stimpy Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 2 years ago I purchased: 65" 4k tv Denon AVRX1300W 2) R14M for R & L RP250C center R10SW sub rears are small cheap cubes harmon kardon left over from an old home theater in box set up. The room set up: finished half basement 15FT wide 12.5FT deep ( goes another 12.5 back but its my gym area) 7FT 2IN ceiling height viewing chair is 8FT from screen My question is how do i improve? all movie watching, concerned more with quality of sound as this set up can already shake the lights up stairs. would towers be too much up front? its a small space. maybe better bookshelfs up front move the R14 to the back? i would like to incorporate atmos if possible. better in a tower like R625FA or book shelf with RP500SA? what say the experts? Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Is your other half of room/gym partitioned off and if so, for what reason? Ceiling tiles or other material? Welcome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted November 2, 2019 Author Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) Hey Billy. The previous owner had it set up like a bar with pool table. the room is all open above the waist but on the right side you have the bar taking up 5 feet of space on the left side the room is cut in half with a waist height bar for putting drinks on while playing pool. so basically im using one end for a home gym and the other end for my home theater. its all drywalled and heavily trimmed in oak. its a 1989 built home that im renovating so going where the return is, kitchen first, flooring, master bath etc... basement would be last if at all. Edited November 2, 2019 by stimpy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 I hear you...so the ceiling is drywall material then. Tell you what, a pic or so of the space will help others realize your space. Was wondering if room is open so you can have sound in the gym part of room. When you add the other half, 25 foot not such a small place. Certainly, having tower fronts would assist with the Atmos speakers you are considering. There are options certainly. Going to be on the side and see what other members have for you, as not as familiar with Atmos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted November 2, 2019 Author Share Posted November 2, 2019 Yes its all drywalled. here are the pics. sorry its messy I am literally the only one using this room. The wife has the rest of the house. 😏 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Thought it was your space...mancave. Neat enough, with potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Room really looks bigger than it probably is. Would say yes, for quality of sound improvement for theatre could handle a pair of towers with Atmos. Not familiar with the ones you mentioned. Prefer more input on what so. Definitely a nice space to work with. Could see the R-14's doing rear/surround duty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Would be even better if your listening position was ten foot instead of 8 with towers/Atmos. Could always tweak towers just a bit towards your listening position. Just looking at options. The drywall ceiling should reflect Atmos well enough...in ceiling Klipsch speakers another for Atmos, if go with larger bookshelf speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emile Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 22 hours ago, stimpy said: I am literally the only one using this room. The wife has the rest of the house. 😏 Haha ... think that is pretty common I have "my" small audio room and maybe 1/4 of the master bedroom and the couch in the living room - less than 1/10th of the house OK; I "get" the kitchen also, but only because I do all the cooking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeJ1 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 On 11/2/2019 at 2:00 PM, stimpy said: Yes its all drywalled. here are the pics. sorry its messy I am literally the only one using this room. The wife has the rest of the house. 😏 This is quite typical for 90 percent of audio driven men. That being said, you should not use surround speakers for mains!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenrikTJ Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Would throw away the cubes and replace them with your current fronts. Then go shopping for a new pair of fronts. To match your center, I'd go for the rp160m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) Yes I plan to use ditch the cubes and use the R14 as the surrounds. just noticed klipsch is having a big sale. which towers would all recommend? R820F are 50% off!! Edited November 9, 2019 by stimpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBlue Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I think you would be very happy with the R820F and they would do fine in your set up. Them 50% off deals are sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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