HOW TO Set Up a 5.1 HOME THEATER Surround Sound Speaker System
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► SETTING UP A 5.1 HOME THEATER SYSTEM
SURROUND SOUND SYSTEM
Jamo Home Theater Speakers bit.ly/2JWTV8o
Jamo Studio Series S 803 Home Cinema System: bit.ly/2JWTV8o
bit.ly/803HCS // amzn.to/2A8AxjD // amzn.to/3oiwHcs
SUBWOOFER
Kanto SUB6: amzn.to/2WHhW65
AV RECEIVER
Marantz NR1510 Receiver: bit.ly/3Dd2P88, amzn.to/2YG4q5c
TV
LG NanoCell 90 Series TV: amzn.to/2WcNeCI
SPEAKER STANDS
bit.ly/3xsoe9M and bit.ly/Kanto26
SPEAKER CABLES & HDMI CABLES
AmazonBasics Speaker Cable: amzn.to/2xLtWLb
AmazonBasics RCA Audio Subwoofer Cable: amzn.to/2ywpYGS
High-Speed 4K HDMI Cable: amzn.to/3cgUKSv
MEDIA CABINET
BDI Octave Media Cabinet: bit.ly/392U6sW
ROOM TREATMENTS
GIK Acoustics
► HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS
ALL IN ONE SYSTEMS
Definitive Technology ProCinema 6D 5.1 amzn.to/3bhBQJS
Bose Acoustimass 10 Series V amzn.to/2AbT1Qn
JBL Cinema 510 5.1 System with Powered Subwoofer: amzn.to/2L8ku7T
Klipsch RP-280F Home Theater System Bundle (with Receiver): amzn.to/2WgeJv4
AV SURROUND SOUND RECEIVERS
Sony STR-DH790 7.2-ch Surround Sound Home Theater AV Receiver: amzn.to/2SPD7Sh
Pioneer VSX-LX303 9.2 Channel 4k UltraHD Network A/V Receiver:
amzn.to/2Wgr7eo
Yamaha RX-V385 5.1-Channel 4K Ultra HD AV Receiver: amzn.to/3bk3Jkt
Marantz 4K UHD AV Receiver SR6014 - 9.2 Channel: amzn.to/2WwygWU
HOME THEATER SUBWOOFERS
Polk Audio PSW10 10" Powered Subwoofer: amzn.to/2SO6Pa5
ELAC Debut 2.0 SUB3010 400 Watt Powered Subwoofer: amzn.to/2SMIOjM
Bowers & Wilkins ASW608 Compact Powered Subwoofer: amzn.to/2LaF9rN
SMART TV
TCL 5 Series: amzn.to/3vuKFNK
LG C2 OLED: amzn.to/3tppAmy
Samsung QN900B: amzn.to/3zpjPJu
► TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SUBWOOFER PLACEMENT
How to Set up ANY Subwoofer. Easy Placement Guide: • HOW TO Setup ANY SUBWO...
► MORE HOME THEATER REVIEWS
Budget Home Theater System Review (Jamo): • $200 HOME THEATER SYST...
Budget Surround Sound Receiver Review (Sony): • BUDGET Dolby Atmos HOM...
► HOW TO Set Up a 5.1 HOME THEATER Surround Sound Speaker System
Looking to improve your Netflix, Disney Plus and all around movie watching experience? This beginners guide to setting up a basic 5.1 home theater surround sound speaker system will do just that. We'll show you step-by-step how to set up your home theater speakers and show you which settings to use on your surround sound receiver and subwoofer to get the best home theater sound.
