More posts like this Keith! And please, get deeper into the technical details if you're able to. This is a rabbit hole I want to dive into.
My long-form nip23 audiophile / videophile nerd review of "The Matrix" on 4k UHD blu-ray.
Trying to add more non-bitcoin content* to nostr!
https://habla.news/u/KeithMukai@nostr.seedsigner.com/1708296788609
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*(but, yes, let's remember that I'm a big nerd so my non-bitcoin interests are still incredibly nerdy)
Discussion
Awesome! Will do!
Some of this stuff -- especially the Audyssey calibration -- has taken so long to get right that I definitely need to share my process.
Strategizing about speaker layouts has been a fun journey, too.
In the last year or so my progression was:
5.1
5.1.2 (biggest win!)
5.1.4 (worth it!)
7.1.4 (meh, but why not)
5.1.2 was the upgrade to Dolby Atmos? 2 speakers in the ceiling? I'd love to see a deep dive into your setup, the why's/why not's, etc.
That's correct. For a home setup, there are three possible ceiling rows (front ceiling, middle (aka "voice of God" speakers!), rear ceiling).
If you know you'll only ever do 2, voice of God probably makes the most sense.
But I strongly suspected I'd quickly want 4 up there, so I installed the first two as front ceiling. Then after hearing them in the whole system, almost immediately started making plans for the two rear ceilings.
Def worth a post to walk through the DIY ceiling installation! Now that I know how to mix drywall mud and do real patches (i.e. more than just spackle), it's a lot less scary to cut holes in my house!
https://void.cat/d/WDa55NPjnyzW7G4V94AhJ5.webp
Haven’t done in any in wall speakers yet
But this is what I’m working with
I'll have to google those speakers but the Playstation collection is awesome! 🤣
My main workhorse is a Denon X3700H with an OLD but AWESOME Proceed AMP5 driving my mains. Some power conditioners behind that that I can't recall. Some homemade power cables(!).
B+W 703 left/rights are also OLD but so f'n amazing.
Then a mishmash of B+W 602 s3 sides, Elac Uni-Fi 2.0 UB52 center, cheapo Elac Debut B6 rears, cheap enough but nice enough Klipsch in-ceiling units. RSL Speedwoofer 10S MkII sub (holy amazing for the price and in my small basement!).
I'm glad I got my most expensive pieces way before my bitcoin days; no way could I justify the expense once I started stacking sats. But even the biggest items I bought used for pretty great deals. eBay and manufacturer "B-stock" discounts are clutch! I can't stomach full-price audio gear!
But did have to splurge to get proper Dolby Vision support out of 4k blu-ray discs (Panasonic UB820).
I bought all the audio gear on sale… omg I can’t even think about paying full price for all these speakers lmfao… I’m gonna have to google most of your gear as well.
So after a quick google…
I’m sure your system sounds better than mine.
Very nice sir.
I see that you're a Klipsch maxi!
The Klipsch tweeter horns are so unique. I'd love to hear how they sound some day.
The only Klipsch gear I have is my ceiling speakers, but they don't seem to have any real common lineage with the things that make the main Klipsch speakers unique.
Tbh most people don’t like em… they can sound overly "metallic" but I don’t seem to get that impression of them.
I plan on gettin a pair of RF-7 111
I could go 9.2.4 but I really like me 7.2.2 + zone 2.
NINE?! Whoa.
I've never had a use case for a Zone 2, though maybe I just never appreciated the possibilities.
How do you control basic things like volume?
Zone 2 is currently just a 2nd of zone one in a different part of the house.
But it is possible it have physical controls and/or remotes with wired extenders.
But I just use the app.
Got it. I've occasionally thought of setting up my kitchen that way so it gets the living room audio. But speaker cable runs would be a pain to manage (would have to route through the gross crawl space under the first floor) and I only casually looked for a wireless option at one point.
Well at some point I’m gonna get a second amp to toss up in the attic so I can wire in more zones (3) lmfao I’ve already got everything else then I’ll run z2 with its own video & audio… I tend to stay away from Bluetooth…