I would add a Step 8: Get rid of the mother-in-law. I immediately got rid of a lot of intermittent, irritating acoustic issues I was having in my home theater.

@magellanmax

3 жыл бұрын

😅

I have learned a lot reading your articles and watching your channel, you guys are the best!!!

Very nice! :) I would add that installing a paneled drop-ceiling is a great home theater asset for running wires, adding future height channels, lowering the noise floor, and controlling reflections off the ceiling. You can even leave the walls open above the drop ceiling for easy access to lower wires into the walls, just make sure to take the outer wall layer all the way to the top, sealing out external sounds from spilling in over the wall.

Amazing presentation! Very educational and plenty of technical wisdom. Thanks.

Truly love this channel ! a wealth of information valuable not only to the purists but also the layman from budget to high end systems and the passion for audio is conveyed well and comes across to the viewer with an excellent presentation...keep up the good work audioholics!!! :))

@Audioholics

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@only1aeon

7 жыл бұрын

no thanks required...you guys put in all the hard work and your loyal subscribers reap the rewards of your efforts...its rare to find the knowledge and know how on the internet/youtube from people who have labored away for years and for you to share the results of what we all love for the benefit of us all..iv read some silly negative comments on some of your videos from trolls etc and even your patience in dealing with them is admirable and deserves recognition in itself!! please carry on ignoring these muppets comments and negativity & be aware that us true audioholics laugh at their comments too !!! :))))) peace & appreciations from the UK..

Gene, another great video! Thanks for the checklist and tips.

Great video it sums up a lot of what you talk about in your other videos.

Thank you for the great work you do on these videos!

@Audioholics

7 жыл бұрын

thank you for your compliments.

love these video's! helped me out a lot!

Thanks Gene. All those tips I've used on my Home Theater. 😉👍

Love all ur advice ! I just have a modest system, but ur advice on 2 subs sound awesome 5.2. THANKS

Thank you for this video👍 It helps me a lot to build my HT

I love audioholics, keep up the great work. I would love to see a video addressing HDCP 2.2 what are our options when we want to upgrade to a 4k display but our stereo equipment is not compatible.

Another great vid!!! Keep em coming.

In my dedicated theatre in my garage I had a problem with fan noise from the projector and it also raising the room temperature in the summer. The solution was to put it in a sealed MDF box lined acoustic foam with a sealable door at the front for access with a glass window for the image. I mounted this to the ceiling, I cut one hole in the top of the box and run a small piece of gutting pipe into the loft above, to this I mounted a 120mm pc fan to pull the hot air out, as the Box is sealed I ran a 50mm flexible pipe into the bottom corner of the box from the ceiling and ran this to the

@Stevo19801

7 жыл бұрын

In to the loft and out of the bottom of the roof. The PC fan is powered by the projectors USB. The room is not complete silent and cold outside air is being feed to the projector with hot air being pulled up to the loft

Thanks for the video! I am on the forum and that is a great resource for information. I have been working the last 3 months on a dedicated vs man cave concept. Due to non-stop constraints and trying to nail down a better suited area in the house for HT it finally came to me and now turning the basement main area into a dedicated room. I will add two door ways in the hall that enters and exits the room. This will give me 26 x 17.8 x 9 foot ceilings. Still have a lot to figure out as I have a very large beam running across the width and dips down about a foot. Right now I am trying to make a 150" screen with 2 rows. Would love to see a video on designing concepts like line sight and riser height vs screen size. I have enough wall space for a 150" screen and would put the L/C/R behind acoustically transparent material. Right now my riser is 9" and it won't work for the screen from what I can figure out I will need to increase to 16".

Great tips. Thank you.

I worked in the BBC Sound Studios and I think bass and sub-bass is more felt than heard, so in the set up that I am doing now I shall be fixing the SB Units directly to the seats, under or on the back. Also, to a just their level, play some wide frequency music or pink noise and turn them up from zero til the start to overlap your main units set on flat bass.

Great video. My next move is to exchange my stylish and uncomfortable sectional with home theater seats. I also think remotely controlled LED soffit lighting is pretty cool.