► MY CURRENT REFERENCE SYSTEM
BEST SMART TV
LG 8K Smart TV: bit.ly/LG8K99TV
BEST BUDGET SMART TV
Hisense 65-inch QLED TV: bit.ly/BestBudgetTV
MEDIA CABINET & TV STAND
BDI Octave Media Cabinet: bit.ly/BDIMEDIA
LOUDSPEAKERS
Klipsch Heresy IV Speakers: bit.ly/heresyiv
SPEAKER STANDS:
Kanto Bookshelf Speaker Stands (budget): bit.ly/Kanto26
Solidsteel Speaker Stands (best): bit.ly/SolidAA
TURNTABLE
Cambridge Audio Direct Drive Turntable: bit.ly/AlvaCA
Fluance RT85 Turntable: bit.ly/RT85player
U-Turn Orbit Special Record Player: bit.ly/OrbitSpecial
DESKTOP SPEAKER
Klipsch The Fives Powered Speaker with HDMI-ARC: amzn.to/2YUol00
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: What's your favorite home theater system? What movie do you recommend for home theater testing?
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Denon x3600h + elac debut b6.2 × 2 pairs + elac debut c6.2 + svs sb1000.
Best I had the pleasure to hear was a A trinnov altitude 32 with an Auro setup of 11.8 system... speakers were b&w ct800 and a two 4 subwoofer arrays in the front and the back. There might be better loudspeakers (gauder, swans ...) , but they totally did it for me in that setup and well treated room...
However, on a budget there’s the jamo 600 lcr and those are remarkable for the Pricepoint...
Setup and the room is everything for a hometheartre
Andrew Robinson far as movie testing, any of the fight seems in Gladiator, and deffo the race seens in Ready player one. My system is very low budget but sounds awesome. Tv is mounted on wall above fireplace, Sony receiver, klipsch center channel speaker (one above the tv and one below the tv on the mantle), 2 sets of Bose bookshelf speakers for the front L and R, 2 sets of klipsch satellites for the surrounds, have a Sony powered 12” woofer and a klipsch powered 10” woofer. My room is 20’ x 20’ with 12’ cathedral ceilings. And I have the settings set less than half way on my receiver and this thing sounds awesome and gets super loud with wall shaking bass. I don’t see how some ppl put up with like 4-18’s in their rooms. Lol and I’m a long time car audio bass head. Only the klipsch sub was bought new on sale from eBay. Everything else was bought used but in like new condition on FB marketplace. I might have paid $500 total for everything including my monster cables and speaker wires. Lol I live audio but I’m cheap. Lol love ur vids and watch them all and btw ur voice tone is so calm and relaxing to listen to. Lol sorry so long. Nuff said...
Very good tutorial for the newbies of Home Theater! Was going to do a video on this as well! Great job! :)
@@briankt69 The LCR of the system should match . If you use different speakers for your LCR then it's not good . The timbre has to match. for rear also you should use the same brand as LCR ( But it's optional ,it's your wish. Using the same speaker series will definitely increase your experience.) And now coming to the subwoofer , you are using two subs and both are different . It's not at all good to use two different size woofers. U should match the driver size .
I would love a video on how you hide the wires.
I guess I'll have to, as a lot of people have been curious about my wire management.
good tip give yourself more slack or tightly test fit lengths ... i had my surrounds cut with about a foot of slack but when i pinned them nice and tidy they were about two feet short.
Andrew Robinson we really need a video on Hiding the Wiring!!
@@andrewrobinsonreviews have you made this video?
@@andrewrobinsonreviews have you made this video?
Never once made me feel like I was a baby watching this video. U have a way of teaching but making me feel respected at the same time! Love ur honesty and desire to stay on point. Instant subscriber and highly recommend to anybody. Thx
I appreciate that! Please don't be a stranger.
I know nothing about speakers and always just used tv built ins. This video is the only one I've ever watched on the topic and it clearly explained everything... You're a saint.
This is a brilliant video. I set my 1st 5.1 up about 9 years ago and at that time the thought never occurred to watch a UA-cam video to check that I'd done it correctly. I have a new 5.1 arriving tomorrow so thought I'd do a bit of research this time before setting it up. I learnt so much from this video .. thank you!
