Home Theater

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/ThugNutzz on 2024-01-23 18:23:17+00:00.

I'm looking to set up a system where I can play YouTube Music to a receiver using voice commands through a Google Nest Mini.

I'm looking for the following features: Play/pause specific songs and albums, Skip tracks and Voice control without pressing buttons (always-on mic).

My receiver needs replacing and I want smart speaker functionality, so I began looking for ones with built-in Google Assistant. I realized they're pricey and hard to search for, therefore I'm curious about alternative solutions that don't require built-in Assistant functionality in the receiver.

My questions:

Are there devices that can bridge the functionality of a Google Nest to a receiver, at a high bit rate with digital connections?

Which devices could offer this functionality while maintaining an always-on mic for voice commands?

Thank you for any insights or recommendations and I apologise for my ignorance in this area.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/jrushinx on 2024-01-23 18:19:35+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/SortGroundbreaking64 on 2024-01-23 18:08:42+00:00.

Everyone, I am not a professional so I hope this will still get some help. I have a Sony VPL-VW50 projector in my media room. The projector works but it is just not real clear and doesn't seem to be very bright.

What would be a good replacement for this?

The projector is ceiling mounted with a throw to a big mounted white screen in the media room.

Thanks in advance.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Sanojnam on 2024-01-23 18:08:39+00:00.

I can’t drill into my walls on the desired position and searching for a solution for mounting my Polk r900 above my surround speakers. Thanks for any ideas 🙏

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/bhodge10 on 2024-01-23 18:07:53+00:00.

It was $2499.99 (If i remember correctly), is this sub worth it at this new price?

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/MJinMN on 2024-01-23 17:26:01+00:00.

We are in the process of building a new house and I'm trying to get some of the A/V details sorted out. We will have a large family room on the upstairs with a large TV and I will be putting together a nice home theater setup up there.

However, I would really appreciate the expert thoughts on our main floor. We will have a large, open floor plan, with a living room, kitchen and dining room all open. We are planning to have a TV in the living room over a fireplace for casual viewing. We likely won't watch any movies on this TV but might have a game on and we will definitely use speakers in this room frequently for music. So, I would like some decent speakers for music especially, but I would prefer to save the bigger dollars to spend on the upstairs HT.

So, my questions regarding the main floor...

1. I am inclined to just do LRC, skip surrounds and subwoofer. Does that sound reasonable?
2. Given the planned room setup, I thought a nice pair of bookshelf speakers would be a good fit?
3. Again with the idea of saving the biggest dollars for the true HT, I went to Best Buy and really liked the B&W 606 S3s. They're $1100 for a pair which seemed like a decent spend. Any thoughts?
4. Whichever LR speakers I ultimately go with, I assume I should just buy the matching center? The B&W 600 series center is another $900.
5. My wife would like some speakers in the kitchen so that she doesn't have to turn the living room speakers up and make that room too loud for conversation. Any thoughts about how to do that? Ceiling speakers? Wireless bookshelfs? Do I need to match brands with the living room speakers?
6. For this type of non-HT setup, what should I be looking for in a receiver?
7. Anything else I should be thinking of?

Thank you all for any help you can give.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/ktchg on 2024-01-23 17:18:23+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/CubeMan1995 on 2024-01-23 16:14:44+00:00.

I am debating canceling my S90C order after reading bad things about it on this sub. I originally ordered the 77” S90C because the deal was too good to pass up ($2,000) and my local store is offering the G3 for $2,850. I’d also need to pay an extra $50-$100 for a stand.

My use case is streaming shows on my Apple TV, gaming on my Xbox, and watching movies.

I’m just not sure if it’s worth the extra $1,000 after taxes.

But I’m reconsidering the S90C because a lot of complaints on this subreddit about Samsung quality, processing, etc.

Should I cancel my order?

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/wonderfullyme123 on 2024-01-23 15:53:46+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/bipolarFox69 on 2024-01-23 15:29:51+00:00.

Hey guys. New to this sub, looking for a human answer not a google answer. So we have one wifi network at home, unfortunatelyi can't create a guest network on it. My mom and grandma live with me. My TV is off through the day as i am at work, and today, my grandma accidentally casted her youtube onto my TV in my room. Is there a way I can prevent this from happening? My mom did show her how to NOT do that, it was an honest mistake(my gran is not very clued up with phones so I'm guessing she got curious and clicked on it). Thanks everyone.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/swmill08 on 2024-01-23 13:05:32+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Delicious_Brother_24 on 2024-01-23 14:39:56+00:00.

Hello Theater nerds!

I currently have a Denon AVR- X3100w running my audio setup. Athena S3 fronts (powered subs preout x2) S1 rears (powered subs crossover), Athena center and 12” in ceiling heights.

