re: Home Surround Sound Installation Cost

I'd start from scratch. Figure out what you want out of this...a movie rig or a music system...or a movie rig and a music system. I'd take the room geometry and the traffic areas into consideration, then I'd come up with a plan. I'd run that plan by the wife then mostly do what she wanted. The Jedi mind trick works well in the last step.

A 2.0 system has to be setup very well to do dialog impressively, so I'd stick with a center channel for that application. Your processor will run the common signal through the center, I think...not really sure how it breaks down the signal, and you'll have better sound for TV. A 3.1 setup with the 4 ceiling speakers being a zone 2 sounds good, but even then I'd use the processor settings to eliminate the center when listening to music.

ETA: These other guys are way better at surround theory than I am. I always lean toward music.

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Yep, family room that's open to the kitchen. Big square room but does open directly up into the kitchen 3/4ths of the way (opening is blocked partly by columns and a hip high wall).

my pioneer elite vsx-50 has an auto-tuning feature (MCACC or something) that I may try with the microphone tonight too.

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All that being said, here's what I have so I'm looking for upgrade advice:

-Definitive Technology Front L/C/R speaker and subwoofer
-4 In-ceiling speakers (came installed with purchase of house. Believe they are Jamo 6inch)

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First off, what is it about your system that you don't like? Is it not loud enough, is the highs and lows kind of bleh? Is the bass from the sub not adequate enough? Can't hear things clearly?

You might try to tweak your receiver first and learn about how to do crossovers. If your receiver has a room correction, that will work great as well.

After you have tweaked to the fullest you feel that is the best you can accomplish, then I'd consider upgrading. I can make my system sound like shite if I just switch it over to a certain mode on the receiver and make it come alive by another.


Now when I upgrade, I will probably want something brighter. I would probably want Klipsch or something similar. I also wanted something more efficient in power. The speakers I have are great but they require too much power.

Recommendations needed.

Tv above fireplace. Room has 12' ceiling. Rectangular living room. Behind seating area is an open kitchen.

I would like true surround but also was considering the Yamaha ysp-2500. I think my room is to big for it though.

Thinking of angled in ceiling rears, left, center, right fronts.

Thoughts on a receiver and speakers. I have read good things about the angled mono price ceiling speakers.

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Tv above fireplace.

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There's your first mistake.