I have a 65 inch vizio tv that I got as a hand-me-down just recently. I could technically go a bit bigger than this, but it fits the wall and the distance from the couch about as well as you could want.
Audio wise I have two small bose speakers that have pretty decent audio quality, and five in-ceiling speakers that came with the house, three of which are positioned in front of the couch and two are behind the couch, all of which are angled towards the sitting area thanks to the ceiling coming to a point. Together the speakers provide an excellent sound every time we watch movies/tv or I play video games. It makes for a very movie theater-esque experience.
On a non-tv related note, I took my old vizio soundbar and hung it up in my office for it to work in conjunction with my computer via bluetooth and I love it. I'll never need to worry about sound quality when buying a computer ever again so long as it continues working.
I think my tv is a 52” Toshiba 4K UHD and I don’t know the brand of my soundbar/sub, but I bought a mid priced one about 8 years ago. Sounds decent and does the job.
I’m not really an audio/videophile. I tried it in the late 90s when 5.1 DD was a thing. That got obsolete fast. I think it’s a needlessly expensive hobby to keep up with. When you spend over $500 on cables, you’re getting into obsessive behaviour.
I have a 47 inch Sony Bravia, I bought it late 2013 and at the time it had the lowest input lag of any tv on the market. TV has been flawless so far. I also have a 36 inch Sony Trinitron CRT that I got as a gift around 2006. It was my gaming tv for everything until the ps4 came out. Now its my retro gaming tv, and still rock solid.
I bought a cheap LG sound bar with a small sub and it sounded like crap, it had a very metallic sound to it, luckly one of the speakers blew and I sent it back and got a mid range Sony sound bar with an 8 inch sub, sounds good and hits hard enough for me.
TV: I have an older-but-still-good Samsung 55" 1080 p smart TV. Sony receiver with two bi-wired (I heard it was better) Polk tower speakers and a 12" sub. I don't really care about surround sound, I just want quality, especially with music.
PC: generally keep it on headphones. For gaming I have an Arctis 7 Chat wireless headset and I am really happy with it. For music I have a Schitt headphone amp and DAC setup with some Fostex T50RP headphones that sound really good.
On a separate note, I'm looking for some decent headphones, an upgrade to my Fostex. Budget is 200 dollars. I'd prefer them to be closed-back, but I've never dried open-ear headphones before and I am open to it. Was looking at some Massdrop-Sennheiser ones a while back.
TV: I have an older-but-still-good Samsung 55" 1080 p smart TV. Sony receiver with two bi-wired (I heard it was better) Polk tower speakers and a 12" sub. I don't really care about surround sound, I just want quality, especially with music.
PC: generally keep it on headphones. For gaming I have an Arctis 7 Chat wireless headset and I am really happy with it. For music I have a Schitt headphone amp and DAC setup with some Fostex T50RP headphones that sound really good.
On a separate note, I'm looking for some decent headphones, an upgrade to my Fostex. Budget is 200 dollars. I'd prefer them to be closed-back, but I've never dried open-ear headphones before and I am open to it. Was looking at some Massdrop-Sennheiser ones a while back.
I'm interested in dried open-ear headphones as well :P
On PC I had Sony stereo microsystem from 2003 or so that I used until recently with analog connection from my PC.
Now I have upgraded to a slightly larger stereo system with NAD D3045 and Bowers & Wilkins 606 speakers. Which I have honestly not really tested. Yes I have used them for hours, but not played anything loud on them. Got Beyerdynamics DT770 as headphones.
I have a few "rooms" of setup, but my primary is as follows:
4K HDR Projector on a 100" motorized screen. Previously I was running a BenQ W1700, but I recently replaced it with an Optoma UHD50X which is a 240hz (at 1080P) low latency gaming projector.
The receiver is a Denon AVRX4400H 9.2 Atmos receiver, but I'm only running 5.1 speakers. Large center (pictured) with two full sized mains with their own discrete power. I didn't bother actually setting up Atmos. This is all integrated with a Control4 home automation system. The screen is hooked up to a custom wired relay on a C4 controller which is managed through custom programming. I use Lutron smart switches for lights along with all Amazon Hue RGB bulbs. The room is programmed with multiple lighting scenes designed to work with the projector at different times of day. The screen automatically lowers when the projector is activated and raises when it's turned off.
Hooked up to the receiver is a PS4 Pro, Original 60GB PS3 (full BC), Xbox One X, Wii-U (through the TV input on the Xbox), Swtich, Roku, and my gaming PC from my office. This is also my VR space for my Valve Index (which hangs from the ceiling) and my Vive Pro with the wireless kit.
The room also has a low latency 40" Samsung TV sitting on an ottoman to the left of the couch from which this photo was taken. It's hooked to the receiver as a "second room" output so I can run one source to the projector and another to the TV at the same time. Both the projector and TV are 4k HDR, and I picked that Denon receiver because it had sufficient bandwidth to run 4k HDR to both rooms simultaneously. I can put any of the earlier mentioned sources to either display device with a home automation remote, mobile app, or even voice command through an Echo in the room. "Alexa, turn on PS4 to projector" "Alexa, turn one Plex to TV". Etc, etc.