Would upgrading the receiver to an AVR-X3800H be a worthwhile upgrade for sound separation and handling? Or would that be a generally incremental upgrade.

I currently have to turn on “All Zone Stereo” mode to get the heights to output, which I figured once you configure it to “front height” mode instead of “zoneB” it would automatically run them as one zone. Am I missing something here?

Thanks all!

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Dadood144 on 2024-01-23 14:39:11+00:00.

I'm looking at new towers & I can't decide. The CM9 S2 seems like people like it online, but it's old & used. The new Martian Logan F1s are $750 each so would be way more money, but I heard them in store & they sound great.

1: Budget max for towers alone is $1,500 (before tax)

2: Location- US- used I found these CM9 S2's in the Chicagoland area

3: Room size is 14×14 but it's only got 2 walls as this is the sitting room off of the living room, so the combined space is ~1,000sqft the right tower will ultimately have nothing to bounce sound off of until ~30' in the living room.

4: Receiver/AMP: need recommendations: I have none & can spend up to $700 new or used. I am going to buy a Fluance RT85 Vinyl turntable

5: Subwoofer: none but high end Bluetooth speakers & Sonos so all meh 6: I don't but I was planning on buying Klipsch $200-$500

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/GrassGreedy on 2024-01-23 14:25:47+00:00.

Long time reader, first time poster.

I have a screen I pull down when I want to watch movies and at some point a lady bug got in there, got squished, and now I have a small red stain on my screen. I tried steam, magic eraser, laundry detergent, but nothing seems to work.

Any one have any ideas on how to get a ladybug stain off a screen?

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/volcs0 on 2024-01-23 14:17:00+00:00.

I jumped on two deals this week.

Denon AVRS760H ($209 refurb) vs. Pioneer VSX-LX505 ($659 new). Both are great deals. I'm trying to decide which one to keep.

I have two sets of surrounds, and the back set also has up-firing height speakers.

My setup is not fancy, but I'd like to use all the speakers.

Thoughts about these two amps and whether the pioneer is worth 3x the price?

Thanks.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/readthisfornothing on 2024-01-23 13:16:09+00:00.

The original post: /r/buildapc by /u/LoudDress6148 on 2025-02-19 00:35:16.

Idk too much about pcs and had someone help me choose the parts •CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X •GPU: RX 6700 XT •Motherboard: B450 or B550 •RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz •Storage: 1TB NVMe SSD •PSU: 550W-650W 80+ Bronze •Case: Basic ATX or Micro-ATX For around $750-$850 is this Good/ reliable? I wanna play stuff like Marvel rivals and other AAA+ games. I’m in America and am 30 min away from a micro center

The original post: /r/buildapc by /u/Marin4Trooth on 2025-02-19 00:26:55.

I am installing a Samsung 990 Pro NVME m.2 drive on an Asus Z790 ProArt motherboard in the primary m.2 slot. This will be my main OS drive.

This m.2 slot has a backplate (with a thermal pad) and a heatsink (with another thermal pad); so, thermal pads are on BOTH sides of the drive, and both have the thin blue plastic film/covering on the sticky surface of the thermal pads that say "Remove."

When I put the heatsink on top of the drive, I will of course be removing the thin blue plastic film/covering on the sticky surface of the heatsink thermal pad. So, the heatsink will stick to the top of the 990 Pro, as it should, and it should do its job.

But, since this is a "one sided" drive, the board includes a little rubber pad (for one-sided drives only) to support/elevate the middle of the drive slightly. So, the drive won't actually be touching the backplate's thermal pad at all. And so I am thinking I should NOT remove the blue plastic film/covering on the thermal pad on the backplate. Is this right?

To be clearer: The backplate has the Asus M.2 "Q-Slide," to hold down the 2280 drive, and the board comes with an extra little rubber pad to be used with one-sided NVME drives (like the 990 Pro) to support the middle of the drive - to keep the drive from bending when the heatsink is installed on top and pressing down on it. When I install this rubber pad underneath the middle of the drive, it elevates the drive enough that it will completely prevent the drive from touching the backplate's thermal pad (there is a gap). So, since there is a gap, and it's not even touching that backplate thermal pad, I am thinking I should just leave the thin blue plastic covering on the sticky surface of the backplate's thermal pad - even though it also says "Remove" :-). If I remove it, I'm just exposing a sticky surface that the drive won't even be touching. So, leave it, right?

Would love to hear input on this...

Thanks!

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/T_Dash_Wood on 2024-01-23 12:20:03+00:00.