Thank you for this awesome video

Ok, alright, well I’m going at the sound portion of my home theater project a little differently than usual . I have selected all of my electronics and speakers and I’m building my home theater room in my basement which is an 8 foot tall by 13 foot wide by 19 foot long isolated rectangle. I’m using the Apple TV 4K 64 gig with Dolby Atmos capability Sony PlayStation lll as two of the sources and all Klipsch speakers, 2 Rotel amps, (one 5 channel and the other 8 channel) , Rotel processor , Rotel battery backup power conditioner, and Pioneer Elite Kuro 60” plasma and Pioneer Elite blue ray disc player. And Butt kickers for the home theater seats . I’m setting the audio up as a 5.4.8 system which consists of the center channel , left front, right front, left rear and right rear speakers which are the 5. Then I have two 15 inch down firing subwoofers for the left front and right front corners, as well as two 12 inch down firing subwoofers respectively for the left rear and right rear corners of the home theater which are the point 4. And finally I have 8 additional surround speakers covering the rest of the build by placing 4 of them equally spaced overhead for the (Dolby Atmosphere effect , better known as Dolby Atmos) and the remaining 4 surround sound speakers placed diagonally in each corner of the home theater midway the distance from floor to ceiling or roughly 48 inches off the floor which would be a tad bit above a normally seated listening height or position. Of course I will sound proof / isolate the home theater as necessary with insulation, bass traps, center of room furniture placement techniques, etc as needed for the best possible results. I will keep you posted on the build progress with more equipment information and photos as I progress if you’d like.

Excellent Video! After years of apartment dwelling I'm looking forward to putting together a legit home theater.

My biggest challenge is the 10-foot height vaulted ceiling in my theater room. Wall height = 7.5 feet. Wanting to put in 2/4 overhead (in-wall/in-ceiling) speakers, but unsure how to control. Would really enjoy a dtsx/atmos setup. That's the last bit I really need to solve. Great video - very practical recommendations/ideas.

@mikkelkirketerp4884

7 жыл бұрын

Well, vaulted ceilings actually help eliminate ringing (resonance) problems so thats good. So this should not be a problem.

Nicely explained

Great video! In this video I learned lot more than reading bunch of articles on a search. At 9:40, 5-inch padding is used on the door. Where can I purchase that? My HT is in the garage. The door to the house leaks lot of audio into the living room and rest of the house. I was going to use thick curtain but foam may make more sense. I am not sure what to do with the wall with the screen. The other end is kitchen and family room. Foam would look ugly (when light not turned off). I am leaning towards heave curtain to cover the garage door. More for look and block the light than sound absorption.

Before investing in a big, pretty popcorn machine, remember how much time it takes to clean that thing, it's glass, so you can see any drop of butter, oil or mess and when it's dirty just a little, it looks horrible, so most people use one for a couple of times and then never use it again because of the work involved and as far as the coaster for your speakers, that will encourage people to set drinks there, I find that if you shoot the first one that sets a beer on top of a speaker, word will spread fast and no one will ever think about carelessly treating speakers like a coffee table.

I think that someone famous once said,"As you know, you build a home theater in the room your wife gives you, not in the room you might want or wish to have at a later time"

Hi, I would love for you to review my home cinema set up to show the mistakes I have made so that no one else makes them. I set myself a budget of £5,000 which is small but that was my budget. I wanted my cinema in the biggest room. This room really breaks your rule 1, as it is totally glass including ceiling. The room also doubles up as a gym. There are a lot of reflective surfaces for noise and light. Overall the room works for me but I have a much cheaper sound system in the lounge and the sound is so much better in there with less speakers. Think it would make a good video of what not to do. Great channel, found your video very useful. I learnt a lot from it, liked and subscribed. Keep up this really good work!

I appreciate all the vides you guys do. Is Hugo still around?

This was a great video! Thx for the info. i need to do the craw test in my home... I just wish your camera had a sharper focus on you. It looks like a it was made on a cell phone instead of a better camera. But thank you for the 1080/60p video.

Gene you need to do a video on the new adduessy app, my mini dsp is currently on eBay. Think for extreme setups like yours the mini dsp is still required but for the average guy without monster front channels like yours the new app with XT32 is fantastic!