The mic quality of this video is incredible
This was INSANELY informative!! Just bought my first pair of vintage speakers, can’t wait to complete the set
This video has helped me so much! I have had a 5.1 Sony receiver for 2 years now and always felt that the sound quality was never up to snuff. After watching you video I found that my speaker setting and frequency settings were horribly off! I’ve adjusted them per your advice and wowzah what a difference! Thanks so much!
Andrew, I really love to watch your videos. Your sharing is clear and straight to the point. You are one of my most favourite and best UA-camrs.
Thank you!
Also, the kids cheering at the end startled the crap out of me!
You easily have the best channel of anyone talking & reviewing gear.
OMG. The udder simplicity of this video brought tears to my eyes.
I’m from Malaysia, and currently I have a Sony Blue Ray Receiver Home Theatre with 5.1 , your video have been clear on how to set the home theatre up. Love from Malaysia brother 💪🏽💪🏽 good content
24:17 not gunna lie that scared the shit outta me lol. Listening to this video with my headphones on 80% volume.
This was an amazing guide on how to setup a home theatre. I just discovered your channel and the way you explain everything is exceptionally informative at a perfect pace. Keep it up my dude!
Thank you Andrew for removing all the ambiguity surrounding this subject. A very straight forward presentation and the delivery was perfect and clear. I'm not so intimidated now.
I have shown my wife this channel just to look at how nicely your home is stylized. We like it. Very tasteful. I'm an American who lives in Stockholm and my wife is Swedish. The styling in you home is very Scandinavian. Sober colours, modern, no clutter. Less is more. Thank you for sharing your home and all the great product reviews and content.
Ghey
Great video....never gets old when you say "Subwoooofer" 😂😂😂
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Really nice video Andrew. You explain things very clearly so that even an idiot like me can understand. Just one comment about my experience with HDMI cables. I recently purchased a Denon AVR-X1700H receiver to replace an aging Onkyo receiver. I had all the settings correct on both my tv (LG C1) and the receiver but I could NOT display the receiver menus on my tv. Nothing worked, UNTIL I finally went out and bought a higher end "high speed" HDMI cable. I was using just a basic generic HDMI cable connecting the tv HDMi-arc to the receiver HDMI-arc. When I swapped out the "standard" HDMI cable for the "high speed" HDMI cable, SHA-ZAM, it finally worked! I could finally display the receiver menus on my tv. So I'm just adding this comment if other people have experienced similar issues when connecting their receivers. Thanks!
Great information. I set up 5.1 in my living room and my theater, but you really took the time to explain what everything means. I seen these abbreviations before but never knew what they meant. Thanks to this video, I’m confident that I will get the best listening experience from now on. I’ll check out your other videos about subwoofers also.
I have over 30 years old Jamo sub, it's still very amazing.Much better than 500-1000 dollar sub's. Others are Acoustic Energy, center, frotn and back. Also SVS SB4000pro. like 5.2.2 setup. Loud and clean.
I just started.. One day I will build this type of home theater at my home.. Oh.. What a beautiful dream.. 😀😀😀
Not gonna lie, watching the entire video with just hearing your voice then the children cheering around 24:10 scared the hell out of me.
I have been a Yamaha and Onkyo advocate for decades. I currently own an older Onkyo 7.2 unit. I have American made JBL's for every channel except the sub. For that, I'm using a Definitive Technology unit. Your video was very good, and easy to understand.
Super helpful and insightful. I'm a heathen who's using a soundbar but I got inspired to reconfigure my cabling thanks to this video. I learnt what the ARC thing is
Each video i watch of yours i learn something new. Keep it up man! great quality content, and i gotta say u explain things extremely well, and clearly.
Thank you so much! We appreciate you watching.
