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Originally Posted by JerryLBell
I had Tom from Villages Audio hang my rear channel speakers and mount two TVs on walls with hiding the wiring for them in wall. He also repurposed my phone wiring to give me gigabit hard-wired networking throughout the house (much faster and far more secure than WiFi). He isn't cheap but he isn't outrageous either.
If you have a home theatre with real, dedicated speakers and amplification (not a sound bar) in The Villages, you are in a tiny minority. Most folks can't see the difference between standard definition from high definition, much less 4K with Dolby Vision HDR and most can't hear the difference between a sound bar and a 5.1 sound system with actual separate speakers much less 7.1 or object-oriented sound like Dolby ATMOS or DTS:X. Good for them; it saves them a ton of money in the long run. I sold Hifi equipment once upon a time and became a bit of an audio snob (and later video snob). A poorly calibrated TV, especially one with video smoothing turned on, just bugs me half to death. I can hear the difference between lossless audio soundtracks like Dolby True HD and DTS Home Theater Master and lossy soundtracks like Dolby Digital and DTS just like I can tell the difference between a standard resolution CD and an SACD or high-resolution, 24-bit audio file. My neighbors (heck, even my wife) think I'm crazy but when I watch a movie, I want to WATCH the movie. When I listen to music, I want to LISTEN to it.
I've wondered when a home theater enthusiast club would open in The Villages as there are clubs for bloody everything else, but am not sure what we would do in one. Go to each others houses and drool over who has the best equipment? Even that would be difficult as few if any of us have home theaters than can fit more than 3 or 4 people.
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Question about receivers. I have a 5.1 surround system with Definitive Technology tower speakers, and a Pioneer Elite receiver, and it sounds fine. I have never understood what the receiver does other than provide enough power to operate the speakers. I read about these fancy new Denon or Marantz receivers for $5,000 or so. But, would they make any difference in the sound from my speakers?