5.1

Hello everyone, I'm an enthusiastic audio, music and engineering guy who would love to make new friends with common interests. Seems like I'm at the right place! I have a little bit of knowledge but I'm no guru; I'm here to learn as well. I have a "wall of sound" type of home theater at the...

Hello all, I have a Pioneer QX-949 that I spent a good deal of time rebuilding and listening to. Since completing the rebuild I have been listening to original source material recorded in quad. The matrix modes are interesting, but not very good and lack good channel separation. CD-4 albums...

Hello. I recently purchased an LG HT355SD for dirt cheap at a local fair to replace my failing LG LH-T6540. The new set uses (5 x 4Ω) speakers and (1 x 8Ω) Woofer. However, the speakers on the T6540 set sounded much better, so I was wondering if I can hook up the older speakers to the new set...

I have an old amplifier Onkyo HT-S590 5.1. I used 5.1 with DVDs, but these are mostly unavailable nowadays. How can I get 5.1 sound, from Netflix, HBO, Spotify, etc.? The rest of the equipment I have is a non-smart TV LG 32LH30FR, with a Chromecast (probably 1st gen). I could purchase a...

I just built a basement room meant for both TV/media and 2 channel listening. At first I thought I'd split the room and have my two channel at one end, the TV and 5.1 system at the other. I'm having second thoughts. The room is about 27 feet long, and if I divide it, then the most I can get from...

Hi folks. I have a pair of JBL L1s that I've always loved the sound from, tho I'm no fine audiofile and I likely never had them powered by a properly matched amp/receiver. (when I last had them hooked up I was using some random hand-me-down Onkyo receiver that seemed powerful but that's just an...

A few months ago I added 2 extra surround speakers to my 5.1 surround sound setup. 2 small bookshelf speakers each connected in parallel to the left and right surround on my Yamaha RX-V663 (95 watts per channel). 4 surround speakers total on a 5.1 setup. I was inspired by cinema theater...

Hi! I am a college student who is pretty new to stereo equipment and I was wondering how to maximize the audio quality of my really budget system. I got the speakers and subwoofer on ebay for about $60 including shipping and the stereo receiver is one that was sitting in a friend's closet...

Hello all, I am usually found in the Marantz forum, but I was trying to get SACD to work on my vintage quad system. I have a Marantz DV8300 which is a SACD player, I have connected the 5.1 outputs to the front and rear of my vintage quad unit. The surround sound from a DVD is great and all 4...

I'm newly getting into audio and this is my first post here. I have a 5.1 system set up currently and I have a question about how the subwoofers work with the front bookshelf speakers. I've done research to find an answer but it seems like a pretty obvious question that I can't find a...

Hi All, wonder how much is the Marantz TT15S1 a bargain these days, would it be worth it to swap Project RPM 5.1 for it (cartridge aside since we're talking used gear; AT20Sla would be put on it, however). What change can be expected, anything 'night&day'? Any experiences you may share? Thanks.

Hey guys, Long time no post. I have come here seeking to tap into your collective knowledge in the hopes that you could help shed some light on my current predicament. I have a wonderful Q Acoustics 5.1 system that has now decided that it wants to be a 5.0 system. My Q Acoustics subwoofer has...

For an outdoor movie night I'd like to run 5.1. Can I take an AV preamp and run out of it with RCA analog channels into an adaptor to 1/4" unbalanced and then directly into my PA amps? Outlaw Audio 950 (AV Preamp) with RCA analog outs> RCA to 1/4" unbalanced adapters> Peavey 8.5 (amp 1) Left...