r/hometheater

I added bass shakers to my system some years ago and they've been a game changer but don't think I've ever met anyone else who uses them. They're a great option because they don't disturb neighbors or other household members but still provide some nice kick at lower listening volumes. They're also fairly affordable as far as audio gear goes (I got two Dayton BST300EX shakers and a Crown amp for about $400 CAD).

I don't have mine cranked super high, rather just enough to be felt while also blending in with the bass from my subs. Are there any cons to bass shakers that anyone can think of?

Edit: I should add I hate DBOX seats in cinemas. Bass shakers are much more subtle and blend seamlessly with subwoofers when tuned well.

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Hi everyone,

My wife and I are the in early stages of building out how we'd like our finished basement to look. Right now it's just a bunch of kids' stuff and we'd eventually like to put in a home theater.

We worked with a designer to come up with the above aesthetic but the gap in my mind is from a practical perspective, how all the AV would actually work?

Leaning towards a projector (110"+) but haven't completely ruled out a TV. No idea how to integrate the sound components yet. E.g. not opposed to removing the built-ins to the left and right of the screen to install speakers.

Appreciate any guidance, advice, and/or thoughts you all have!

I’m building a 5.2.2 and the last step for me is purchasing Atmos speakers. I found a pair of paradigm CS 60s on marketplace in box for 150 bucks Canadian is that worth it or should I look into something else?

So I recently replaced my Arcam AVR11 with a Marantz Cinema 30. I playback my 4k blu ray rips on my Ugoos AM6B+ which has been directly connected to both of my receivers. My Arcam would display “DTS-HD MSTR” when playing rips that has that audio track. My Marantz says it’s playing back “DTS-HD” without a mention of MA or master audio.

Is that normal? Or should I be expecting the Marantz to display MA or master audio?

Had a sony str dh590 and it broke after 2 years, setup is not advanced at all 1 sub, 2 wired speakers and 2 bluetooth bookshelves. any suggestions on a good replacement that isn’t sony?

Finally got a BRAVIA 8 II(65"). It's fucking amazing at night. But daytime viewing is a problem. My GF keep complaining about the living room glare ruining her afternoon movies and Switch2. Our current curtains just don't cut it.

Looking to upgrade to motorized blackout shades so we can darken the room at the push of a button. My main issue is light bleeding through the sides. How do you guys deal with that? Any specific brands you recommend?

Hi all, I have a question on amps, wanted to get behringer NX6000D to run 2x 21 inch subs like the one from Toids, but ended up getting 2 x Crown XTi2000 instead to run bridged to each sub. Am having second thoughts that I may have messed up. Tell me if I made a bad purchase or not. Am learning this HT hobby.

I wired up a 3.0 channel system yesterday and just noticed that the left and right speakers are reversed. Yet when I change the balance on the amp, the direction is correct.

I'd like to know what I did to cause this, since the speakers are wired correctly to my knowledge. R goes to the speakers on my right, L to the left, C to center.

On top of that, my center speaker seems to be playing audio that is supposed to only play on the left channel.

For some context, I'm preparing to move into a new place with a living room approximately 18'x12'. I'm planning on placing the TV (LG C5 83") on the 18' wall and a sofa on the opposite side (~10-12' away). Main use cases will be for streaming, youtube, spotify, and some minor gaming (via Switch 2).

1. Based on my understanding, since I don't have any clearance behind my sofa I'm limited to a 5.X.X system? Is there any reason to choose any of the 7.2 channel AVRs over the "extreme budget" category that only support 5.1 or 5.2? Is room correction that important?
2. How do I actually select the speakers and subwolfers? I'm assuming it makes sense to use bookshelf speakers on the front and tower speakers for the surround placement, but is there any other consideration? How should I allocate my speaker budget between the front/surround/subwolfer?
3. How do you wire the surround speakers? Do I need to add a port to the drywall on both the TV and couch side, and run it through my crawlspace?
4. Given the TV is $2400, I was thinking of giving myself a $1200-1800 budget (about what a "nice" soundbar would be, though I'm trying to avoid despite the convenience). Is this realistic? Spec'ed out something below from the ht buying guide and it's already over $2k.... I'm willing to consider a larger budget and just add missing pieces bit by bit if that's better bang for your buck than compromising halfway
5. Are there notable sales in the home theater world? Perhaps I should just live with built in speakers until memorial day (or even black friday?) if there's sales worth waiting for.

