kphuah1977 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Hi, I'm planning to setup home theater in my guest room. 5.1.2 system. The room size is pretty small, 12.5ft x 10ft. Planning to have below setup. Floor Standing - pair of RP250F Center - RP-250C Surround - pair of RP240S Sub - other brand, 12" Klipsch ceiling speaker for Dolby Atmos AV receiver?? I need help here: 1. What Klipsch ceiling speaker to use? 2. What AV receiver is the best match for my speakers? AV receiver with Atmos capability. 3. Will RP250F too small for my room size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboKlipsch Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Not too small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 250's are sweet little towers. Your on your way to a great system. As far as atmos receivers not my forte so I'll let others chime in on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kphuah1977 Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Guys, I also thinking should I go with RP-160M or P-250F for my room size of 12.5ft x 10ft with nice 12" subwoofer?? I read some forums and some people strongly recommend RP-160M bookshelve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboKlipsch Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 The best answer is that you need to go to a store and demo them both, and pick for yourself. If you were to look through the signature of the members here, you would note that the vast majority of them have floorstanding speakers as their mains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) Have you set a budget for the project yet? If you are setting up an Atmos, you should be looking into direct firing speakers like those bookshelves rather than surrounds which scatter the sound. The RP-140SA on your mains would be ideal for height speakers. If you had a room diagram with seating and TV it would help a lot. Pictures would also help. If you have 7-8' ceilings you have almost perfect room dimensions for sound. As for a receiver, do you have a brand you like? Edited April 18, 2016 by mustang guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 For a basic budget system look at the new Marantz stuff like the SR-5010, maybe 6010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kphuah1977 Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Thks guys. My ceiling wil be around 8-9ft...My room is ourely for hme theater and only one L-shape sofa. My thought is Floor Standing - Pair of RP250F Center - RP-250C Surround - Pair of RP240S Sub - other brand, 12" Klipsch ceiling speaker for Dolby Atmos or RP-140SA?? AV receiver - Marantz SR-5010. Is this good Av for klipsch speaker? Just would like to confirm, with pair of RP240S, do I still need RP-140SA? If yes, is RP-140SA goind to replace ceiling speaker? where should I place RP-140SA? on top of floor standing speaker? or hang on the wall? I'm newbie on home theater setup. Pls let know my setup is good or not? Appreciate your help here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Thks guys. My ceiling wil be around 8-9ft...My room is ourely for hme theater and only one L-shape sofa. My thought is Floor Standing - Pair of RP250F Center - RP-250C Surround - Pair of RP240S Sub - other brand, 12" Klipsch ceiling speaker for Dolby Atmos or RP-140SA?? AV receiver - Marantz SR-5010. Is this good Av for klipsch speaker? Just would like to confirm, with pair of RP240S, do I still need RP-140SA? If yes, is RP-140SA goind to replace ceiling speaker? where should I place RP-140SA? on top of floor standing speaker? or hang on the wall? I'm newbie on home theater setup. Pls let know my setup is good or not? Appreciate your help here. I am repeating myself here. Those RP-240S are surround speakers, not Atmos speakers. Direct fire is more like a bookshelf speaker or a tower speaker and is meant to be pointed in a specific direction. A surround speaker is meant to spread the sound all around. Atmos calls for direct fire and you do not use bi-pole surround speakers. If you truly want Atmos, the rear and side speakers need to be either floorstanding or bookshelf type. The 140-SA sits on top of the floorstanding speaker and bounces the sound off the ceiling to your listening position. It is simply a more diffused way of having height sound than ceiling speakers. All this is depending on how important Dolby Atmos is to you. The 5010 is 7.2, but it is also 5.2.2 in Atmos. The 6010 receiver is also a 7.2/5.2.2 but would give you the ability to have two more Atmos speakers in the future (7.2.2 or 5.2.4), but you would need to add an amplifier for that. What I don't understand is why they call these 7.2 AVR's and then when they go into the Atmos sales pitch the sub turns into a 1. There are 2 sub out on the back. What's with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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