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Ohhh there was going to be a merger that didn’t go through in 2019 I guess is what I was thinking of, doh https://www.audioholics.com/news/sound-united-terminates-acquisition-of-pioneer-onkyo
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Yeah, I was surprised when I looked it up because I vaguely remembered it happening too. But anyways, I don't think we can say with certainty much about the relative reliability of the new 8k/Atmos receivers yet, because of just how much changed with them compared to the older 4k models.
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I have L/R tower speakers (Klipsch VF-35) that I can’t use with the matching center for cabinet size reasons. Do you guys think I’d be better off buying a non-matching Klipsch center channel from a different product line, or spending that same money on the matching surrounds for a 4.0 setup and using a phantom center?
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Get the center channel. Unless your cabinet space is seriously limited and you would have to buy a much smaller center channel with less output. If that's the case it probably won't do that much and you should get the surrounds.
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Tacier posted:I have L/R tower speakers (Klipsch VF-35) that I can’t use with the matching center for cabinet size reasons. Do you guys think I’d be better off buying a non-matching Klipsch center channel from a different product line, or spending that same money on the matching surrounds for a 4.0 setup and using a phantom center? If you're using a center is should be the best speaker in your whole system since it will be handling 60-90% of all audio in surround content. It costs you nothing to try phantom center, in a lot of rooms it will be fine but you may have to play with speaker position and angle to get it dialed in.
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qirex posted:If you're using a center is should be the best speaker in your whole system since it will be handling 60-90% of all audio in surround content. It costs you nothing to try phantom center, in a lot of rooms it will be fine but you may have to play with speaker position and angle to get it dialed in. Thanks for responses. I’m absolutely willing to spend the money on a better center than my L/Rs. I just don’t know how much different the reference premiere line will sound than the old Icon series in terms of timbre matching. Maybe Klipsch is Klipsch and I’m overthinking it
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I endorse Qirex’ position in this matter especially given your setup description.
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I personally hate the sound of horn speakers, and vote that this is the perfect time to upgrade away from Klipsch brand.
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Any suggestions on how to auto adjust my a/v receiver volume when the HVAC kicks in? I currently have a few years old Denon unit, but willing to buy a new one if needed.
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Flowers for QAnon posted:Any suggestions on how to auto adjust my a/v receiver volume when the HVAC kicks in? I currently have a few years old Denon unit, but willing to buy a new one if needed. Get a mini split?
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Flowers for QAnon posted:Any suggestions on how to auto adjust my a/v receiver volume when the HVAC kicks in? I currently have a few years old Denon unit, but willing to buy a new one if needed. IR blaster, clamp ammeter on the wiring to the HVAC system, and a microcontroller?
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Tesla Optimus robot.
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Are big tower speakers typically an improvement over bookcase speakers for the LR front ones? I'm reaching the one year anniversary of my 5.1 system and getting the urge to waste some money.... My front and center speakers are all decent Klipsch ones that I got secondhand.
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https://ifttt.com/
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I forgot to mention I do have a Nest. I guess I was assuming there was some receiver available with a mic to monitor ambient noise
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I thought about this, but I can’t seem to find triggers that would work
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smoobles posted:Are big tower speakers typically an improvement over bookcase speakers for the LR front ones? I'm reaching the one year anniversary of my 5.1 system and getting the urge to waste some money.... My front and center speakers are all decent Klipsch ones that I got secondhand. The center becomes the weak link so I use "center spread" but it has let my bass really shine, the big LR gets some of the low and sub for ultra lows. I still haven't repurposed the two satellite speakers into 7.1 because wiring is frustrating, I think I'll end up pulling my baseboard off eventually and doing it all up right when I do.
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smoobles posted:Are big tower speakers typically an improvement over bookcase speakers for the LR front ones? I'm reaching the one year anniversary of my 5.1 system and getting the urge to waste some money.... My front and center speakers are all decent Klipsch ones that I got secondhand. If you are comparing 2 speakers from the same line with one being a bookshelf and the other is a tower, they will sound the same. The tower can dig a little deeper and play a lot louder, but otherwise they should be identical.
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