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I currently have the SB20's sitting on stands. I wired my basement for 7.2 and that's the reason I want to get the quintets because of the size of the speakers will fit.

I stand corrected, they are the F3's. I just took a peak at the back of the speaker lol

No I got them at Hhgreg. Half price Got em the day they released the new models. Lol. I am most likely going to sell all (4) SB20's and get the quintets

Very nice! I have the F20's I believe... I also have the bookshelf speakers to go with but I think I'm going to switch to quintets. Only reason is because the bookshelf speakers are just too big to mount in the locations I have. Only concern I have though is that they won't be as loud as my current setup.. How do you like your quintets? I will be using the floor standing speakers for left and right then a 5.0 quintet setup for 7.1

Ok, so I should really just get the best deal on an HDMI cable for the footage I need? Cuz I remember paying $130 for the top of the line monster Cable that was only 6' lol. So I feel cheated now. However I kno I can send that cable in for a free upgrade if they come up with a better cable.

I didn't think about running anything extra for future upgrades... I think with the size of the room, I won't go further than 7.2. I will be setting it up for 7.1 system. I have a question though, what about HDMI cable for a future projector? Where should I shop for a cable about 20+ feet long? Is there a specific cable to use or a place to buy this? Thanks!

Excellent feedback!! Thank you guys so much!! I'll start figuring out how much wire I will need and add a good excess amount on top of that. I'll go with the 12 gauge that way it's sufficient for anything in the future. I just have to plan where the seating will be and where the speakers will go according to that. Should I be aware of anything else when going about this construction? btw, I figured about 150ft would be plenty for my space. I'm only running 4 surrounds in the wall, the fronts I'll run outside of the walls. I'll prolly order 200ft total. Just so I have extra. I might run some secondary zone speakers, I have not decided yet. But the 200ft is going to run me about $60.

I do like how everything sounds. I just wondered if changing a pair to surrounds would create a better listening experience. I do like the idea of doing side surrounds and bookshelves for the rear.

Well, I am hoping I can just stick with the bookshelf speakers, but I'm creating a dedicated area in a small space so I didn't want to put large speakers around the room but I'll see when I get it all setup. If the bookshelves are too big I'll swap everything to smaller speakers like the quintets.

I'm going to work out measurements to see how much footage I will need to do the job

Excellent! I will get some of this CL2 in bulk. I'll check my local electric contract store first see if a buddy can get me a roll of this for cheap. If not I did find some online at 12guage at a price of $30 for 100ft. I'm trying to figure out if I should use wall speaker plates and if I should position them closer to the ground or ceiling.

Hey guys, I have been considering moving to smaller surround speakers, they would be replacing bookshelf speakers. This is only a thought in my head at the moment, it would depend if my bookshelf speakers would be ideal size for the space or not. the only this is, I do not want to get rid of my floor standing speakers, however I don't know how this would sound/work having large speakers and small speakers. I don't know if the quintets would sound right or if they would receive too much power compared to the floor standing speakers. btw, my setup is a 7.1 and all surrounds would be wall mounted.

I currently have (4) bookshelf speakers for the surrounds, however I was wondering if I should replace them with surround speakers instead? Would this provide better listening experience? All my surrounds would be mounted on the walls.

Hey guys, wife and I are building a house and the basement will be completely finished. This is going to be the home for the dedicated media space. I want to run wires in the walls before the drywall goes up and I want some advice for what to use, where to buy, perhaps some guidence from those who experienced this already. What should I use for the speaker wires? I would like to have some wire plates on the walls so I just plug the speakers right into them. I plan to put the surrounds on the wall. Also, I plan to install projector in the near future so I would need to pre-wire HMDI cable for that as well as power outlet for projector? Any advice for keeping this cost effective, I want to keep this on a tight budget but I want this to be a one time deal. Thanks for any advice!!

Here is the basement layout. The top room area is the 12x12 space. The long space is where everyone was suggesting I should arrange the theater. Let's hear some thoughts on where to position everything. I was thinking to use the wall opposite the stairs. Has a storage room to the right of it

Many things I did not think of!! Thank you for ideas, I think I'm going to set the screen on the 14' wall and put the seating in the 14' x 36' space. There are some great ceiling walls, I think where the beams run that will be covered by drywall will make great location for mounting rear speakers. Plus to the side there is a small open area and behind that wall is storage where we can run all the wires to and place equipment in that area. I'm going to the same model house that's already been build and staged to sell, and going to take pictures of the basement to see if you guys can help me with the layout of the man cave and position of the theater. Thanks for your help!!

I can also drop it back to a 5.1 instead.

Good thoughts and suggestions. Well I do have a large open area I could use instead. I could just swing the pool table into the 12x12 room and use the 36x14 space as part of the theater. This would allow much more seating. And space away from the speakers

My wife and I are building a new house over the next 4 months. One of the basement rooms will be a dedicated home theater room. The space is a challenge, I have a 12'x12 room aspace i can turn into a room and a large 36' x 28' open area which I'm considering using the whole space and sharing with the rest of the mancave items or just using the 12x12 room I'm going to be Pre-Wiring before the drywall goes up. It will be wired for 7.1 In the meantime ill be deciding on wire choice, wall color, and lighting, etc. If you guys have any suggestions or thoughts to recommend to me, this is my first time building a house and building a theater room, any suggestions or advice would be great! Thanks! PS - ill post progress pics as construction continues

I'm looking into a new subwoofer to replace my sub10. Looking to add just a step above the sub10 but I really don't need more than what the sub10 was capable of. I'm wondering if there are any PROs and more inportantly the CONS to this sub model? I have a sub10 with a bad amp and seems it is common. I want to know any common issues with this line of subs. Thanks!

Put this to mind... The receiver is sending the signal to the amps. The amps are what is powering the subwoofers. From my knowledge, I believe you won't have a loss of signal nor a lack of power since the subs are not being powered by your recover but rather your built-in amplifiers on each subwoofer. And as stated you may adjust the gain on each subwoofer to add more bass however you'll already be doubling the amount of cone space from 12" to 24" thus increasing the bass. Sounds like your going to have a pretty nice setup! Enjoy!!

I have a Klipsch Synergy system and my Sub10 amp went bad and I'm shopping for a new sub. Either a Klipsch Sub or another brand sub. - Preferably 10" or 12" sub - Want either front or down firing with high wattage

The white wire is for the LED on the front of the sub. (I think) just follow it inside the box should indicate that it goes to the LED

beautiful! Time to get some cable ties or a big area rug haha

I downgraded from the 7.1 to the 5.1 and when i did that i took out the side left and side right, but does not play out the rears... so im assuming what you mentioned, that a 5.1 is a SL and SR.... im not positive about it, i guess i'll have to get behind the receiver and switch to sides and see how sounds.