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Components used
3:59 - Explanation of 5.1 channel meaning
4:56 - Requirements for a 5.1 speaker setup
7:54 - Location of the speakers
9:37 - Connecting the speakers
12:10 - Controls on the subwoofer
13:56 - Connecting to the TV and other devices
15:33 - AVR menus
23:12 - TV menus
24:03 - Outro
24:57 - Extra takes
Greatly appreciated.
The way you explain it is/are very understandable, step by step without rushing the definition of everything, I felt like I was in grade school again listening silently and gathering all the most important information, thank you,
Glad it helped!
I installed an 11.2 home theatre in my relatively small living room. I chose M&K Loudspeakers. C L R channels angled, wall-mounted, four surround wall-mounted speakers, four in-ceiling speakers. For the subwoofers I chose SVS. One is a sealed subwoofer in the typical cube format and the other is a ported cylindrical woofer. The combination of a sealed and ported subwoofer is really, really nice. They get the rumble going but good!
My choice of M&K Loudspeakers THX and the SVS subs is because my home theatre is dedicated for home theatre. My HiFi needs are satisfied with head-fi - headphones. That's a whole different can of worms. Solid state and tube amplifiers, tube rolling, DACs, cables, headphones from all the high-end manufacturers. No, I am not even close to any kind of recovery. I'm a junkie.
This is such a practical how to video with a wealth of knowledge. Hit the like button everyone!
Great video Andrew. It helped me a lot. Thanks. I Just got my Denon avr S750H installed with 5.1 polk S-Series speakers and it was fantastic to watch a movie there for the first time. It was "Where the Wild Things Are", by the way. Cheers from Chile!!
Thanks Andrew for keeping it basic and simple. That's after all where it all start. Next you can elaborate about adding devices. Laptop/ internet connecting via overhead projector with sound systems. etc.
Thanks Andrew for simplifying the process of setting up surround sound.You made it a lot less daunting.
Damn. This guide was so good I cried in khz.
I'd like to see how you route your wires with the wood flooring to the sub and surrounds.
Very helpful information. I've just installed my first home theater 5.1 system from Klipsh to an existing DTR 5.5 from Onkyo I already had, overall sounds pretty awesome! Used an auto calibrator for the speakers I obtained on Amazon to make it simplier. I selected sound to be piped through all the speakers in one of the endless menu's of the receiver and massive upgrade from my previous two speaker AM5 set-up. Thanks for your help, I've yet to watch all your vid's but I'm getting there.
Congratulations to you and your wife on this big achievement wishing you nothing but the best!!
Dude. Alita battle angel. Totally awesome
I have a simple Logitech z906 5.1 setup in my bedroom that I very much enjoy. I have it coupled with a Wimius LED 1080p projector that I cast on a good quality pull down screen (about 115 inches) that I have mounted to the ceiling and I'm super satisfied with the overall performance of my little personal home theater. The setup altogether cost me about $600 and I couldn't be happier.
Thought the Z906 was outdated, came over a system for 60$ from a friend that really needed money :)
@@ImDembe Seeing that the system itself came out like 10 years ago yeah I'd say it's outdated lol, but it's still out on the market and selling so that should tell you something. I'm pretty happy with the performance.
This video was exceptionally comprehensive.... You really nailed it!!!!
This is a good reminder. I’m going to be setting up a system of used components for a friend and since my system is older, it will be the first time setting up via an automated system. I’m hoping the automation sets up the crossover points in addition to the distances, phase, etc. It will be interesting to see how it goes.
Those 5 Jamo speakers for $200 is an absolute steal of a deal
Yes they are.
I agree that does seem like a steal I have to check more into that.
Keith
You know you've entered all settings correctly once you feel surrounded! 👌
just placed my bose accumass 600 rear speakers directly at the sides of my listening position...had them a foot behind and oh what a difference now...thanks
This video is absolutely perfect for what I needed! So easy to understand and I learnt so much! Thank you
Subscribed. You are an incredibly talented young man. Very pleasant to listen to. Much appreciated, thank you.
