HenrikTJ

Thanks @wvu80! To be honest, there is no special purpose of this poll. I just found out we could post polls here and wanted to try it out. But I've always wanted to know what sort of setup my fellow HT-buffs are rocking. However, I was a bit bummed out the limit of questions was 5. Had some other questions which could make the whole poll much more extensive.

Multiple choice is enabled for every question seeing as some have more than one HT setup. All answers are anonymous for me, but apparently not for you who participate. Sadly there is nothing I can do about that. If you for any reason wan't to keep your anonymity, PLEASE DO NOT participate.

Personally I like the looks of the old rp-line much better than the new one... but don't exactly think "cheap" when I look at them... Would you be able to post a picture of them maybe? Also, if you intend to use them as height channels, might I suggest in-ceiling speakers instead.

Ehm i dont think there is a "klipsch sw110", but im guessing you mean "Klipsch r-110sw". If you decide two go dual subwoofers, I must insist on those two subs being the exact same brand, model and make. Out of the three options you have there, I'd definitely go for the SVS. For your room size, I'd never go over the size of a 10" sub. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRrrKkwn6_k&t=4s. This guy explains it all. Skip to 4:00.

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Basically what willland said

As I see it, you have a well functioning 7.1.2, a great and up-to-date AVR and a 4k blu-ray player. I'd say that on the speaker-front, you're actually good. However, I myself would probably get a second sub, or sell the one you have and go for a better sub. Sadly, Klipsch doesn't make the subs a HT deserves. SVS, XTZ, Fluance and PSA are some popular brands that make great subwoofers. If your roof allows it, in-ceiling speakers would be a sound upgrade. They'll do better than your rp140sa for sure. Can't help but notice that you haven't said anything about what tv/projector you have. Depending on that, there might be some room-upgrades you might want to do. In addition, some rudimental room upgrades such as isolating/decoupling speakers and room acoustics management might be something you would want to look into. Im not talking about going all anechoic chamber because that would be counterproductive, but rather finishing off some hard reflection-points here and there.

For those prices, the denon for sure. yes, two will always be better. However only one isn't at all "bad". If you really want the spl120, you could buy one first and save up for another along the way. sory for late reply

Yes, that will be enough.

Hi! Welcome to the forum! $500 budget for receiver you say, Onkyo TX-NR686 I say. Trust me, you won't find any better "bang for buck" receiver than that. It has all the modern stuff a receiver should have nowadays too. It works great with movies, but better with music. However, I recommend staying away from the AccuEQ. Alternatively, you could also look into Yamaha, Pioneer or Sony and see if you might want something there. You don't need to bother with marantz, denon, Arcam, anthem and such... Anything thats worth it from them is kinda pricy for most. Don't have any experience with the 120SW. I myself own a couple of r-115sw and I personally think they're great. However, for subs you might want to look at other brands than klipsch. Examples: SVS, Rythmik, Elac, Paradigm, Fluance. Might I also say that whichever sub you choose, think about getting two of them.

Hmm alright. Well I know for a fact your onkyo can power three zones simultaneously. However, the most cost effective solution that entails using your passive klipsch speakers wirelessly, would be the rocketfish wireless adapters. Or another product like the rocketfish adapters... EDIT: Forgot to mention that klipsch also has their own wireless kit for subwoofers. Might be a thing you'd like.

