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gtxboyracer: Similar setup:
Sony Bravia 46" LCD KDL-46V4000 Full HD 1080P
Sony Playstation 3 FAT 40GB (with 160GB harddrive installed)
Sony MUTEKI STR-KM7000 HDMI 7.2cd AV Receiver 7x185 Watts per channel + 2x200 Watts Subwoofers Dolby Digital TrueHD/DTS, Bravia Sync
(Contains:
2x floorstanding speakers 185W
1x center 185W
2x mid left + mid right satellite speakers 185W ea
2x rear left + rear right satellite speakers 185W ea
2x Self Powered, Self contained Subwoofers 200W ea)
7.2 surround sound total power: 1695W
Playstation 3 rocks - and movies sound so great :)
Bass is immersive if desired, only con is there is no remote turn on/off for subwoofers - using an on/off button.
Common sense is not as common as you think.
richms: more subs mean less chance of hotspots of bass in the room, and other areas with none.
Also when crossing over and sending some of the main 5 channels to the subs its better to have more so that you dont lose directionality of the bass.
The nasty systems with palm sized speakers for the 5/7 main ones and a sub that goes all the way up to 200-250Hz are really bad in that respect, but thats what people demand since woman have no taste with appliances, but with any of the mains going to the sub more directionality is needed.
Sony have seen that smallish speakers like those ones cant go deep and loud so have made a comprimise in crossing over high to the sub to allow the relativly small speakers to get a decent volume, and the sub taking over the low end. Think of them as more part of the main speakers than just a LFE channel sub like in a simpler home theater system.
cgrew:
Very interesting. I personally prefer to just have the single subwoofer for my 5.1 surround sound setup, reason being is that the Wharfedale Diamond 9s have excellent bass drivers so no extra subwoofer is needed for this setup. The Diamond 9.5s are just as impressive with the sub off as they are with it on. Excellent clarity/bass and very good detail when listening through stereo and a 5.1 mix as well.
richms:cgrew:
Very interesting. I personally prefer to just have the single subwoofer for my 5.1 surround sound setup, reason being is that the Wharfedale Diamond 9s have excellent bass drivers so no extra subwoofer is needed for this setup. The Diamond 9.5s are just as impressive with the sub off as they are with it on. Excellent clarity/bass and very good detail when listening through stereo and a 5.1 mix as well.
How loud do you take it tho? Medium sized speakers like the 9.5s will not be able to get to the thx reference level on full range IME, with a little bit of highpass on them, fine up to 95ish dBA - in saying that I have not had a pair of diamonds here to see how they go, and I dont have my decent amp anymore since the long term borrow I had of it wanted it back.
The diamond is a very well built midrange speaker, but you are comparing a set of speakers that costs about what the whole sony system does, so I would expext it to be a lot better to be honest.
Still, getting 90+ dBA of even 40Hz out of something that fits into a house and doesnt have a response that is terrible is always going to be a tall ask, even subs struggle on that.
joker97: Samsung 50" Plasma
PS3 Bluray
Denon AVR 789
Wharfedale 9.6 4-way floorstanding from 28Hz
Wharfedale 9.CM 3-way centre
Wharfedale 9.1 Surrounds
Reclining plush seats
Jaxson:
Nety has the Sony amp/surround sound all in one with the little tiny golf ball speakers. Loves it and it does hd audio as well (though you may need to have a source that can decode the hd audio to pcm first, not sure). there are ways of getting the big sound from smaller speakers etc if that's what you're after?
clevedon: Our Dedicated 7.2 Home Theatre / Gamesroom
MySky HDi
Panasonic TH-50PY800 50" Plasma
PS3 60GB Fat
Panasonic BD60 Blu-ray Player
Onkyo TX - SR705 Receiver
Wharfedale 9.6 Fronts
Wharfedale 9CS Centre
Wharfedale 9.6 Surrounds
Mission MHT - DS Rear Surrounds
Wharfedale PC12+ Subwoofers x2
Harmony 785
Rock-Ola Mirage 100 CD Jukebox
Original Upright Williams Stargate
48 in 1 Tabletop Cocktail Arcade Game
Guns N Roses Pinball Machine
7 x 7 metre square room with blackout curtains, all internally wired, 20 power points stategically wired about room - you just never know.
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