Thank you kindly!
The video is beautifully shot and edited, and the information you share is so useful. Thank you for this video.
Thank you!!
Couldn’t of said it better myself prices in description would just be you being the best ever
One of the best instructional videos I've seen in recent memory. THANK YOU for giving us an instructional video that was as useful as it was well-presented.
Not only do you explain it very well, you put it across a very articulately!
Now if you want to see a 5.2.4 setup with a minimalistic floating TV effect, click on the black cat
Now I know how to set up an home theater. I need now need to get everything including a house.
Ergonomics help us avoid strain and discomfort. Placing a TV high on a wall, or above a fireplace causes us to lift our chin and raise our head. Having the top edge of the TV closer to your eye level (when sitting) takes that discomfort away. Using a "lowboy" cabinet may also help your front speakers to be aligned in the same way.
As someone with a Marantz AVR and an LG TV this was epecially useful!
I’ve spent many hours researching, learning the basics. This has been very helpful. I also hope the beautiful room is instructive to all the men that keep publishing proud photos of their setups with a tangled, dusty mess of cables and junk everywhere. 😆
extra points for using the Tenet trailer
Excellent! The explanation couldn't be better. Thanks a ton!
Clear and precise, thank you very much Andrew.
hi there, great informative video and down to earth.
No mortgage required setup.
Here is our very budget system.
We use a small rectangular box room for our movie watching . 12' by 18'
We started out with a sony htas5 5.1 speaker system. the speakers it comes with are small to say the least but it was an affordable convenient first step step into home cinema and always planned to go bigger later on .
fast forward almost a year.
One day while browsing audio equipment , receivers and speakers etc i stumbled upon the TIBO edge mini speakers (discontinued) which were £20 per pair so i looked at the specs and some reviews and thought what the hell and bought 3 pairs only £60 .obviously going in with low expectations and ......... well was i surprised how much the bundled speakers were holding the amplifier back instant upgrade and sounded like a completely different system to the point that i am happy with how it sounds ….will i upgrade ? only if the actual hardware fails or becomes obsolete .
The point I'm making (eventually) is that you don't need 1000s of pounds worth of equipment to have a good sounding 5.1 system ,and this video is a very refreshing and welcome break from the (room full of speakers) videos that normally pop up while browsing for home cinema content .
What height would you recommend for speaker stands for surround speakers?
This video is by FAR the most helpful video I have match when it comes about setting up a home theater. Just the way you break it down and explain what each setting means that's really helpful to a noob like myself. Much appreciated sir 🙏
So glad you found it helpful.
Fore home theater testing, I like to use "The Rocketeer". I know, it's cheesy, but it's one of favorite movies and it has great sound, color and visual effects.
This video is outstanding. I shared it with my friends on social media because I think they will find it very helpful here in "Pandemicland" where lots of people are streaming video. This video is also refreshing. I'm done with "experts" telling me I'm a loser if I don't have a $20,000 preamp with $50,000 loudspeakers.
You remind me of the guy in the movie ‘’RADIUS’… you should watch it! We should all watch it.
this is the best review on youtube.
WOW. Thanks!
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Another great video guys. I love the setup.
Thank you for posting videos like this. I find it very useful. Sometimes things in your listening room change and videos like this helps when you need to reset the listen environment.
I recommend StarWars ep2 Attack of the Clones. A bit old but I love the scene in the asteroid field, the seismic charges and the following lasers fire really fly around a room. Still love it.
Thank you for this video.
Big Takeaways: (1) 5.1 surround speakers go to the side not behind (2) What LFE+Main means
Topics I'm hoping you'll cover in the follow-up video you teased:
(1) What speaker specs, other than frequency range, do I look at to determine my crossover (i.e. if my speaker has a FR of 115Hz-20KHz, should I set crossover to 115 or set to minimum + a certain % of margin (so 115Hz * 10% = 11.5, so maybe set to 125Hz (approx. 115+11.5), so you are not pushing your speakers to their theoretical limits?