Hey guys im torn between these two receivers and i'm hoping somebody with a similar setup might provide some incite as to which of these i should go for. So the two that i'm interested in are the Denon AVR-S960H and the Onkyo TX-NR5100. i understand that these are a bit older but they fit within my budget so i'm not really looking to spend more than what these are going for used ($299ish refurbished with warranty. I'm just looking for advice between these two and if or what reasons one might be preferred over the other. Im just a big movie fanatic so thats primarily what the unit would be used for (no cable to anything like that) however my daughter does love gaming so i feel like that should be taken into consideration regarding our use case for the device. Most of the content i'd be playing through the device is HDR/HDR10+ non DV files and with little to no compression made to the movies/etc (so 100+ GB in size).

Current Hardware:

• Primary source is my PC
• Additional sources- Fire TV 4K/ Xbox One/Pioneer UHD Bluray player (firmware flash)
• Graphics - EVGA 1660 Super
• Display - Hisense 58" R6 Series - 58R6E3
• Speakers connecting to avr are from a previous onkyo HTIB setup
• R+L- SKF-550F
• Center- SKC-550C
• Back R+L=SKB-550
• Rear L+R=SKM-550S
• Sub is also Onkyo and was part of this system but not sure on model.

Thank you for any help you guys might provide!

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/adrianbnd on 2024-01-23 11:49:45+00:00.

Is it the C150 or C250?

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Tomas366 on 2024-01-23 10:25:18+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/glasshalffull1313 on 2024-01-23 10:08:44+00:00.

Hi all,

I am in the process of building my first ever home theater (woohoo!) and would like to seek some advice from this group.

I have a spare room with dimensions of 4 meters by 5.8 meters with a door opening on the short side. Please see my uploaded picture for plans.

I am wondering how to best orient my equipment and furniture. Right now I see two options:

Option A: this is as it is currently laid out where a sofa is pushed against the long wall and the TV is on the opposite end. My wife really likes this setup as it sits many people, but I worry given the sofa is up against the wall... there will be no room for rear speakers. Perhaps I can build a "ledge" behind the sofa that is connected to the wall, which then allows me room to put rear speakers? What do you think?

Option B is flipping the orientation of the equipment and furniture 90 degrees, where the screen is on the north side of the room (i'll remove the curtains) and we'll put a free standing sofa in the middle. This obviously would allow for rear speakers but my wife is very much against this given it limits the # of people. She is also against the possiblity of doing stadium seating / two sofas vertically arranged.

Could anyone give me some advice here? Is Option A workable with my ledge idea? Or are there other ways to make option A work without sacrificing sound immersion & quality?

Making option A work is likely easier than convincing my wife to do option B haha! Thank you everyone in advance for your help here!

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Ok_Introduction5124 on 2024-01-23 09:43:23+00:00.

I asked the local second hand store why they don't get high-end stuff in (Would love to get hold of a yamaha v6a because I can't justify the new price) - they said that everyone is going to soundbars now. Obviously the people that sell to them are the average consumer that thinks soundbars are superior because they take less room. Anyway, this denon avr 590 sort of supports 7.1... not via hdmi but it will take 5.1 content and upmix - unfortunately it can't output true 7.1 even though it supports dolby digital +. And the problem with having to feed the last two channels to an amp is you don't know what volume it needs to be and would need to adjust it all the time. But it's better than nothing. I did test a true 7.1 amp at one stage but try as I might, true 7.1 content had hardly anything coming out of the last two channels - I'm not talking about discrete like the rear channels of 5.1 sometimes are, I mean there was virtually nothing.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/sackblaster32 on 2024-01-23 09:40:12+00:00.

2x tower speakers Jamo S809

1x middle speaker Jamo S81

1x subwoofer Svs PB-1000

2x surround speakers Jamo S801

1x AVR Denon avr-x3000

2x Atmos speakers Jamo s8

His price for them is 1348€, he says all that was 2500€ brand new. Haven't negotiated about the price yet. *Forgot to mention, as a display I use a Samsung S95B. Content comes mainly from streaming services.

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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/Yuriksat on 2024-01-23 09:02:46+00:00.

Good morning gents,

Need your advice to set up my HT after the move.

My previous setup was:

• receiver: Marantz SR-7015
• vinyl player Rega PL1 + MM MK5
• fronts: KEF IQ90
• center: KEF IQ60
• rears: KEF IQ10

After the move I have no chance to place the the surrounds behind the couch as it's staying at the wall and the only chance I have is changing them to bipole speakers (I've chosen Quadral Phase 16....?) and placing them on the back wall to the sides

What would be your suggestion as to the placement - minimum distance betweeen them, height and the distance between the speaker and a side wall.

Appreciate your suggestions! :)