OldMovieMan
Novice Member
My home theater (see below) is getting old and I'd like to upgrade/update it. My current setup consists of a 10 year old Onkyo AVR, an Epson 5300 projector, and a 120" diagonal 16:9 homemade screen. For speakers, I have a set of old AV123 speakers - 2 Onix RS750s, an Onix RSC200, and two RSS300 dipolar surrounds. For a sub, I have an MFW-15 that is need of repair. This is in a room that is roughly 13' wide and 22' long, but the back wall has a corner intrusion (see below). The room is entirely light controlled with no windows and relatively dark walls and carpet. There are two rows of seats (4 in front, 2 in back) with the front row about 11'-12' from the screen. My use is almost entirely movies with some casual TV watching. My budget is somewhere in the $15K to $20K range.
Here are some of the changes I'm looking at:
AVR - Upgrade the AVR to something that can support modern standards and power more speakers. I am most interested in the Anthem MRX 1140.
Projector - I want to upgrade the projector to a 4K projector with a better dynamic range. I'm looking at the JVC NX5 but I'm open to options.
Screen - I like my current screen size, but I'd consider something the same height but wider. I don't think I can go 235:1 without putting the speakers behind the screen. I don't think I want to do that. Not sure whether to buy a pre-built screen or buy screen material and build my own again. Do people sell good screen material?
Speakers - I think I'd like to go to a 7.4 setup. Is that overkill for a room this size? Would it be a bad idea to augment my existing 5 speakers with some SVS Elevations and Satellites? Or should I replace the existing speakers to get a better tonal match. What about the dipolar surrounds? That made sense back in the early 5.1 days, but it seems like direct speakers might be a better idea with more speakers and modern audio tracks.
Subwoofer - My existing sub is humming. I'm looking into getting a fix for it, but that seems relatively unlikely. Assuming I can't, I was thinking about getting a pair of SVS 2000 pros. Not sure whether I want the ported ones or not. This is virtually always going to be for movie watching and not music, so I'm leaning towards the ported speakers.
I would appreciate any advice you can give. Am I putting too much money into one area and not enough into another? Are any of my gear suggestions bad ideas or bad combinations? Should I source this stuff myself or work with a local dealer/installer? Aside from the sub, everything works reasonably well, so there isn't a huge rush on any of this.
Here are some of the changes I'm looking at:
AVR - Upgrade the AVR to something that can support modern standards and power more speakers. I am most interested in the Anthem MRX 1140.
Projector - I want to upgrade the projector to a 4K projector with a better dynamic range. I'm looking at the JVC NX5 but I'm open to options.
Screen - I like my current screen size, but I'd consider something the same height but wider. I don't think I can go 235:1 without putting the speakers behind the screen. I don't think I want to do that. Not sure whether to buy a pre-built screen or buy screen material and build my own again. Do people sell good screen material?
Speakers - I think I'd like to go to a 7.4 setup. Is that overkill for a room this size? Would it be a bad idea to augment my existing 5 speakers with some SVS Elevations and Satellites? Or should I replace the existing speakers to get a better tonal match. What about the dipolar surrounds? That made sense back in the early 5.1 days, but it seems like direct speakers might be a better idea with more speakers and modern audio tracks.
Subwoofer - My existing sub is humming. I'm looking into getting a fix for it, but that seems relatively unlikely. Assuming I can't, I was thinking about getting a pair of SVS 2000 pros. Not sure whether I want the ported ones or not. This is virtually always going to be for movie watching and not music, so I'm leaning towards the ported speakers.
I would appreciate any advice you can give. Am I putting too much money into one area and not enough into another? Are any of my gear suggestions bad ideas or bad combinations? Should I source this stuff myself or work with a local dealer/installer? Aside from the sub, everything works reasonably well, so there isn't a huge rush on any of this.