(2) Auto calibration systems have been notoriously bad at determining if a speaker is big or small. I know you gave a rough definition in the video, but is there a more precise definition and what speaker metrics would you use to determine. For example, are there some high quality bookshelf speakers you would want to set to large?
(3) Really looking forward to a possible video where you show a microphone speaker calibration and then what you check afterwards and tweak and why (i.e. where you trust your auto calibration and where you trust either your ears or know something is off)? Maybe this could be included in your future video in which you balance the speakers with an SPL meter and maybe could explain briefly a few related topics like pink noise/white noise the various modes/options on an SPL meter and not only which SPL meter option you picked, but why?
(3) If you have no choice but to put surround speakers behind you, are there any adjustments you'd make to a setup to make the most out of a less than ideal situation?
(4) Ideal 5.1 Speaker Placement in terms of height and why? It seems like it all is based on the TV so maybe cover or link to a video in which you cover the important topic or how high to mount TV and pick the right TV size for your room (.i.e. since bigger is not always better if you constantly have to look left and right unconsciously because the tv is too big for the room)
Great video though and I'm a new big fan of your channel and you won me over with your recent what is a recovering audiophile video :)
Hello the rule of thumb to set xover is ur lowest frequency number plus 20 so in ur case would be 135. I have my tower left and right front stage at at 60 since the lowest number starts at 35
Follow the online or paper manual that came with your speakers as closely as possible. Here in the UK most households have not very good living room conditions for a home cinema system.
With big fireplaces, unusual shaped rooms etc. My own 5.1 setup I had no way of putting the surround speakers at the side. So I put them high on the wall behind listening position as the manual said for option b if no side walls available. Actually get a very good sound for movies from my set up.
Will be upgrading to much higher quality surround speakers later this year so the sound quality will be even better once it's all finished.
I finally upgraded from a sound bar thanks for the tips🙌🏼
You're a great communicator. Thanks for the information.
I wanna see how you route cables without making everything messy
Would love to see a video like this for a 7.1 with 2 or even 4 Atmos speakers
I just left a correction on his video in a comment you may want to see if you’re newer.
Comment starts out with “2 corrections”.
First part’s a joke, but you’ll want to see what i said about 5.1/7.1 and Atmos that can really improve the sound experience.
Full and clear comprehensive explanation you did. Thanks a lot. I will repeat it whenever I need.
Thanks for the educational video on how to setting up a home entertainment system for the first time! I really learned a lot!
"Ideally, the surround speakers in a 5.1 surround sound configuration should be placed just behind, or to the side of, your listening position.
Dolby recommends an angle of 110° to 120° from your listening position
THX recommends between 90° to 110°"
"The surrounds should be slightly higher than the front speakers in the room.
This is because the surround channels are there to create an ambient sound in your room.
The idea isn't to get the direct up-front sound that we want from our front speakers."
Ah I always get confused with that. I always wana get the behind or side thing streight because 1 in some movie seens it even makes me wander about the point of view of the seen. Also it's confusing in the sence of which box then should I check in Windows? You have a sides box and a surrounds box. Ah I'll give you an example of the audio. So in The Lost World JP 2 when DR Malkum asks Eddy what he did with Kelly when Eddy responds "She's okay, she's in the high hide." Eddy is in the fith and sixth channals. AKA the surrounds. So on screen where is Eddy? Cause if you set those speakers behind you as Bose Logitech and everyone else says that is then suggesting he's some how facing behind them. But if the Dolby way, then he's off to the side someware. See my problem? Especially ince I'm blind and sound is everything.
hello Andrew, big fan of your contents.
i’m a bit confused about the surround channel speaker placement for 5.1 that you mentioned. I work as an audio post professional. and we always set up the surround channel at the back. the sides are for 7.1 or 7.1.2 or more. if the surrounds on 5.1 are placed as side channels, then we’re mixing in a wrong setup. can you please point me to a source of this information?
