Hi There,
I"m new here, but I've been using AVS for the entire process of gearing up my home theater/sound system.
I've only recently been able to get out on my own, and I've finally got a HOUSE with no shared walls, or even neighbours within view of the place.
That, coupled with the means to purchase quality sound gear means that I took advantage of the Holiday sales this year.
So I picked up the VSX-1326 + two klipsch towers on sale during Boxing Day....for what i think is a steal of a price....
Due to the construction of the place, and that I primarily listen to music, I have opted to not go all in on a surround setup. It just wouldn't work in the space.
The main part of the house is a 16 sided open-concept space ~ 25 feet in diameter. Both the Kitchen and the "Entertainment" are in this space, split about half and half (tiles in the kitchen, wood flooring on the other half).
So because of this strange shape, I think a 2.1 system is the way to go (for now), and as I said, quality musical sound is of a higher priority than surround sound for movies etc.
My system:
TV: LG 47" LW5600
AVR: Pioneer VSX 1326 (AKA Elite 53)
Fronts: Klipsch RF-82's
Sub: Klipsch SW11B
(I will admit: I have been debating getting a centre channel speaker, just to beef up conversation audio in movies, but it's not a high priority.)
Components: PS3 (slim), Xbox360, Macbook pro (via HDMI), Apple TV, Media hard drive (connected to to the TV)
Everything is HDMI, the TV is connected to the receiver via optical (I didn't feel like messing with the Audio Return Channel via HDMI)
My questions:
1) Does anyone have any experience with Bi-Amping with the VSX-1326? And is this a practical way to go to get just a little more umph out of my speakers?
2) Sub placement - I've seen some setups with the sub behind the couch, but I'm not sure if this is the best way to go for musical bass...I feel like it should be sourced from the same general area as the two main speakers, I just have some tricky placement issues fitting the two towers, sub, and entertainment console in teh space (there's a very inconvienient doorway that limits where the speakers can go before the wall curves too far towards the viewing position) Any advice on this?
The system is currently still boxed up, as I haven't moved it up to the house yet (bought the system in Vancouver, and the house is in Nelson, about an 8 hour drive away), and I work internationally, so I probablywon't get to set it up and make the house shake until late February or early March. I'm just trying to get some research in, so when it comes to setup, I can make sure to have everything I need, and a good idea of what I"m doing.
And i read through this entire thread a few days ago, so thanks to everyone who had problems and everyone who helped to solve them....I feel like I'm a few steps ahead already.
[edit]
Just realized another thing.....I eventually want to set up a second zone in another room (which we'll call: "The Den" ), so I guess if I do that I will not be able to bi-amp the front speakers? Is that correct?
I"m new here, but I've been using AVS for the entire process of gearing up my home theater/sound system.
I've only recently been able to get out on my own, and I've finally got a HOUSE with no shared walls, or even neighbours within view of the place.
That, coupled with the means to purchase quality sound gear means that I took advantage of the Holiday sales this year.
So I picked up the VSX-1326 + two klipsch towers on sale during Boxing Day....for what i think is a steal of a price....
Due to the construction of the place, and that I primarily listen to music, I have opted to not go all in on a surround setup. It just wouldn't work in the space.
The main part of the house is a 16 sided open-concept space ~ 25 feet in diameter. Both the Kitchen and the "Entertainment" are in this space, split about half and half (tiles in the kitchen, wood flooring on the other half).
So because of this strange shape, I think a 2.1 system is the way to go (for now), and as I said, quality musical sound is of a higher priority than surround sound for movies etc.
My system:
TV: LG 47" LW5600
AVR: Pioneer VSX 1326 (AKA Elite 53)
Fronts: Klipsch RF-82's
Sub: Klipsch SW11B
(I will admit: I have been debating getting a centre channel speaker, just to beef up conversation audio in movies, but it's not a high priority.)
Components: PS3 (slim), Xbox360, Macbook pro (via HDMI), Apple TV, Media hard drive (connected to to the TV)
Everything is HDMI, the TV is connected to the receiver via optical (I didn't feel like messing with the Audio Return Channel via HDMI)
My questions:
1) Does anyone have any experience with Bi-Amping with the VSX-1326? And is this a practical way to go to get just a little more umph out of my speakers?
2) Sub placement - I've seen some setups with the sub behind the couch, but I'm not sure if this is the best way to go for musical bass...I feel like it should be sourced from the same general area as the two main speakers, I just have some tricky placement issues fitting the two towers, sub, and entertainment console in teh space (there's a very inconvienient doorway that limits where the speakers can go before the wall curves too far towards the viewing position) Any advice on this?
The system is currently still boxed up, as I haven't moved it up to the house yet (bought the system in Vancouver, and the house is in Nelson, about an 8 hour drive away), and I work internationally, so I probablywon't get to set it up and make the house shake until late February or early March. I'm just trying to get some research in, so when it comes to setup, I can make sure to have everything I need, and a good idea of what I"m doing.
And i read through this entire thread a few days ago, so thanks to everyone who had problems and everyone who helped to solve them....I feel like I'm a few steps ahead already.
[edit]
Just realized another thing.....I eventually want to set up a second zone in another room (which we'll call: "The Den" ), so I guess if I do that I will not be able to bi-amp the front speakers? Is that correct?
