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Thoughts? 26' rectangular room -- 2 channel on one short wall, 5.1 on the other

I'm interested in your comments or experience about this proposal to combine 2 channel listening with home theater. I have good tube amps, sources, speakers and another system with a modest AVR and A/V capable speakers. I have plenty of subs.

Here's the situation:

I'm about to finish out a basement that is 26' x 16' x 8'.
I was thinking of trying to have the 2 channel on one wall and the A/V on the other wall.
Two couches, back to back, would divide the room and the mid point.

Doing it this way, I would get the 2 channel set up to optimize the sound, hopefully in conjunction with the home theater, which would only need to accommodate a 65" OLED TV.

I've posted a photo of a diagram (including ideas about dedicated lines — comments welcome there, too) on my system page: https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/9064/edit

The other way to do it would to be to have everything on one wall. I'm less inclined to do things this way.

Thoughts?

Thanks.
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elliottbnewcombjr
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AVR calibration, does that get properly sent to the front preouts?

Surround System: Auto Calibration using AVR Front Preouts to HT Bypass inputs:

Do AVR's boost/cut the signals to it's many preamps (presumably-thus boosts/cuts the signals going out it's front preouts)

or does it cut the power to the speaker wires another way (front speaker wires not being used)?

I just did a full AVR reset: then a manual surround speaker type/size/distance/test tone volume adjustment.

Then I used the supplied Calibration Microphone, and let the AVR run Auto-Calibrate. Interestingly Auto did a better job.

IF the front signals go out the AVR Preouts, to a separate Amp, if you hear front volume changes during calibration, all is well, then it will stay calibrated at any volume change via the AVR.

'Loudness' if used for low volume listening: For 2 Channel it needs to work when the AVR is OFF.

"Loudness' for Video? AVR would need to have a feature of some kind.
elliottbnewcombjr
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maxwave

Of course, I’m so old school, I don’t even talk to my Smart TV’s.

I am still mad at Apple. I saw the CUBE introduced at Javit's Center, holy smokes, bought some stock. Holy Smokes was right, damn things burst into flames, down went the stock. Sold it, should have kept it.
elliottbnewcombjr
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hilde45

sorry to detract from your thread which asked about

ONE ROOM; TWO SYSTEMS, IDEAS?
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hilde45 OP
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I’m strongly inclined NOT to try to combine the electronics, first, but to aim for two distinct systems.
elliottbnewcombjr
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Be sure and plan your monitor’s height and center speaker together.

I like my center just below the TV, keep the dialog locked to the image as best as possible.

we made temporary stacks of books until we got a height/neck angle/ceiling reflection combo that worked for us both when viewing (I’m 6 ft; Donna’s 5 feet tall).

then I built a ’riser’ from some of the matching wood from the original tall TV cabinet I chopped down, and had a glass shelf made, the Center speaker fits below the glass shelf.

I just changed from original Bose to Klipsch Center, happily it just fit (no rear port).

https://www.klipsch.com/products/r-34c-center-speaker


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