Home Theater Enthusiasts?
 

I'm moving to TV in few weeks. At my current house I have a den with a modest home theater setup - fronts, surrounds, subwoofer. The room is not very big, and contains the sound well. The home we're buying in TV - like most of them - has a giant main cavern with hard walls, ceiling, and floors.

Are there any home theater enthusiasts or audiophiles in TV that have advice on how to set up a system in a TV house?

I checked the club list and didn't find anything.

A neighbor installed sound deadening panels onthe side walls as I recall, and had a carpeted floor. The effectively cancelled out a lot (if not all) of the reflected sound. The panels were color coordinated with the walls. Were nice setup.

I have the same issue. I have an analog set up. Tube amp, Cerwin Vega speakers, Fluance turntable. Also a 7.1 home theatre. Pioneer Elite, Klipsh speakers.
All in the same cabinet. I left the rear speakers behind at the old house. I was gonna get best buy out there to mount the tv and give some advice about the rear speakers. I guess they can mount them on the ceiling via the attic. I just hate being married to that kind of set up and not be able to move them around when I want. I might just go with a quality soundbar for the tv and call it a day. I will look into the non reflective panels our friend from Pa is talking about. Whenever we looked at a place, the only thing on my mind was the A/V set up and the garage.

I had all the best equipment my entire life. It doesn't seem to matter anymore as I played it so loud and the construction business I was in damaged my hearing. I bought everything from a Bose Store when we moved down here 6 years ago and it's just fine.

Good luck with your project. There is a really great guy named Tom from the Villages Audio Visual who will come up with some alternatives for your project. 352-388-1677.
Leave him a message. He is very busy but I promise you he is well worth the wait for a return call. The phone number is from about 5 years ago. He hung some Televisions and routed some wires. Talented man.

I'd like to turn one into a golf simulator

I have quality front, center, subwoofer, and ceiling mounted rear speakers. You can't skimp on speakers especially the center speaker for dialogue. A Yamaha receiver completes the system in a large room.

I’m thinking one of the new Yamaha Aventage receivers. I have Paradigm speakers from the 90s that I’ve been very happy with; so I’ll probably get a set of those.

Maybe these people can help.

Home Automation Installer Ocala, FL: (352) 245-2183

I did have a good sound system before moving to TV. In recent years have been seeing less and less surround sound systems. Some of the newer sound bars are fabulous and do not require a lot of wire.

I have a Sonos sound bar and two Sonos One side speakers set up for my TV home theater. Sonos has an app that allows you to use your iphone to “listen” to your speakers as you walk around at various locations in your room …. The app then “tunes” your different speakers for best sound where you normally sit while watching TV. Very easy to set up. (My hearing is less than perfect … so I can’t tell you it really works)

But I really love my Sonos speakers. Great sound quality …. No speaker wires required as it is wireless. And very easy to stream anything from your iphone to the speakers (podcast, streaming radio, your local music files …etc etc)

Ditto on Tom from Villages Audio Visual. He’s the best. He will get to you quicker if you text him

great system

Wow
 

very excellent choice

Is that a real setup? If so, it must have blackout shades that can be lowered. And I don’t see any speakers.

I agree. Understanding dialogue seems to be more of a problem with movies and shows today. When I have trouble understanding the dialogue, I use high quality headphones. Much better than room speakers.