Good video

Man I don't know where I'll be with out these videos

Gene, I just discovered your channel and really enjoy your videos. Question: does using a video calibration Blu Ray disc calibrate the screen for all inputs or just the input it was calibrated on. I don’t use my Blu Ray much. I mostly watch TV, stream from Apple TV and the smart side of my Sony 4K.

Nice video. Can we see Hugo's home theater? You have shown your badass theater! If you already showed Hugo's theater, give us a link where I can see it. Keep up the awesome videos!

Good advice in this video. Unfortunately for me, I live in a small house, and my living room is my main room. It is open to the kitchen on the side. Not much I can do. The spare bedroom I use for my office and is just too small for a theater room.

My living room must double as exactly that and a cinema room ,2doors leading off different walls . How would you deal with that ,keeping with the fact it’s a living room ?

will you be doing a review of the emotiva gen 3 Amplifier?

Thank you.

would you consider reviewing dayton audio cbt a line speaker

love that bat cave at 9:18 :D

Hey! I’m in the UK, just starting out with my first ever cinema room. I have started to buy some equipment but I think it might be to good for the room. I have run all the cables already as you have advised in your videos, subs in all corners and cables for Dolby atoms. I would like to put up a projector and have run cables to run this but am I just going stupid with tech when the room may not suit? So far I have purchased Yamaha cxa5100 and mx500 and a set of Kef Ci200RR thx ceiling speakers. The room is 3.5m wide along back wall (seating) 3m projection/tv wall and 4.4m long.

any video by you guys is a good video! thanks for these tips. just wondering what ever happened to hugo? i miss having him in the videos! great work btw gene!

Ok thanks. Are there any other anamorphic lenses out there (that are good ones) other than panamorph.

How about a basement? what is your opinion as far as sound in that area. Also, what if your basement is already done, including the dry wall, is it more work or a good early set-up?

Is running multiple discrete power circuits in your room a good idea?

My room is narrow and the sofa must live against the back wall . Can I run a Bipole speaker caddy corner in a 5.1 set up ?

Gonna say you are doing a great job. Got you on my favorite list. Would you be able to help me configure my L-Shape Living Room for the 5.1 Home Theather i just bought? Previously i was using my old Phillips FWM608/12 HiFi System that did and still does a great job, sound is amazing on it (got that new when was out many years ago and still sounds perfect 600w). I will send you a drawed picture of how my Living Room looks and where i have my sofa. Got now the LG LHB645N (1000w rms). It's nothing that blows your mind, but it's a decent one for my scope.

Great video...sooo true stuff ;)

Good information for me just starting getting into the big boy range. Just bought some pretty expensive speakers for our spare bedroom. And i noticed real fast that it need some accoustic correction, it sounds kinda reflektive/noisy in a sense. Atleast i got a rug:) -You could check it out on my channel. The speakers is a new brand from Norway, called arendal sound. Also what would you recommend i do with the bass crossover. Set them to large or manually 80hz? 8Inch Woofers on those massive Towers, but i only have a reciever without external amp.

Any suggestions for my house? I have no rectangular rooms.

What color and type of paint is best for home theater room?

Will you talk more about 2 channel listening rooms and sub/sat integration.

@Audioholics

7 жыл бұрын

Sure, thanks for the suggestion.

Hi Gene great video. I wish you could make a video on how to calibrate manually and what devices and software to use I haven't see any video in the topic. Thanks.

@Audioholics

7 жыл бұрын

Check out our Multi-Sub & Mini DSP video here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/f6Vkl9h6cdHYqbw.html

@theredon2

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gene I do remember that video but I was thinking like you can take us through it showing us how to. Like the video calibration video. Thanks.

now a day's house have open floor plan. and people preferred that... can you please make a video suggesting how to make the acoustic better without breaking the bank or do drastic changes.

What if the room is to small and I can't place the couch in the middle, only in the very back?

I was wondering what room size I can start with because I already have a dedicated rectangular room of dimension 14'× 11.5' wall to wall. Will it be possible to convert into a home theater and the maximum screen size I can manage using a projector preferable 4k

Great Video Gene!!