Excellent. In a very precise and simple way you explain home theater setup.
5.1 channels are all I need.
I personally think that the first movies you should watch for your new home theatre system is something like Gladiator, The Matrix, Jurrasic Park and other movies which uses surround sound and LFE effects to test your systems sound.
Master and Commander, Twister too.
Can you show me how to connect a passive subwoofer or stereo wire subwoofer to my av receiver
I dont know who needs to hear/read this, but this video is awesome! Andrew, thanks for making this video. Super helpful setting up my home theater.
wonderful presentation and nicely explained everything. good job Andrew
Andrew you left out the most important device . That's the placement of the movie theater style popcorn maker and condiment bar
This is great! This is how we get people into the hobby!!!!
That's the ultimate goal! Thanks for watching.
Great explanation on how to set everything up! Many thanks! 🙂
My personal go-to whenever I get new speakers or headphones is Saving Private Ryan. If you got the DVD/BluRay make sure to set it to 5.1 Dolby and youre seated in the "best seat in the house" as it were, maybe even turn up the bass a little bit. That or the T-Rex paddock attack in Jurassic Park (1992). Honorable mention goes to Heat; the shootout in Downtown Los Angeles has phenomenal sound design, and its also a really, really good movie.
No sub for movies is fine too, especially if you living in flat and you don't want disturb neighbors.
I went sub-less for years even as a home theater enthusiast, so I can totally relate!
@@andrewrobinsonreviews honestly saying lost sub in my current 5.0.2 setup (Sony str-dn1080 reciver, left/right sony SS-CS3, sony SS-CSE atmos upfiring, Q Acoustics 2000Ci center, and prair of old USSR Radiotehnika s-30 for rears) after playing Blade Runner 2049 eye scene on ridicules level late at night. (((((:
Great video Andrew! Idea for a future video: advice for people who use their system for both home theater and music. I’d love to know if there are things to consider (speaker size, placement, type of speakers, or other considerations) for those of us that make our systems pull double duty.
Great suggestion! We'll add this idea to our list. Thanks so much for watching!
As a similar double duty user of my HT, 1 thing I particularly notice is music sounds great when using my receiver's (Yamaha RX A840) all channel stereo. But when switching to 2 channel or straight mode the audio goes muddy, dull and muffled. I tried this on another Yamaha recevier and had the same problem. Unsure if it's the Yams or is this a generic problem to all AV receivers vs a dedicated stereo amp.
Saifee - I experienced the same thing. 1 fix, which Andrew discussed in his video, is making sure your subwoofer is on in the receiver settings for two channel setup. That helped mine a good deal, but the other issue for me was just speaker placement. I have to have my front speakers on a shelf against a wall which will negatively affect almost any speaker, so using “all channel stereo” helps bring the sound away from the wall and into the room. Nothing much I can do about that so I prefer all channel stereo listening for music with my set up.
@@christopherpiper unfortunately Yamaha doesn't give that option. Since my previous basic yam to my current "higher" version I still can't control subwoofer output
@@SaifeeAkil It's not the receiver, I had a Yamaha RX-V1200 and it was perfect in both modes. You may have inadvertently programmed a different effect for stereo, it gets a bit complicated when setting up these systems and further still when adding sources into the mix. To get to the root of the problem you need to become best friends with the receiver's operator manual.
The audio is perfect!
Truly a GREAT how to video...thank you very much!
24:16 Man, those kids startled the crap out of me!
😂
Congrats for the video, you're amazing.
I have one question... If Im using ARC to send audio through TV to receiver, do I really need to connect my HDMI devices into AV receiver? Are there advantages to do that instead of just connect them direct to my TV HDMI ports or it will be the same?
Same question
Same question. Would appreciate the help
Thank you Andrew. I didn’t take any recommendations from you even after watching several reviews, but I will follow this video well.
