up Sony A8H 65 Inch for my home office as well as Sonos sub, beam, and two pack ones. Also added two pack of ones and sub to my living room as well that currently has 75 Vizio Quantum X with the beam (opted for LED there as wife leaves still images on the TV all the time). Gotta say really wish I would've got Sonos earlier. Love the multi room music, airplay, etc. OLED is gorgeous with the PS5 although I can only play an hour or so every few days with work...
 
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Anyone snagging any good TV deals this year? TCL 65 still the sweet spot?

Brikker Brikker did you end up doing anything? The 65" X900h is still $998 on Amazon and TCL 6 is around that. There's a 75" X800H for $998. Would rather hit the $500 mark though for a cheap 65" throw away set.
 
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This is a great 50 percent off deal.

www.bhphotovideo.com

Samsung Q900 98" Class HDR 8K UHD QLED TV

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I was looking at an OLED demo at Costco the other day and, man, do they look good with the super black. I just got a high outlet installed above my current living room TV location and want to hang something up so I am looking for one. What do you guys typically do for sound systems when the TVs are mounted high? Speakers on pedestals or can you mount something on the TV mount? I don't want to stick more stuff in my walls.
 
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