Improving the Musicality of a Home Theather

Thank you for the insightful reply’s. I didn’t do the math myself, the installer, Audio Breakthroughs in Manhassett, NY did a fancy ARC computer room correction with three microphone positions and the music and theater is basically flawless. I don’t really understand it but it makes perfect sense to have the computer do all the bacon corrections / calculations. 
 

what a difference from about 14 months ago

What is your Blueray player? If it is an older player, it may be limited to 1080P.  If you are sticking with the Elite Plasma, you won't get the benefit of a 4K Blueray player, but if you decide to upgrade to a 75+ inch TV you will. Getting an external streamer is a no-brainer though. Content is king. Online streaming services have so much readily available content if you are so moved. No need to even lock into a single service. You can buy a month a time and flip around between services. 

With the new compression CODECs and the relative high bandwidth for HD streaming, up to 2-3 megabytes per hour, the quality is very good. You don't need to spend much money either.  Google 4K Chromecast, Amazon 4K Firestick, ROKU 4K all support the popular streaming services, Netflix, Amazon, DisneyHD, Paramount, etc.

@thespeakerdude 

spot on, blue ray is 11 years old and is 1080P, same as plasma. Will there be a noticeable difference going to a 4k source and say and OLED? Live in a smaller 1904 vintage home, and thinking about the video upgrade path when we move to a bigger home. Will the 4k blacks be as good or better than the elite plasma? Not sure about what cables the 4k require, assume hdmi are out? Is there a source publication where I can learn before thinking about spending the $?  Thanks

Even cheap HDMI cables can support 4K without too much issue. Maybe not some really old ones.

To justify 4K, you really need a big TV, 75"+.  At 65" maybe if you sit really close you will notice an improvement.

The new OLEDs have blacks every bit as good as your plasma, and much brighter, so better effective contrast in all lighting conditions. As you get older, a big TV can be nice on the eyes too.

Modern TVs have better processing chips so if you watch a lot of sports you may notice an improvement there. The newer TVs also support improved color depth on the HDMI, but not sure you will notice it.

Not sure the best resource. This is stuff I have picked up over the last couple years as I have bought stuff and just generally being into the tech.

https://www.rtings.com/tv

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-tvs,review-2224.html

the installer, Audio Breakthroughs in Manhassett, NY did a fancy ARC computer room correction

Great, then you know you are setup correctly.

As for sources it depends on the files you use. If you are using discs (CD,SACD, BRD,UHD, etc) I would recommend a Sony X-800M2. The Panasonic player is nice but lacks the SACD features of the Sony.

If you are using files that you have ripped and stored on a NAS I would recommend the Zidoo Z9X media player, fantastic device,

If you want to stream Netflix, Amazon Video, Disney Plus etc. if you are in the Apple ecosystem get the newer ATV 4K. The Firestick has poor SQ and is crammed with ads. Nvidia Shield is swamped with google ads. The X-Box Series S or X are superb for both streaming and gaming. If you get the Series X you also get a blueray player.

The Anthem piece is superb, you will really enjoy it. As for video I use an Epson PJ in the media room and a Sony 4K TV in the man cave.
After your system is well broken in and you have the sources you like the first upgrade I would do (even before adding two more height channels for atmos) is getting a second sub. It isn’t for the volume of bass, its for the smoothness.