@Audioholics

7 жыл бұрын

thx!

Hello there...more great info..one question though....the point one channel in a movie soundtrack...has all bass info up 120hz...so crossover should be set to this for all bass below 120 hz is sent to sub-woofer..does this make sense.

Please do a video explaining Yamaha Cinema DSP , and ways to make it sound as natural as possible configuring the parameters and showing us. Please

@kevonmanuel

7 жыл бұрын

No. Cinema DSP is for girly men.

@camelazo

7 жыл бұрын

Yes yahama is for girls and best buyers, start with emotiva, learn to use the YPAO calibration that´s it you don´t need the video!

@Audioholics

7 жыл бұрын

Yes not a bad idea for sure.

I'm having trouble by Denon amplifier Zone 2 comes on when I have it at 5.1 surround and have nothing set up for zone two but Zone 2 keeps on coming on on the power switch instead of the separate connection that it is so it seems like a malfunction on the Denon amplifier I'm just wondering does anybody know any answers to this thank you so very much

Hello, my name is Andre. First I would like to congratulate you on the channel and the video. I have a question. How to set up a 7.1.2 or 7.1.4 with two couch in line. I saw that your room had the same configuration with two sofas in line. How did you distribute your settings? Could you explain ?

Wow , you got a sweet home theater, what are those funky front speakers ?

I may have missed it? but did you mention room size. I've only got access (permission from the Wife) to two small rooms, one's a bedroom, and the other is an attic . Is there a "minimum" room size for a Home Cinema system? cheers

I think space is definitely a key to how many speakers to use. In my case I went to 2.1 due to size of my room I'm content

@MaZEEZaM

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I was also considering doing 3.1 with centre also. You can also spend much more or don't necessarily have to mind you to get much higher quality speakers because you don't require the budget for all those other speakers.

Smart analyse …

Assuming you are reading these comments diligently, may I ask if it's possible to feed the HDMI output of my existing Onkyo TX-NR626 into one of the 2 HDMI inputs of my new MARANTZ 9600 to obtain all the signals from streaming and Bluetooth but with the superior processing ability of the Marantz? Thanks so much in advance ))

If a room is too bright, in addition to what you’ve mentioned, how about hanging a large rug on a (rear) wall?

Wish I knew a guy with a good home theater :) Mine is just small because it's in my bedroom, but it's better than nothing.

I am debating on using a spare bedroom into a theater but am worried it would be to small to run a 7.2.2 setup. I would really like to run 2-4 in ceiling speakers for the atmos/auro effects. My theater is currently in my livingroom which is far from ideal due to open layout, vaulted ceiling and lighting. Would really like to move it into the spare room but would like recommendations. Not sure of dimensions but would guess 10*12 with 8 foot ceiling. System is all definitive technology studio monitor speakers with a cheap klipsch sub which I plan on replacing with 2 better quality probably svs pb3000.

Great video Gene! Where is Hugo?

what subwoofer do you use???

I have 2 subs 400watts each. sound boomy both are setup in front next to left and right towers, can I put both sub behind me and have mains do work as subs & subs in back? Can I turn volume down rear speakers to?

Hi. I can send email to you on how i can set up my room ? I have a "problem" on wanting the room to be living room for the guests and home threater.

Hi Gene, thank you again for another great and informative video! I do have a question regarding my theater and my sub locations. My theater is 20' long by 9' wide. I had no other option than to place my two Power Sound Audio XV30-Fse's at the back left corner right next to each other. On the opposing side of my theater there is a door (entrance to the theater) there, so I can't put one of my subs there. I could send pics, but I know you're probably way too busy to look at my theater. So, I guess my question is, what would you do if you were in my shoes? I've already calibrated them via Audyssey XT-32 with my Denon AVR-4520ci, and that did do wonders for my LFE. But, the back row of seats (two theater recliners) can get blown away especially during reference bass scenes during movies. I hope my question makes sense.... Thank you! Kevin