I would appreciate if anyone had any example system configurations they would recommend. Just going off the guides, the minimum seems to be in the $2k range already though:

• Denon AVR-S270BT - $300
• Ascend Acoustics CBM-170SE Pair - $370
• Ascend Acoustics CMT-340SE2 CENTER - $430
• Ascend Acoustics CBM-170SE Pair (for surround) - $370
  • Speaker stands (for surround) - $150
• Dayton CS1300 - $300
• Wire - $150 (no clue)

Looking to upgrade my 1990s av receiver and looking for some advice.

Current setup is my budget system; Sherwood 40-80r receiver, mission 701 fronts, Gale 3050c centre.

Going for mid budget now and considering Wharfedale evo 5.4 and 5.c. I don’t have space for surround sound and don’t really want a sub.

I had considered Arcam AVR5, but see it’s buggy. Ideally I’d like a amp or receiver that doesn’t have software, no planned obsolescence and can last me the next 20 years.

Content is fairly evenly mixed between movies, TV and music/radio of all genres.

TV is currently Panasonic viera lcd which will need replacing in the next few years so would need to be compatible with that.

Trying to put together a shoestring budget home theater setup in my bedroom. Currently using only 2 Bose Series 100s and a VSX-1019AH receiver.

Boston Acoustics Micro90pv subwoofer, Micro90c, 2x VRS Micro, and 2x Micro90x --- asking $75

2 Paradigm Monitor 3 v.2, 2 KLH L652B, ZK-TB21 and ZK-1002T amps, and a Polk PSW110 sub. --- asking $120

2 Polk R30 --- asking $50

Seems like the Monitor 3s are the best quality item here, but I like that the Boston Acoustics is a complete system, and is was also well regarded for it's time. I threw the R30s into the mix since they were the only affordable towers I could find from a decent brand.

Hi everyone, I just bought a dayton 50 W 4 ohm bass shaker and I’m a little confused about what power amp I need to get and was looking for some help. Can the amp be more than 50 W? And is the 4 ohms the important part to make sure I don’t short something or get electrocuted? (I thought I understood, but someone on tech support told me I could get electrocuted if I get it wrong but also didnt know the answer so I figured I would ask here)

I’m looking for an amp on facebook marketplace if possible so want to figure out the max (or range?) of watts it should have. Also if it helps I am planning to play the sound from my computer and listen with headphones because I live in an apartment!

Any help would be reallyyy appreciated, they seem to be discussed alot but I can’t find info on powering just 1 single shaker. Thanks!

Am I crazy? I live in a smallish loft apartment (900 - 1000 sqft) main bedroom is in on open mezzanine style room. Rest of apartment open, 18 foot ceiling on main floor which bedroom overlooks.

My set up right now is kef r3 meta LR, kef r2 meta center, q1 meta surround, svs sb1000pro I had with my older 2.1 set up. One plus I guess is that all speakers are away from walls.

I have a denon x3800h as a reciever.

I live in canada. pretty sure the 25% tarrif applies to imports. Cheap and good subs are few and far between here. No PSA, no rythmic, no hsu, no jtr etc. SVS and paradigm are the main options under 3k cad. No really sure about tone winner.

Been looking at sb s3000 r evolution. definitely want one. My question is do I get 2?

Problem is it's crowded here. This is a bed room. Bed facing tv and lrc speakers the svs sb 1000 pro is in front to the side, sounds good.

A second sub would have to go next to the bed close to the wall opposite of main speakers. Big king size with big mattress.

Does getting 2 make sense at all in this frenkenstein listening room?

As for listening I would say 60 to 70% music and 30 to 40% movies/tv series. I love having surround for tv and movies though. Makes a huge difference.

Oh for those worried, we are above the garage, corner unit, concrete walls (covered in drywall) Only neighbours I think would hear anything are above neighbours.

I'm not a subwoofer expert, but I have a klipsch 12" r-120swi subwoofer I got from costco for 50 bucks on clearance, and at 12 o clock it is way louder than the rsl at 12 o clock. The klipsch is so loud at 12 oclock that i want to turn it down because i dont want to listen to it that loud, yet the RSL I can turn to 3 o clock and it starts to get as loud, is this normal? Do RSLs gain need to be turned up more than 12 o clock. The Klipsch has 115watts rms, the RSL has 400w rms, I cant make sense of it.