There's more going on in there, but that covers most of the big stuff.
Just have a 55" and 43" Hisesnse R6 (4k and HDR, can OC to 65hz and 80hz without frame loss respectively), No speakers yet unsure what to get. soundbar/5.1/7.1. Just unsure cause my home isn't soundproof in the slightest. No watching band of brothers and having the mortars feel like they are landing next to me :(
I think my tv is a 52” Toshiba 4K UHD and I don’t know the brand of my soundbar/sub, but I bought a mid priced one about 8 years ago. Sounds decent and does the job.
I’m not really an audio/videophile. I tried it in the late 90s when 5.1 DD was a thing. That got obsolete fast. I think it’s a needlessly expensive hobby to keep up with. When you spend over $500 on cables, you’re getting into obsessive behaviour.
I don't really think of it as an expensive hobby to be honest. It's initially expensive, but so long as speakers don't break and they put out great sound then there's no real reason to upgrade. My dad got a pair of tower speakers back when I was 10 (I'm 33 now) and they still sound fantastic to this day.
That's kind of why I like speakers as a technology, you don't have to upgrade them all the time because you don't gotta get the latest and greatest to have "the best". Sound quality is just too subjective for companies to really get away with that. Sure they'll try, but there's no universal measurement for what makes the best sound to your ears.
I think my tv is a 52” Toshiba 4K UHD and I don’t know the brand of my soundbar/sub, but I bought a mid priced one about 8 years ago. Sounds decent and does the job.
I’m not really an audio/videophile. I tried it in the late 90s when 5.1 DD was a thing. That got obsolete fast. I think it’s a needlessly expensive hobby to keep up with. When you spend over $500 on cables, you’re getting into obsessive behaviour.
I don't really think of it as an expensive hobby to be honest. It's initially expensive, but so long as speakers don't break and they put out great sound then there's no real reason to upgrade. My dad got a pair of tower speakers back when I was 10 (I'm 33 now) and they still sound fantastic to this day.
That's kind of why I like speakers as a technology, you don't have to upgrade them all the time because you don't gotta get the latest and greatest to have "the best". Sound quality is just too subjective for companies to really get away with that. Sure they'll try, but there's no universal measurement for what makes the best sound to your ears.
I like a good setup, but I'm pretty far from being an "audiophile" as I generally regard most who would self apply that moniker as individuals who will spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars for what amounts to incremental differences. If you spend $500 on cables (especially when everything but the wires going to the speakers themselves are digital these days) then you're just burning money.
@Byshop: How do you hang the Index from the ceiling?
I would like to do this, the cable is a little stiff and it is difficult to wrangle properly; on the Rift I was able to feel the cord and then kick it behind me; this is a bit more difficult to do with the Index.
I've seen some setups but they are a little extravagant with like a bunch of pulley's and a bunch of holes needing to be drilled in the ceiling.
@Byshop: How do you hang the Index from the ceiling?
I would like to do this, the cable is a little stiff and it is difficult to wrangle properly; on the Rift I was able to feel the cord and then kick it behind me; this is a bit more difficult to do with the Index.
I've seen some setups but they are a little extravagant with like a bunch of pulley's and a bunch of holes needing to be drilled in the ceiling.
I use a hook to hang the Index from when not in use. Otherwise, the cable hangs from four adhesive mounted pulleys. I'm using these:
The other side of that wall is an unfinished storage room that is between where the gaming PC is and this room, so running the cable and installing the jacks is easy enough.
I also have the Vive Pro with the Wireless Adapter. The Index has a sharper image with a wider FOV, but for games where full movement is better I go wireless Vive Pro.
For audio, a 5.1.2 system. Onkyo TX-NR575 receiver powering Sony SA-CS9, Sony SSCS8, Sony SSCS3 x2, Sony SSCSE Atmos x2, Pioneer SP-FS52 x2 (surrounds).
For films in stereo, I sometimes use my PC-connected Sennheiser HD 6XX headphones with "O2 + SDAC" amp.
I love my blackout curtains.
@npiet1 said:
Just have a 55" and 43" Hisesnse R6 (4k and HDR, can OC to 65hz and 80hz without frame loss respectively), No speakers yet unsure what to get. soundbar/5.1/7.1. Just unsure cause my home isn't soundproof in the slightest. No watching band of brothers and having the mortars feel like they are landing next to me :(
That episode in the woods in Band of Brothers was probably the most explosive, building-rattling thing I've watched with this equipment. Actually, I don't remember if I had the subwoofer at that time.
I've got a 50" LG 4K HDR TV. I don't know the model number, but it's one of the lower level LG TV's. I got it because LG is one of the few TV manufactures that makes a 4K TV with Component input. I like to retro game so some of my consoles need that input. HOWEVER, I think it got damaged in my move 2 years ago because the pixels are losing color at the top, so I'll need to get a new TV soon.
I have a Yamaha RX-V485 Receiver with a 5.1 speaker set up with Polk Speakers.
Overall I like my set up. Games look great on the TV and surround sound is awesome. I don't really have any desire to upgrade to a higher level in equipment.
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