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  1. Thanks for your thoughts on this. I think I might go with a separate amp/processor system and keep the Onkyo. I am currently looking at an anthem AVM 70/90 or Monolith HTP-1 and Monolith or Parasound amps. Going with separates gets more expensive but everyone says it definitely makes a difference.
  2. I built my HT in 2012 and since then, I've had 3 projectors, 2 screens, 4 BDP's and 2 av receivers. I started with a Klipsch RF-83 system and now have RF-7ll's with 9 surrounds, 4 in ceiling, and 4 height. All the speakers are Klipsch except my subs. I have 2 JL Audio Fathom 113's (I have a Klipsch RT-10D in my tv room). My receiver is an Onkyo TX-NR 3030 and I have a Oppo 205 BDP. Before Covid, I had a 7.2.4 system and that's when I went a little stir crazy and added 2-wide, 2-front height and 2-rear height speakers. Now I need to either jump to separates or add something to my current receiver. My theater is approx. 12'w x 19' with a low ceiling (basement 7'2"), with two rows of seats with bass traps, etc. With all the channels I need to power I was wondering if I should add an amp to my current receiver, or go with separate amps (3-5 channel?) and add a processor? This will probably be the last time I "tweek" the mancave and I need some input on how to get the best out of my speakers. I attached a Dolby 11.1.8 speaker layout and I may remove 2 surround 1 speakers. What'dya think? Anyone been down this road before? My projector is a JVC NZ-8 and the screen is a Studiotek G140. sell-sheet-11.1.8-mountedopt.pdf
  3. Thanks, My room is a little over 12 ft. wide and I have two rows of (3 each) seats but I have a low ceiling (less than 8ft.). I was wondering if the Klipsch atmos speakers would be good for the wides. I have 4 in-ceiling speakers for atmos. I currently have two R-41's in my upstairs tv room and I could move them to the ht room to try it out. My tv room would suffer a little, but the ht room is my priority.
  4. I am looking for advice on adding speakers to my existing system. I currently have a 7.2.4 system and would like to upgrade my Onkyo TX-NR3030 receiver to a Denon H8500 adding overhead front and back height speakers. I want to mount them on the walls/ceiling. My current system is all Klipsch with the exception of the JL 113 subs. Any thoughts or comments is appreciated. Projector: JVC RS600U (calibrated) Screen: Stewart Filmscreen 123" Studiotek G130 Receiver: Onkyo TX NR3030 Disc Player: Oppo 205 and Oppo 103 Mains: Klipsch RF-7 ll's Center: Klipsch RC-64 ll Subs: 2 - JL Audio Fathom 113's Surrounds: Klipsch R-62's Rear Surrounds: Klipsch R-5650-Sll's Overheads: 4 – Klipsch R-5650-Sll's Rack: Middle Atlantic
  5. I have about 16 inches from the frame to the floor
  6. The problem with moving the screen is access to the rack area. The only place I could put the AV equipment was under the basement stairwell. If the screen is brought forward it'll be very difficult to access the equipment. The decision as to the room depth was affected by structures outside the theater room and I couldn't make it bigger. The 64 is actually in front of the screen and if I went with two subs, I was going to have one on each side of the 64. That's about the only configuration that will work.
  7. I don't have any space to spare, even behind my seats. I have two rows (3 and 3)of reclining theater chairs and the only area I could add anything to is under the rear row riser but even that isn't high enough. I have bass traps in every corner (vertical and horizontal) along with traps on the walls. All this turned my once spacious and open theater room into something comparable to a cabin of a medium sized airplane. It's very comfortable, but tight. They'res just not alot of space available.
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  9. I want to thank everyone that participated in the complete dissection and slicing and dicing of my question. There are so many subtleties involved and I know very little about this subject.....but I am learning. My biggest issue (besides ignorance) is space. My screen starts 19 inches above the floor and approx. 8 inches off the ceiling. It's tight and there's barely enough room to squeeze another sub into my room that won't interfere with viewing my screen; so I am leaning towards the smallest footprint times two.....at least that's my logic. All four corners have bass traps and no room to put them except directly in front of the screen area. Although I've fallen off the wagon a few times, I've always believed in supporting American made products but when I look at my current setup it's pretty revealing. Oppo, JCV, Onkyo; and I recently bought an LG OLED set (South Korea?). I think my Stewart screen and Middle Atlantic rack are still made in the U.S. It's kind of amazing and sad.
  10. My new sub will have to have a smaller footprint than the one I have now, especially if I want to add a second so there are some realities I won't be able to experience.
  11. Yeah, although the term "the bigger the cushion, the better the pushin" didn't originate in the audio/visual world...I am sure there is some relevance to those bad boys!
  12. Yeah, the Fathom 113 is somewhere north of 4K but "in the day" the 12D was also a hunk of change. I think I am ready to ratchet things up in my HT room and I'll make the switch to the JL sub.
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