KevCMe
Novice Member
Hey everyone!
I have recently moved and as a result some of the components and placement are no longer ideal for my home theater.
The most concerning problem I have, is that my rear speakers are overpowering the dialog of the center and front speakers.
I am getting the ambient sound/ music through the rear speakers and not dialog, so I believe that the channeling is correct.
I know that they are not placed ideally, as they are pretty much at ear level and only about 4' to the side (and not behind) the seating.
Unfortunately I am limited to the size of the room... I could mount them higher, but the seating is already against the wall, so they can't go further back.
I was hoping to be able to adjust the output of the rear speakers to compensate, but it seems my receiver is outdated and I am unable to do this.
I am willing to upgrade the receiver, but would like reassurance that I will be able to make those modifications with a new setup... and am also open to other suggestions.
In summary my gear and setup is as follows:
TV - LG OLED D65 BX PUA (this is fairly new; maybe two years old. I opted to sacrifice my projector/screen with the reduced room size).
AVR - Yamaha RX-V667 (not sure how old, but I understand that I am missing out on some technological advances and compatibilities with the TV)
Speakers - L & R - Paradigm Monitor 7 series. Quite Old.
Speakers - C - Paradigm CC170. Quite Old.
Rear - L & R - Fluance SXBP2. They are the newest component.
Subwoofer - David 301 D-Box. Probably the oldest component.
Placement is as follows:
TV and seating is about 10' apart. Center speaker is below the TV, and Front are about 5' to either side.
As mentioned, rear speakers are at seating and about 4' to either side.
With respect to budget, I am looking at the Denon AVR-X1700H as a potential upgrade... This is about $900 here... If there is another suggestion, or if that money is better diverted to speakers or another solution, I am open to that as well...
Any ideas or suggestions to help validate (or not) my choices and options would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks
I have recently moved and as a result some of the components and placement are no longer ideal for my home theater.
The most concerning problem I have, is that my rear speakers are overpowering the dialog of the center and front speakers.
I am getting the ambient sound/ music through the rear speakers and not dialog, so I believe that the channeling is correct.
I know that they are not placed ideally, as they are pretty much at ear level and only about 4' to the side (and not behind) the seating.
Unfortunately I am limited to the size of the room... I could mount them higher, but the seating is already against the wall, so they can't go further back.
I was hoping to be able to adjust the output of the rear speakers to compensate, but it seems my receiver is outdated and I am unable to do this.
I am willing to upgrade the receiver, but would like reassurance that I will be able to make those modifications with a new setup... and am also open to other suggestions.
In summary my gear and setup is as follows:
TV - LG OLED D65 BX PUA (this is fairly new; maybe two years old. I opted to sacrifice my projector/screen with the reduced room size).
AVR - Yamaha RX-V667 (not sure how old, but I understand that I am missing out on some technological advances and compatibilities with the TV)
Speakers - L & R - Paradigm Monitor 7 series. Quite Old.
Speakers - C - Paradigm CC170. Quite Old.
Rear - L & R - Fluance SXBP2. They are the newest component.
Subwoofer - David 301 D-Box. Probably the oldest component.
Placement is as follows:
TV and seating is about 10' apart. Center speaker is below the TV, and Front are about 5' to either side.
As mentioned, rear speakers are at seating and about 4' to either side.
With respect to budget, I am looking at the Denon AVR-X1700H as a potential upgrade... This is about $900 here... If there is another suggestion, or if that money is better diverted to speakers or another solution, I am open to that as well...
Any ideas or suggestions to help validate (or not) my choices and options would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks