Home Theater/Game Room Thread
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Crone
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Which ones look good?
How's that one?
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That one is a DLP, it might be ok for you but I cannot handle DLP projectors - they work with a spinning RGB color wheel that slices up the light and shines it off of the chip and for some people, including me, that spinning causes you to see what is called the "rainbow effect" out of the corner of your eye. It sucks. If you are one of the people who doesn't see the rainbows count yourself lucky.
I own a JVC projector, they don't use color wheels so no issues with rainbows.
The main thing with projectors is light control. Just like how a theater picture sucks until the lights go down, you want your theater room dark. Mine has black carpet, black ceiling and dark walls, and that makes a huge difference.
I own a JVC projector, they don't use color wheels so no issues with rainbows.
The main thing with projectors is light control. Just like how a theater picture sucks until the lights go down, you want your theater room dark. Mine has black carpet, black ceiling and dark walls, and that makes a huge difference.
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Crone
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Yea, I'm not gonna have that. I know they are typically used in those environments. Maybe I should put the $750 credit towards a LG OLED and call it a day. Hmmm
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What do you guys think is a better deal? Looking to upgrade the speakers in my 5.1 set up.
Infinity Reference and piece them together for around $880? This is including the sub.
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or Costco's Klipsch Atmos setup for $899? I bought the Klipsch sub already for 150 when it was on sale but I read some negative reviews about it. The total would be $1,050
Infinity Reference and piece them together for around $880? This is including the sub.
Infinity Reference Speakers: RS152 Loudspeakers (Pair) $130, RC252 Center $110 & More + Free S&H
Harman Audio has select Infinity Reference Speakers on sale from $109.99. Shipping is free. Thanks to community member JuJuFrankenbean for finding this deal. Available speakers: Infinity Re ...
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or Costco's Klipsch Atmos setup for $899? I bought the Klipsch sub already for 150 when it was on sale but I read some negative reviews about it. The total would be $1,050
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What do you guys think is a better deal? Looking to upgrade the speakers in my 5.1 set up.
Infinity Reference and piece them together for around $880? This is including the sub.
Infinity Reference Speakers: RS152 Loudspeakers (Pair) $130, RC252 Center $110 & More + Free S&H
Harman Audio has select Infinity Reference Speakers on sale from $109.99. Shipping is free. Thanks to community member JuJuFrankenbean for finding this deal. Available speakers: Infinity Re ...
or Costco's Klipsch Atmos setup for $899? I bought the Klipsch sub already for 150 when it was on sale but I read some negative reviews about it. The total would be $1,050
What are you looking to accomplish? A little more detail I guess.
You have an existing 5.1 set up and you're looking to upgrade the speakers in sets? My recommendation would be against that as in my experience different speakers have very different sounds and unless you're sticking within a narrow manufacturer category your upgrade could make it sound worse. Like I just upgraded my Jamo 3.1 system to KEF Q150s. I tried to reuse the Jamo center with the two Q150 bookshelves and it just didn't sound right. The KEFs were so much brighter than the Jamo the sound stage was whacky. Didn't spend a ton of time messing with the Room EQ stuff. Just decided to go 2.1 until I can pick up a Q250/650 center.
Also a lot of the audio YouTube channels will start putting out their "Best Of" lists for the year so might be worth checking those out. They usually include full systems and migration options. Not that I would trust any 1 person's opinion and it'll all sound different based on your needs and desires and room. But after consuming multiple sources it should give you a good idea about what multiple people are considering a good value/budget buy and eventually narrow down to a selection or selections.
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I'm not much of an audiophile but I've noticed people have huge opinions when it comes to speaker sound, making it hard to judge. Reading the Infinity speakers there hasn't been much of a negative opinion but Klipsch there are tons saying these are great but the Reference Premiere is better. Yea, but they are double the cost lol. I'm not looking at doing piece by piece more like I'm going to buy everything at once but one set is individually chosen while the other is an all in one box set. Just looking for opinions or to see if anyone has experience with these two sets and which would be the best bang for my buck.
I bought this ( Onkyo HT-S5300 7.1 home theater audio system with 3D-compatible HDMI video switching and iPod® dock at Crutchfield ) 10 years ago when I bought my house and needed something to get my surround sound going. I already replaced the receiver with a Yamaha RX-A770.
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Every sub that's under $700 is going to have negative reviews because people are stupid and pair them with the wrong receiver, room size, or don't know how to tune them. You can get great sound out of a properly crossover'd $150 sub if it's appropriate to the room and the rest of the system.What do you guys think is a better deal? Looking to upgrade the speakers in my 5.1 set up.
Infinity Reference and piece them together for around $880? This is including the sub.
Infinity Reference Speakers: RS152 Loudspeakers (Pair) $130, RC252 Center $110 & More + Free S&H
Harman Audio has select Infinity Reference Speakers on sale from $109.99. Shipping is free. Thanks to community member JuJuFrankenbean for finding this deal. Available speakers: Infinity Re ...
or Costco's Klipsch Atmos setup for $899? I bought the Klipsch sub already for 150 when it was on sale but I read some negative reviews about it. The total would be $1,050
Personal experience I think the Infinity speakers I've listened to have had *cleaner* sound, but the Klipsch handle more power/load. As I don't live in a movie theater, cleaner sound always wins for me as long as the volume is enough -- which is never a problem unless you're buying a sub-$200 all-in-one kit with shitty paper speakers, which would of course also have problems with sound clarity. I'm still big on BOSE because they fit that category of precision/volume for a smaller space.
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Haha, yea looks like I will still be going that route. Just not as soon as I thought. Infinity deal will be over if it isn't already. Brandsmart had a shipment of PS5's delivered and I managed to snag one which I was not expecting to do. So my speaker fund was spent and I don't think the wife will be happy if I spent more this month.
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I'm sure you could put a $2500 sub on the other end of your house and it would be fine.