7.1 Home Theater.... anybody made the jump?

[ORDER_66]

I'm still on my 5.1 surround sound system. I got the 2 big speakers and middle sound bar hooked up but i can not for the fukking life of me get the rear small satellites to work it's bullshyt. Although im in a small room and the tv is front and center it shouldnt make a difference.

 

[Slystallion]

I'm still on my 5.1 surround sound system. I got the 2 big speakers and middle sound bar hooked up but i can not for the fukking life of me get the rear small satellites to work it's bullshyt. Although im in a small room and the tv is front and center it shouldnt make a difference.

Rear speakers make a difference check the settings on the receiver see if it's 5.1 dolby digital

 

[Czerka]

I'm still on my 5.1 surround sound system. I got the 2 big speakers and middle sound bar hooked up but i can not for the fukking life of me get the rear small satellites to work it's bullshyt. Although im in a small room and the tv is front and center it shouldnt make a difference.

what are you watching? a lot of media doesn't even use the rear speakers

 

[ORDER_66]

what are you watching? a lot of media doesn't even use the rear speakers

Lots of blu-ray i did the system sound check and the first 3 speakers are active the rears small ones sound dead. I play alot of games too xbox360, ps4... the usual. I might have to cop some bigger speakers and have them wired into the back of the system. I think maybe the small ones is just defective.

 

[shutterguy]

Lots of blu-ray i did the system sound check and the first 3 speakers are active the rears small ones sound dead. I play alot of games too xbox360, ps4... the usual. I might have to cop some bigger speakers and have them wired into the back of the system. I think maybe the small ones is just defective.

You have all 5 hooked up and ran a test-tone? The rears should make noise with the test tone. Maybe try swapping them with the fronts to make sure they do work. There should be level settings for the rear speakers as well, those levels could be down or just need adjusted. If you are watching blu-ray you should definitely have sound from rears. Also make sure the receiver's speaker setup is set to 3/2/1 (front/rear/sub), it may not know you have rear speakers connected.

 

[duckbutta]

7.2...but generally go without the second subwoofer...

Already having wet dreams about watching Godzilla on it later on this year

 

[shutterguy]

7.2...but generally go without the second subwoofer...

Already having wet dreams about watching Godzilla on it later on this year

That, Transformers 4 and 300 Rise of an Empire.............all 3 first day purchase.

 

[duckbutta]

That, Transformers 4 and 300 Rise of an Empire.............all 3 first day purchase.

Breh the first thing I watched after I hooked it up was Transformers Dark of the Moon...randomly moved it to that scene where Optimus was flying through the building...man that shyt was so loud it made water...I hope it was water ...come out my ears...my girl came downstairs like

A few weeks later her folks came down and her mother was sitting right next to that second subwoofer...even with it barely on she was just looking like ...

Came back and she was just laying in the middle of the floor like

Unplugged it and haven't plugged it in since.

 

[the artist known az]

Breh the first thing I watched after I hooked it up was Transformers Dark of the Moon...randomly moved it to that scene where Optimus was flying through the building...man that shyt was so loud it made water...I hope it was water ...come out my ears...my girl came downstairs like

A few weeks later her folks came down and her mother was sitting right next to that second subwoofer...even with it barely on she was just looking like ...

Came back and she was just laying in the middle of the floor like

Unplugged it and haven't plugged it in since.

 

[shutterguy]

Breh the first thing I watched after I hooked it up was Transformers Dark of the Moon...randomly moved it to that scene where Optimus was flying through the building...man that shyt was so loud it made water...I hope it was water ...come out my ears...my girl came downstairs like

A few weeks later her folks came down and her mother was sitting right next to that second subwoofer...even with it barely on she was just looking like ...

Came back and she was just laying in the middle of the floor like

Unplugged it and haven't plugged it in since.

I remember when I got my first sub setup back in the mid 90's, living with my mom at the time, she thought there was a war going on in my room watching Saving Private Ryan, glasses and dishes in the kitchen vibrating

I know that had to sound so good with 2 hooked up. My neighbors would straight move if I got a 2nd one.



My plan is to buy the last sub I'll ever need for home theater, problem is, it cost 10K. I do know a rep that can get me a pretty sweet deal on it though.......

Paradigm | SUB 2 | Overview

 

[duckbutta]

I remember when I got my first sub setup back in the mid 90's, living with my mom at the time, she thought there was a war going on in my room watching Saving Private Ryan, glasses and dishes in the kitchen vibrating

I know that had to sound so good with 2 hooked up. My neighbors would straight move if I got a 2nd one.



My plan is to buy the last sub I'll ever need for home theater, problem is, it cost 10K. I do know a rep that can get me a pretty sweet deal on it though.......

Paradigm | SUB 2 | Overview

LOL at the size of that subwoofer...breh I hope your room is around a 1000 square feet or you going to blow your walls in

 

[Big Blue]

My home theater is too small to justify a 7.1 setup. There aren't that many Blu-rays in 7. 1 so I can wait.

 

[shutterguy]

LOL at the size of that subwoofer...breh I hope your room is around a 1000 square feet or you going to blow your walls in

At 230lbs that thing is a mini-earthquake. I did some reading up on it, some people have reported it to crack the drywall in parts of their house, nothing sounds like it or produces bass like it. No speaker cabinet rattles or vibration either.

 

[Swiggy]

Still sitting on 5.1, not even sure I've got the space for the additional speakers. Isn't 7.2 a thing now or am I making that up completely?

Onkyo and high end models fukkin with 11.2

 

[Big Blue]

If you want to hear base. Watch Transformers when Ironhide rolls. That shyt will make your gut bubble. We should have a dedicated home theater thread.