Rocketfish wireless adapter. Watch video for further elaboration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHaafTJJL78 Never used myself, but heard audio quality suffers. How much, I couldn't tell you. Be sure to do extensive research before buying such products. But the only reason you would want this is to hide the wires right? Is it possible for you to run wire channels across your roof or maybe down by the lower parts where wall meets floor? Wires are still the best way to get the best sound quality. You really should explore all possibilities before choosing something like rocketfish. Wires for rears are usually long and thus require smaller awg sizes (Yes, smaller awg means larger in actual circumference). Eeeehm, the guys over at Onkyo obviously don't know what they're talking about... Kinda weird since they make such great sounding receivers. Anyways, the RZ830 will go great with your klipsch speakers. Never gotten better sound quality with another brand (Pure direct on). HDMI ports are a bit dodgy from time to time though... I would on the other hand recommend not going through with the AccuEQ room correction software. I did it with my NR686 and got fried tweeters in return... Thx Onkyo! But before that, the NR686 sounded awesome with my klipsch speakers (Pure direct on). Since you're selling some of the speakers you bought, might it be an idea to just buy a second receiver or amp? Hopefully from the same brand as well so you make a house system. The NR686 is a really good "bang for buck" avr. As for speaker stands, I myself am a big supporter of iron stands rather than glass or wood. The stand should definitely be able to get filled with sand and since you apparently don't like to show wires much, a stand that can run wire through it would be good as well. The stands top plate should be as close to the size of your speakers bottom plate. I know that can be a hard thing to find when your speakers are from klipsch. Auralex acoustics is the maker of the Subdude HT and thats a great and fairly common subwoofer isolation pad. Im sure there are more brands that make such products like this out there, but I myself have never had any use for it so I wouldn't know. Looking at some of the larger subwoofers from klipsch, svs and rythmik, you might need two of these pads lol. These kinds of pads should help minimize the vibrations your neighbors experience, however you must understand that vibrations is power in the same way that sound and warmth is power. And by adding a pad, you may be minimizing the vibrations, but the sound will get louder for them. So you're not minimizing the power, but only redirecting it. If your neighbors are experiencing literal vibrations, you might wan't to just turn the gain down a bit.

Hi Raja I highly recommend the Onkyo TX-NR686. Onkyo does far better with Klipsch speakers than the likes of Denon and Marantz in my opinion

Budget friendly you say... Onkyo TX-NR686 I say

I used to own the nr686. I LOVED the sound quality from the amps. Best sound quality of any AVR I've tried. Really warm and powerful. The 165W is most definitely a lie, but just listening to it makes you believe you're getting a lot of those watts anyways. I haven't any experience with the rz830, but can only imagine it will be even better than the nr686. The reason I got rid of the nr686 was the room correction software. I've read conflicting opinions on the accuEQ... I myself hate it. I tried the software on my own klipsch system and after it was done, my speakers sounded distorted as hell. After that one time, the right front speaker had a very distinct buzz-noice when playing through any amp or avr. I ended up contacting a service center and had a new tweeter installed. However, I really recommend the onkyos you've mentioned up there. If the money is there, I'd go for the rz830 for sure, but if not, I guarantee the nr686 won't disappoint. Just stay away from the room correction software haha. I imagine that what happened to me was a really special case, but just gotta speak my truth and say what happened. Now I've got a Marantz SR5013 (sister cocmpany of Denon). Not at all as good and warm as the nr686 when it comes to sound quality, but I've read that Marantz have more reliable HDMI ports than Onkyo. In addition, I found that doing the bass management correctly on the Marantz was more challenging than on the Onkyo. All in all, if you use your system for music from time to time, I'd go for Onkyo. Remember, room correction can also be done manually. Way more fun in my opinion. If you're all HT, Denon would be the right choice.

Yep, klipsch's rp-line bookshelves are quite big and heavy. Wall-mounting them by the keyhole on the back of the speaker is in my opinion ill advised. Not just because that mounting-method isn't always safe, but also because the air from the port will hit a solid wall. Not good! Only way I would feel somewhat safe with that method would be if the wall in question was concrete and you used those special screws for concrete that can tighten as you like. You might be able to get away with mounting it on a wall with brackets behind, but I wouldn't know. Bottom line for me is that you just shouldn't wall-mount any speaker that wasn't meant for wall-mounting. The speaker just won't have that isolation, which will be painfully apparent when they play. I understand that space can in some cases be a problem, but you would be better off with a in-wall speaker.