Brilliantly presented for the beginner. Thankyou so much!!
Glad it was helpful!
I laughed out load when I heard you pronounce sub woofer. “Sub Wuffer” I needed a chuckle today keep up the good work.
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I still don't have a center channel speaker. In a roughly 12'x12' living room, phantom center is fine.
Definitely going to try repositioning the surrounds more like in this video, though. There are limited possibilities for surround speaker placement in this apt where I (and others, once we're allowed to have company over again) won't constantly be running into them.
@@filippiasec I haven't had any complaints.
Me too I only run a 2.1 in my main room due to having my good loudspeakers in there. If I had a center I would only hear that for nearly 80-90% of what I'm watching. Another good reason to not have a center if you paid a good price for your L/R. If you're off axis and it sounds weird tough lol my setup my house! Haha!
I think the most I had over at once was 7 people on Super Bowl Sunday. I don't have cable or satellite, I tried to pick it up OTA, but couldn't get a strong enough signal, so I wound up streaming it to my Chromecast. Now, I've streamed movies to this thing before, and from Amazon, Netflix & Disney+ I usually get Dolby Digital+ 5.1 (assuming the film in question has 5.1), but the Super Bowl stream came through as 2.0, which the receiver dematrixed back to surround. It was fine. Again, no complaints from any of my guests. One girl (alas, underaged) was even pretty impressed by the setup. I wound up sitting in several different positions over the course of the evening. The imaging obviously wasn't identical in every location, but...peoples' voices seemed to come from their mouths, the sound was never unsatisfactory, I could hear the vocals during the halftime show (unlike Bruno Mars, where on whatever feed the Philly area was getting, the vocals were MIA).
Actually, I have had one complaint from a lady from church who had never seen Young Frankenstein (so we watched it). She said the screen was too big, but...I mean...she doesn't have to come to movie nights if that bothers her. I'll probably upgrade the projector to 1080 w/HDR before I get a center speaker.
@@jl721ATcairn Well most people understand that if you have two speakers sound will come from either or they're not really critiquing it. So like I said having a 2.1 is great especially if you spend a decent amount on your L/R. Then really no need for a center, and like you said imaging and soundstage is more apparent when you have no center. Opposed to everything that's happening on screen just come from the center. Hearing one speaker just for vocals and what's happening on screen is lame. Also to do a proper center channel it usually has to be very big to accommodate what's on screen correctly.
@@BennyKsBandwidth That's sort of my issue: my main L/R are a pair of big, vintage, floor-standing speakers, so finding a center that's going to even sort of match is not going to be easy (or cheap, probably). Having had a mismatched center before, I definitely prefer a phantom center over that. Also, the setup with the projector means the only place it can really go is mounted to the wall under the screen, but I don't want to make any holes until after I've renewed the lease.
Thanks for this video. My experience with audio setups is pure analog, so dealing with all the digital connections is potentially confusing. You've made it simple and straightforward.
That's great! So glad this has been helpful.
Thank you for creating this video because it saved me the time to explain all this to my n00b friends!
According to my receiver the surrounds, in a 5.1system, go directly behind you and high up on the wall. The 7.1, it has the capability to do, the other surround speakers up front high on the wall and outside of the main speakers. But it is from 1995-1997 so. 🤷
My Denon says: "Place the SURROUND left and right speakers an equal distance to the left and right sides of the main listening position. If you don’t have surround back speakers, move the surround speakers slightly behind your listening position."
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In my particular case, I have big floor standing speakers for front left and right channel . But I have noticed that I prefer to configure them as "small" as well as all my 5.1 speakers . That gives much more clarity and details in the movie dialogues and sound effects.
I still have lots of basses but everything is more "detailed" and "airy"
Typically even big speakers aren't "large" on a reciecer tends to want to be able to go down to 40Hz which is unheard of at a normal price.