dimanata2007

When I was looking for a pair of 82 II's I had a local CL seller twanted $600 for unopened boxes with receipt and warranty as well, he was trying to sell the warranty which is not transferable. I found another slightly used pair with boxes for $425. Great speakers.

Rampage... I like the Rock, but that movie was way too cheesy for a star of his size. My sub had a good workout, besides that, Rampage is just another movie that you wont remember.

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPpcKQ9eWZGxJe6eXyCW91eayLVm4KqruvJz3GP0F2T2w46yKZ It was ok, but I'm not impressed. Imo this is one of the weakest Marvel movies.

I had the same issue with my AVR. Lower the gain on you sub as low as it goes (i went down to 1/8 or so) and run Audyssey. Raise the sub level by amp control and or sub gain later to desirable level.

12 strong. Good story, good movie, good sound. Most of the war scenes are too light and civilized, but still, it's a pretty good movie and definitely worth watching it. I'd give it 7 out 10.

If you can get that one for 100+ 65- that's good deal, but if you are planning to hit "buy now", I would wait. The last 2 RC-62II that got sold just recently went for $215. Here is another 62 II for $230. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Klipsch-Reference-RC-62-II-Center-Speaker/282943694007?hash=item41e0c224b7:g:uvIAAOSwWbta5Lft Also if you monitor you local CL you can find one even for less.

We don't know what are you running as fronts, but my RC-62 perfectly matches RF-82's. Some time ago I read that you need to get a center and sub as big as you can afford.

The S-line that starts from $230 MSRP is Denon's lower line.. The upper "better built" X-line starts at $600. My x2400 has MSRP of $800 which is not exactly "on the lower end". Besides running hot, even in 2 channel mode, despite better "paper specs" the x2400h is not as loud and in 5-channel mode the Denon definitely feels weaker vs my older $400 Pioneer. I didn't pay MSRP and got it on sale for $475 and maybe I had to pay extra $200 and get a x3400 that has 20WPC higher rating, but if I had $700 to spend, most definitely I would've get me a Pioneer Elite.

I always had Pioneers and just recently switched to Denon x2400 because of Pioneers in my price range were missing certain features. The first Denon was defective and was replaced. After more than a month of testing and adjustments I'm finally happy with the sound, but... It still running hot, doesn't play as loud as a cheaper and lower WPC Pioneer and I don't like loud clicks when it turns on and off. I like the x2400h sound, but imo my old Pioneer sounded a bit brighter and I liked it better.

oopsssss.... Well, I'm still keeping my fronts on tiles, they work as protection from vacuum cleaner bumps.

Do you have it set as "Full" in the setting? Set is as Small and set the cross point at 60. My RC-62 sounded "boxy" at Full" as well. Also, if you have any dialog EQ on, set it to a minimum and instead of using voice EQ, boost the center channel level.

Is it true that if you have carpeted floor, large towers sound better when placed on ceramic or stone tiles? Not sure if that's true, but I got mine on tiles, just in case

Nice set. How much?

Klipsch RC-62II, I've seen them used in good shape on CL for $250-300. It's 8" tall. I got one and it's a very capable center. Klipsch RC-64II, used $600-700+, new right at $1000. I don't know if you can find a better center for any money and it's 8" tall as well.

What do you prefer? Which format do you usually choose? Do you even feel the difference between them? DTS HD Master, Dolby True HD or Atmos if you are set up for Atmos? I'm running 5.1 and not set up for Atmos yet and in half of the cases I select DTS HD track, it just feels more dynamic than Dolby True HD to me, but pretty often Dolby True HD sounds more realistic than DTS HD. We re-watched "Kong: Skull island yesterday" and both me and mi wife agreed that Dolby True HD more realistic and more detailed. What's your preferences?

We watched Only the brave yesterday... The soundtrack is not impressive, but it's a great movie. Imo producers went a bit soft on viewers, they could've make movie much more real and dramatic.

I see no reason to keep a sound bar. Put your TV on the wall (WM has good quality wall mount kits online for $30-40) and set the center speaker on the cabinet.

Guardians of the galaxy, Pirates of Caribbeans, Transformers, Jack the giant slayer, Geostorm.

Or, $220 would buy you a Bic F-12, $270 - Bic PL-200, $320- PL-200II.

So would you keep RS-7 or buy a pair of R-14m or R-15m?

See if you can find any older WDST speakers like SS-1, RS-25 etc. They are smaller, easier to mount, look less intrusive, but do a much better "surround" job vs regular bookshelf speakers.

p.s. I spent some time in a local WM going through the recent BD's and then searched Dolby Atmos BD and looks like Atmos reserved for 4K BD and not available on regular BD's. Has anyone seen a non 4K BD with Atmos?

I'm not an advanced user and my set up is very basic, but just recently I got a new receiver with two things in mind: I wonted an AVR that can set crossover points for the front, center and surrounds apparently and more importantly an AVR that supports Atmos. I'm very intrigued by Atmos and want to try it and in case if I wont like it, I always can switch back to 5.1. Great video. Thanks.

I'm planning to expand to Atmos 5.1.2 and need two height speakers that will be mounted on the wall above the front left and right speakers. I know I can use regular bookshelf and WDST speakers instead of dedicated Atmos speakers, but not sure which speakers are better suited for Atmos. I have a pair RS-7 that I've tried as surrounds, but cuz of their size and my surrounds location I decided to switch back to SS-1. After looking around I set my eyes on either R-14m or R-15m. I think I can get a pair of R-14m for around $120 or R-15m for around $170. Now, my question is, do I use the RS-7 as wall mounted height speakers or it would be like using a howitzer to hunt rabbits and the R-14m or R-15m would work better in my room? I see a few options: 1. Get a pair of R-14m or R-15m and sell RC-7. 2. Use the RS-7 as height speakers. Since the RS-7 are WDST speakers are they more or less suitable for Atmos channels? They say the wall mounted Atmos speakers should be positioned l at least 3ft below the ceiling and then angled down to MLP. My room is 12x16 ft, 8ft ceiling. Imo positioning the heights speakers at 5ft sounds too low. Should I mount them higher? If so, how high? What is the optimal height for the RS-7 and R-14m/R-15m if the ceiling is 8ft?? My left front is about a foot away from the corner and the right one is about 2.5 ft away from the corner, do I mount height speakers directly above the fronts or since the RC-7 are WDST speakers I can put them closer to the middle of the wall? How far from the left and right corner do I mount them in my case to avoid reflection from the side walls?

Does it? As far as I know it shouldn't.