[d_animality]

Well hello everyone... here is my prob...


I was planned to buy an Onkyo 7 or 8 series (as long as it supports the 7.1 channel) ... the problem is... i have my dad latest collection of LG home theatre DVD Set with 5.1 Channel speaker package..(i think its 800W or so) ... the question is, can i take the speakers ONLY to be attached to the receiver and add up a pair of another speaker to make a 7.1 channel speakers?? can it still give a best sound quality...?? if it can, i can save a lot of $$$

 

[mbyrnes]

You plan on buying a $600 to $1000 AVR and hooking it up to speakers worth $200 or so? Waste of money. Those speakers are junk and you would gain nothing by adding a new AVR.


How big is your room? Why do you want 7.1? Do you know that very little programming exists in true 7.1? If you don't have the room, it makes no sense at all to go 7.1. I wouldn't worry unless you have 5' behind your ears. 7.1 is typically for LARGE rooms.


I would buy better speakers first. Go with Energy, The Speaker Company (TSC), Polk, Klipsch, Infinity or some other actual speaker company first. This would give you a much better improvement in sound. Even going with a lesser 5.1 AVR and buying 2 good fronts would be a better option.


Do some more research before buying. It is better to ask questions now than realize later you did something wrong or unnecessary.

 

[d_animality]

my room is divided into 2 connected areas ... the bedroom n the theatre area .. the theatre area is a medium-sized room (quite good enuff to make a room theatre), i plan to make it my personal room thetre by putting the couch table and etc... now i already bought the HDTV, next is the LG BD390 ... and Onkyo AVR and speakers, so if you think it is not necessary to have a 7.1 in my room, then can u recommend me wat ver of AVR and types of speaker should i bought .. do u think i shudnt have the 7.1 in my room? thanks for ur suggestions..

EDIT: Oh and i thought that by having a 7.1 surround, it can help get the feels just like watching in Cinema and i thought that 7.1 an THX Cert is useful for the future, its for long-term use, correct me if im wrong

 

[quadriverfalls]



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Oh and i thought that by having a 7.1 surround, it can help get the feels just like watching in Cinema and i thought that 7.1 an THX Cert is useful for the future, its for long-term use, correct me if im wrong

A properly laid out and calibrated 5.1 system will sound FAR better than a poorly laid out 7.1 system. No matter what format you are using. What should determine whether you use 5.1 or 7.1 is the size of the room, the main seating area and available speaker locations.


Go to the THX or DOLBY web sites and look at their recommendations for proper speaker placements and then determine what would be best for your particular room.


As far as what kind of stuff would be the "best," That all depends on your room size, budget and your listening and viewing preferences. We don't really have any of that information.

 

[d_animality]

according to the web, i think my room size for the theatre wud be around 6-8 feet...it says that it need at least THX Cert, according to Dolby it shows the arrangement of the speakers, i think the 5.1 is great... however i hardly find receiver 5.1 having CERT from Onkyo products.. shud i just stick with the 705 ? the 806 will be crossed out as it is too big for my room

 

[nicodemusblasko]

Most receivers seem to be set up for 7.1 these days. Just because the receiver can do 7.1 doesn't mean that you have to use 7.1.


Next... when people ask for room size around here, they're usually looking for dimensions. Length, Width, and Height. This will help to determine what kind of speakers and AVR you need to do your home theater some justice.


It sounds like your theater room is small, so, you shouldn't need too terribly much to power it. That said, look at more modest AVRs. You probably don't need to spend any more than $300 for an AVR that has tons of power for the space.


So, let us know what the room's dimensions are and what your budget is for speakers/sub/AVR, and we'll offer up some suggestions.


Oh... capitalizing, spelling out your words, punctuation... these are all good things.

 

[VectorLabs]

THX certification on a receiver doesn't mean it will sound better than one without it. There are a lot of factors that come into play when it comes to THX certification. The room has to be set up a certain way, speakers have to be able to play at THX reference level without distortion (which btw is ridiculously loud), display has to be calibrated in a certain way, etc. Just by getting a receiver with a THX sticker on it doesn't mean you will automatically have a THX quality home theatre. With that being said you can buy gear that has no THX certification whatsoever and still have a setup that qualifies for THX. THX just means that the manufacturer decided to pay to have the equipment tested for THX standards and that's it.


Don't get so hung up on THX and let us know how big your room is, the layout, and how what kind of budget you have.

 

[d_animality]

The seller recommends me to buy this speaker .... are these speakers can make me get what i really want in terms of better sound quality and surround??


Note: see attached file

 

JBL scs260.5.pdf 131.669921875k . file

 

[mercury]



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Originally Posted by d_animality /forum/post/16839244


The seller recommends me to buy this speaker .... are these speakers can make me get what i really want in terms of better sound quality and surround??


Note: see attached file

no... those speakers are garbage. keep reading and learn. do not throw your money away.

 

[d_animality]

Hey thanks mercury for the reply, i almost put it in my wishlist, luckily i ask u members here

Anyway, can we buy a stereo speaker which is mostly used for karaoke such as peavey and use them to act as front L/R and back L/R and buy a separate woofer and center speaker to make it a 5.1 channel?


Moreover, if it cant, what is the best and affordable speaker in your opinion, what to look in the speaker shows that its the best and etc?


Regards

 

[mercury]

hello.....


what is it you want to spend on speakers?

 

[d_animality]

well... around BND$800 .. i.e. approx USD$500... why? is my idea using peavey speakers is not right? or it will not fit?

 

[d_animality]

anyone?

 

[VectorLabs]

Wait so you want to buy a ~$900 receiver so you can hook up $500 speakers? That budget is backwards. You want to buy a $500 receiver and spend $900 on speakers.

 

[psgcdn]

Or $300 on a receiver and $1100 on speakers (which includes a sub!)

 

[penngray]



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Or $300 on a receiver and $1100 on speakers (which includes a sub!)

+1, do not waste your money on electronics when you have a small budget.



$1100 on speakers and $300 on electronics will be far superior to spending $900 on electronics and $500 on speakers. SQ is found in speakers not in electronics. Electronics only job is to process and amplify the signal while not SCREWING it up....it does not take much money to do that properly.

 

[d_animality]

oic ... can a $300 receiver really handle a powerful speaker?

 

[quadriverfalls]



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Originally Posted by d_animality /forum/post/16861699


oic ... can a $300 receiver really handle a powerful speaker?

The speaker has no power of it's own. If you are referring to power handling ability of a speaker, that's something else entirely. So, to answer your question, Yes.... a decent name brand receiver can usually drive all but the most demanding innefficent speakers (probably below ~85 dB's or so) and tougher impedence loads. And at the price range you are looking in, you won't typically find those types of speakers.

 

[penngray]



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Originally Posted by d_animality /forum/post/16861699


oic ... can a $300 receiver really handle a powerful speaker?

in general all AVRs have close to the same amount of Watts when you consider that the difference between 64W and 128W or 128W vs 256W is just 3dB of output.

 

[VectorLabs]

The reason I said to stick to $400-$450 receiver is because that way he can get one with HDMI and decoding for all the high def stuff. That way he will have a receiver that will last him a very long time and that can live through various speaker upgrades.