porscheman
Established Member
Guys,
I have a dilema. My current pioneer 1017av receiver is getting on a bit, and does not support the latest lossless HD formats (dolby/dts etc). Also, the bedroom above my dedicated home cinema (garage) is soon to be vacated and I can then lift the carpet and floorboards, and possibly install 2 or 4 x in-ceiling speakers for atmos etc and run in a hdmi cable for projector. This is the age old question of balancing costs and usage of the room, against some sort of future proofing (pointless and impossible as that may be !)
My question is, would you do it? is it worth it for a single garage cinema room? or should I just enjoy the dolby and dts hd lossless formats in my existing 5.1 setup, and buy a decent sound quality, but non *atmos amp? ( I am thinking I can probably get a decent 2014 amp for a reduced price (in the circa £500 range whereas an atmos amp for the same sound quality will be more expensive).
My current rear surround speakers are side-wall mounted but are approx 3 ft above ear height when I am sat in the sweet spot on the sofa. Where would the atmos speakers need to be installed overhead?
And finally, how much ££ are these full range in-ceiling speakers?
Money does not grow on trees as they say, and I think perhaps it would be more sensible to have lossless HD 5.1 audio system, and a sony HW40es projector perhaps, than spend a small fortune on this atmos stuff but not have a projector (current display is old 1080p 50" LG plasma)
p.s - *I mention 'atmos' to cover all the new 'immersive' audio formats
I have a dilema. My current pioneer 1017av receiver is getting on a bit, and does not support the latest lossless HD formats (dolby/dts etc). Also, the bedroom above my dedicated home cinema (garage) is soon to be vacated and I can then lift the carpet and floorboards, and possibly install 2 or 4 x in-ceiling speakers for atmos etc and run in a hdmi cable for projector. This is the age old question of balancing costs and usage of the room, against some sort of future proofing (pointless and impossible as that may be !)
My question is, would you do it? is it worth it for a single garage cinema room? or should I just enjoy the dolby and dts hd lossless formats in my existing 5.1 setup, and buy a decent sound quality, but non *atmos amp? ( I am thinking I can probably get a decent 2014 amp for a reduced price (in the circa £500 range whereas an atmos amp for the same sound quality will be more expensive).
My current rear surround speakers are side-wall mounted but are approx 3 ft above ear height when I am sat in the sweet spot on the sofa. Where would the atmos speakers need to be installed overhead?
And finally, how much ££ are these full range in-ceiling speakers?
Money does not grow on trees as they say, and I think perhaps it would be more sensible to have lossless HD 5.1 audio system, and a sony HW40es projector perhaps, than spend a small fortune on this atmos stuff but not have a projector (current display is old 1080p 50" LG plasma)
p.s - *I mention 'atmos' to cover all the new 'immersive' audio formats