My best guess would be that the tweeter on the left RP-280f is fried. However, it could also be that the amp on the sub or one of the amps on the avr is blown. Try to find out which one this happened to... Maybe play a soundtrack and see which one isn't playing as it should. An ohm meter can also be used for this. Not to worry though! Elements on a speaker or a receiver is always changeable. Safest thing to do would be to find out if the country you live in has a licensed klipsch service center/denon service center and contact them. The speaker doesn't seem to have any screws around the tweeter/woofers, so might be smart to just send it in for service and not make matters worse. The sub and receiver should always just be sent in for service if you don't have experience with these sorts of repairs. I myself live in Norway and even we have a service center here for klipsch at least. Your local klipsch retailers will have a service company they send defect products to. In conclusion, try to find why this happened in the first place. It could just be a defect product, but have you been overworking your system to much? Is the equipment old? Good luck! Hope you get it fixed!

Numbers below shows the general settings for crossovers that most people go for with receivers used for home theater. You should however try to play around with the crossovers and see what befits you and your room. Fronts: 60-80hz Front wide: 60-80hz Center: 60-80hz Surrounds (rear and side) : 60-80hz Height/atmos: 80-110hz Subwoofer: 120hz! (important)

I think I know whats up, but you won't like it.... Alright, so in total, there is two problems here: 1. The avr doesn't recognize that there is a sub in place 2. The sub won't turn on First of all, problem Nr. 2 kinda explains problem Nr. 1. In addition, I doubt the cables is to blame. Second of all, in most cases when the subs power light is failing/won't turn on when the sub is turned on, it means that the subs fuse went kaboom. Not to worry though! All the components within are totally 100% fine. You probably just need to get a new fuse. First take out the fuse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH5YkWASRM0 This video will tell you how. Watch from 1.57. When the fuse is out, its serial number will be etched in on the metallic sides. When you order a new one, make sure it is the EXACT same one and that it is ceramic.

Yes, you would be able to have a 5.1 with those speakers. However, as i'm sure you have realized, the rp-500SA is not best suited as surrounds. Bookshelf speakers can also be used as surrounds. I myself use mine as side surrounds. In addition, you could also go for dipoles as side surrounds. Something like the RP-502S.

If space allows it, get the 504C. If not, there is no doubt in my mind the 404C will perform well in symmetry with the fronts and the rest of the setup. I myself have paired rp-280f fronts with the rp-440c center, even though there is a bigger version (rp-450c). This was due to not having enough space for the rp-450c, but they work perfectly together.

I'd set all speakers to small. All ear level speaker crossovers set to 60-80hz. Bass to 120hz

Audyssey usually calibrates center channels in a way that makes it sound less loud. Turning the center up is a usual thing to do after any room calibration software have been done. Im pretty sure there is a db setting that lets you adjust db across all sources and another one that only adjust for example dvd, blu-ray, game, HEOS and such... What I did on my marantz was to adjust all the speakers db levels across all sources to the point that it works when any source is playing. After that I fine adjusted each speakers db for the specific sources. To give you an example: When I fine-tuned the speakers for movies, I upped the center channel. But with HEOS (music), I upped the db for the two fronts (because I listen in stereo). I should also mention that I don't use Audyssey. I've found doing the settings manually is a much more rewarding and fun thing, even though it takes a bit of time. Sadly, I only have a 5.1 and have therefore no pointers I can give you when it comes to rear speakers.

Haha well in that case, disregard 90% of what i've said. Hope your basement becomes awesome in due time!

Supposed to be yes. However I have found that in a 5.1 setup, having the surrounds slightly behind your ears will to some small extent make up for not having rears. This plays out when a moving sound is being played through the surround speakers. Just my opinion though. In addition, he said in the post that the speakers were to be rear surrounds and apparently not side surrounds. But as Jordan said in his reply to me, he does have a basement that will be ready to be made into a HT in 6-12months. With that info in mind, I would keep the LCR and wait with the surrounds until the basement is ready.