@nazarvakil579

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Gene: Thanks a bunch for these excellent videos. Am learning a lot. I will be setting up my game room with a home theater system. I already have a set of Definitive Technology 2002 fronts, center and two surrounds. The fronts have built in powered sub woofers. I plan to purchase a Marantz preamp A8805 with a 5.1.4 or 7.1.4 atmos system. Game room size is around 22 feet by 18 feet. Distance between TV and couch is about 16 feet. Request help on the following: 1) Couch cannot be too far from the wall as cuts into the viewing distance. Not sure how I can get the surround behind me for a 7.1 system. 2) Only three walls. The fourth side is open to go down the stairs. 3) Considering Emotiva or Monoprice amps. Will get two seven channel amps. One will handle the 5 or 7 channels. The other will handle atmos channels (four) and maybe biamp or have height speakers. Any recommendation on the amps. Thanks. Nazar

I calibrate my speakers to 75db but my Klipsch R-12SW is dangerously too loud at that number. So, i use my ears for the sub. Is there a specific db for the sub? And how you calibrate two subs???

What about placement of center channel speakers and what can you do if you have a Tempered glass TV stand that also houses your components. And will mounting your TV make any difference and after you have mounted your TV what kind of stands or housings are best for you components and center channel speaker?

@supersport267

7 жыл бұрын

Peter ptr51ntn I'm in the same boat as you with a tempered glass stand w/ shelving and my tv is on the top shelf. I used my center channel just below the tv, on the middle shelf but angled upward with some aurolex foam wedges so that its aimed at ear level. As for mounting the tv on the wall, I cannot say, I'll leave that to Gene to tell you whether accoustics are changed.

I'm using my Xbox One X as a 4K Blu-ray player, I've tried plugging this directly into my Yamaha Receiver, its supposed to support 4K pass-through, but I've had endless issues with that. I've also got my PS4 plugged into the receiver. ARC plugged into TV. My question is, what's the ideal way to set this all up? I've watched endless videos, and can't seem to find one that addresses all this. I've plugged the Xbox directly into an Onkyo receiver, with a 4k HDMI cable, and that worked.

we just turn the garage into a bedroom so I got bigger space that's what I'm going to do to my room turn in to home theater. I do got carpet in my room that's a plus

Good video, but didn't step 7 undo a bit of step 3 and 5. Movie posters behind glass and popcorn machines put glare and audio reflections back into the room.

I think an in depth guide on how, what and why about room treatments is needed. I've seen far too many people kill their room by making it nearly into an anechoic chamber... Or worse yet, people who would spend thousands of dollars on speaker cables, power chords and digital cables yet spend like 2 bucks for egg crates to use as their so called room treatment.

What kind of speakers where those at 4:53 with the tower on top connected to the bottom triangle with 3 8's in them I have never seen speakers like that before in my life.

@Audioholics

6 жыл бұрын

Status Acoustics 8T and those are (3) high excursion 10" woofers, not 8". See my video here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eXms17WTqrO2g5c.html

Also, what is a good spot other than Best Buy to purchase speakers and sub woofers?

@johncarter1052

5 жыл бұрын

Try cruchfeild audio or amazon hopeing im spelling it write or google it

"Performance" from your race, and car(analogy) .! (Sorry...Typo) .Also, Let's not forget critical crossover point considerations, and good frequency response and phase coupling at critical crossover point between subs and speakers! More deal breakers for maximum performance and accurate sound if neglected. Its all fun though...

After watching this video I realized how much of a really bad room I have. My ideal scenario would be to build a new home “around” the theater room. Thank you Gene

Nice pj's

do you recommend a bandpass subwoofer for home theater

@Audioholics

7 жыл бұрын

Usually not, those designs typically aren't very linear.

im thinking about getting a 84 inch tv for about $900 do you think i should go with a projector and a screen? i will also be using for my computer everyday so it will get alot of play time thanks so much, michael.

@jaxw2628

5 жыл бұрын

Well in general I think that an LED tv will last longer than a DLP projector.

@MaZEEZaM

5 жыл бұрын

@@jaxw2628 Yes but no way he could get a decent quality 84 inch LED LCD if its even possible for $900 and if he was to get a projector and screen, its not going to be very high quality. I think you would be better to stick to a smaller LED LCD such as a 65 inch tv for your budget. Larger isn't necessarily better if the image quality is much worse because of the added size and associated cost.

