Is the Home Theater setup I picked OK??

Question

Is the Home Theater setup I picked OK??

Answer 1

Well, it sounds like a pretty good setup. The only ting that I can see that might cause you to not be satisfied with it is the mix and match speakers. Each companies speakers have their own unique sound. Different companies make their products with different materials, for instance, the speaker surround(the soft part of the speaker that alows it to move) could be made of different types of rubbers, silicon, or foams. Or the magnets used may be made with pure materials or with lesser refined material. The result could be that the klipsch speakers might sound totally different from your Polk speakers. But it could be that it doesn't bother you at all. Just something you might not be aware of. But everything else sounds like a pretty good set up. Good luck!

P.S. Subwoofers are exempt from having to match companies because they only produce a certain Hz rangethat the other speakers don't even pick up(>120Hz).

Answer 2

You are on the right track quailty wise. I was between the Yamaha RXV2700 and the Pioneer Elite 82TXS or 84TXSi and went with the Pioneer 82 on price and sound. Denon, Onkyo premium Integra line or Marantz will also be in your price range. all of the recievers mentioned will provide plenty of power and features you want. I would also look at KEF IQ, Paradigm Monitor or B&W 600 Series speakers, rather than Polk or Klipsch, both are not my bag sound wise, but good quality, but you might want to match your Klipsch.



You will get a allot of different opinions on this site, so bring some of your favorite CD's and test drive them all...

Answer 3

Everyone will have their own opinions here but I do have some thoughts. First, that expensive receiver with those speakers is just a little like putting expensive racing tires on a Ford Mustang. If you cut back a little on your receiver to get better speakers you can have a better overall system. I sold Yamaha for many years and they do make a good product, but to be honest Denon makes a better receiver that does sound better. The Denon AVR 2307CI has the zone two control you seek and plenty of power for much less money than the Yamaha you are considering. With the money you save you can step up to a better brand of speaker and speaker improvements are much more audible than component improvements. If you have not listened to M&K I would strongly encourage you to do so. You could get the LCR 750T towers and the 750 ATC center channel speaker. They sound amazing!! Also, for the same price as the Polk sub you can get a clearly better HSU sub, the VTF-2 MK 3. HSU is a great bargain and only available factory direct (read the reviews on their website). Some audiophiles will tell you that you should get Klipsch speakers in your front stage to match your rears in order to get the "seamless match." I have researched this and experimented with using different brands in the rear and I maintain that you can definitely get away with a different brand in the rear even if they do have a somewhat different sound than the front stage. If you want to explore this possibility bring your Klipsch rears to a retailer and hook them up to a system using a different brand in the front stage. I believe you will see what I am saying. Besides, you do not want to limit yourself to Klipsch quality in your crucial front stage. The links below will give you information on the products I have recommended

Answer 4

Hi.There are much better receivers than the Yamaha .Onkyo,Denon, and NAD make excellent equipment.I dont know how much your budget is but i recommend NAD because of their excellent sound quality.They have never had a bad review as far as i know. The NAD T163 Surround Sound Processor Pre-Amplifier with the NAD T793 7 Channel Power Amplifier is an awsome combination which will give you all you need .Spearit Sound is selling this combination for$1948 with a saving of nearly $1500.You will have the very best at nearly half price. A lot of people will say spend more money on the speakers rather than the amplifier.While that may be true your speakers are going to sound a lot better with an amp. that delivers a clean signal .The Hi.FI. chain starts at the front end and if there is a short cumming it will be exasabated by the speakers. That is why the choice of amplifier is critical to the final output which is the speakers.You can always upgrade to better speakers later on.Changing amps is a lot more expensive. There is a saying in hi fi :"garbage in =garbage out".



If you are going to keep you Klipsch rear channel speakers it is best to use speakers that are made from the same manufacturer to avoid differences in sound quality.If you are not particularly concerned about that then buy the ones that sound best for you .You have to listen because everyone has their own opinion as to what is a better speaker.There are some excellent Klipsch Speakers available at Vann's.



Have a look at the specifications bellow.



http://www.spearitsound.com/nad/nadspec.htm





http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/163851.htm



http://nadelectronics.com/products/home-theatre-amplifiers/M25-7-Channel-Amplifier/specs





http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/category/type/31



http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/540159446





http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/540349076?v_c=GoogleBase



P.S. I live in Australia and i'm not familiar with your stores that sell the equipment. I do have NAD amplifiers and can recommend them soley on their sound quality where other A/Vreceivers fall short.

I hope this will give you an idea on what to buy.

cheers.

Answer 5

yeah thats a great reciever and the speakers are good too but heres where you went wrong. First you are running mix and match speakers which wont sound right for home theater all your speakers should match so they have the same sound. I know you got a good price on the klipsch speakers but if you run all synergy speakers like your rears you already bought i think you will be dissatisfyied. The second part where you went kind of wrong was splurging on a $1,700 reciever with $400 mains. speakers matter more than your amp spend less on the amp and more on speakers. Heres what i would do in you situation keep the reciever if your can stretch your budget about $300, return the klipsch speakers and do this.



front mains- KEF IQ9 (these speaker's will blow those polks away)



http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/542600630



center- KEF IQ2C



http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/548250397



rears- KEF IQ1



http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/542300793



i do have KEF speaker form this series and they sound excellent this system will crush the polk for music and movies. these are truely awesome speakers.







good luck

Answer 6

i would think about Klipch up front as well, only because all speakers ultimately should be exactly the same, other wise as a jet say moves from the front to the back, you can kinda tell when it switches speakers, if they are the same the effect is much smoother and lifelike. or re-sell the rear klipch and get polk eigther way, speakers are very subjective, and everyones taste is different, but i would make them all match brands and ideally the same series. In general the polk are going to be softer and more accurate, the klipch are more in your face, scare you out of your chair kinda thing. As for the reciever, i actually really like yamaha. i have a marantz myself and love it, but yamaha was on my list when i was looking, Denon is very popular, but i think a bit overpriced because of that.

You mentioned you looked at wattage... my advise don't. it doesn't mean that much. the speakers effiency will make just as much a difference. see every 3db is like doubling your power. so 100 watts at 96db speakers is just as loud as 200watts at 93 db speakers. In this respect the klipch are way more effiecient and will give much more "volume". Also different makers rate more or less conservative and things like dynamic headroom and current make a difference as well. for example i would put a 65 watt/channel Harmon kardon up against a 150 watt/ channe; JVC anyday. HK is just that much better.

hope this helps.

PS the guy is right the sub can be any brand, i'd check out veledyne as well.

Answer 7

Polks are good speakers, but the sound is up to you. That's a matter of personal preference. Yamaha makes an okay reciever, but if you can afford it Onkyo or Denon are much better.

Answer 8

If it sounds good to you, then it's the right one. Other choices out there are Onkyo, Hsu Research, and Oppo Digital...



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