Greetings. Gene in your set up your screen is it a 235:1 or 16x9. If 235 do view your movies with a anamorphic lens ?

@Audioholics

7 жыл бұрын

Damien Cox Sr No it's just 16:9.

hell yeah

where do you get those Blu-ray disc calibration from?

@Audioholics

7 жыл бұрын

Amazon probably sells them.

HVAC is a serious problem in my room. The return is in the dinning behind where my system is. It drives me insane when it comes on and as far as I can tell there is nothing I can do about it. If I could just drop the db by 10 would be awesome. When that thing comes on it just kills the entire experience, takes away from the dynamic by a factor of 10. It drives me up a wall! Its the only place my system can go. Now with summer coming it will be running often.

@Audioholics

7 жыл бұрын

Yep I hear you. It's a real problem, especially for folks like us living in sunny hot Florida where the HVAC is almost always running.

@stevechamberlin3527

7 жыл бұрын

Ambient noise drives me crazy. For ideas on how to handle noise from the return vent, google 'hvac baffle'. Lots of good input from hvac forums.

Great video but my dilemma is I have a small bonus room above my garage and I have my sofa to the wall because it’s a small space. Do you recommend anything for that? My sofa to the tv wall is about 8 to 9 feet so not a lot of wiggle room. Thanks.

@Audioholics

5 жыл бұрын

EQ the problematic bass frequencies caused by standing waves, try to move the surround speakers a bit away from the back wall if they're very close to your couch.

@Blaquegold

5 жыл бұрын

Audioholics because of the space restriction the surround speakers are on the side of the sofa about a foot away. I have just a 5.1 setup because of this. I will eventually up it to a 5.2.2 with Atmos at front elevation. Currently just got got Denon 4400h at great price. I want to get def tech bp9040 or bp9060 with can 9040 or 9060. Do you think these are too much for a small space? Thanks for the reply.

Where did you get those grey panels you have on the HVAC room doors? Thanks I have 3 subwoofers (SVS PB2000) and what a huge difference coming from 1 and even 2 subs. The holes have been filled in. No more full bass here, but not there.

@Audioholics

6 жыл бұрын

Auralex Acoustics. Awesome job on the mult-sub fix.

@Methodical2

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I never thought to do that, but it's on the to do list now.

what are minimum room dimensions?? is 12x10 room good enough?

@deathb4dishonor755

5 жыл бұрын

I am wondering the same thing? My room is the same dimensions with this screen along the 10 inch wall with 8 foot ceiling height. I'm currently running a 5.1.2 speaker setup in that room and at the moment am trying to tame the acoustics with treatment, with a room this size I know it's going to require a lot just to sound half decent.

My thoughts: Not happy with Denon audyssey. Sound too silky and poor mid range. Standard default config sounds better.

1) $200 projector 2) $300 for 2 plether recliners 3) $30 rgb lights 4)$30 fire stick 5)$120 amazon sound bar 6) $25 table 7) $100 several movie posters Good enough for a spare room I wasn’t using . A nice change to my living room setup

where you get ur theater chairs from?

@Audioholics

6 жыл бұрын

From a company named Continental Seating.

On step six, you said you want bass coming out of the sub, not your other speakers. What about for voices coming out of the center channel, if you’re center channel can handle it do you want the basses in peoples voices to come out of the center channel?

@Audioholics

6 жыл бұрын

No, ALL of your speakers should be crossed over at 80Hz. The lower midrange vocals will still come out of your center channel but having a dedicated channel to handle everything 80Hz and below is usually the best way to set up a home theater.

@JDamskov

6 жыл бұрын

Audioholics Thank you for the advice!! I will go change the settings now.

@JDamskov

6 жыл бұрын

Also, one more question. I have the reference premier Klipsch speakers and have an Onkyo receiver that outputs 180W per channel. Would you recommend amplifiers for the speakers? Or is it not Necessary?

Wow on that picture bit where you show Samsung TV menu for picture LED BACK LIGHT 13 , are you crazy lol on my tv the led back light is 3 or 4 max I find any higher then 6 may b for animation but movies 3 only.