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JBL AV Receiver is MA9100HP didn’t check the spec as the cost of that 1 component exceeds my entire budget by some margin ! I can piece together almost everything I need from eBay as separates , all new and good prices . But I’ll see what richer sounds offer on Monday

Got to love some of the quotes I receive . Talk about upsell ! One sent an equivalent to the 1k denon avr which was 6k - yeah nearly equivalent!!

Managed to get 4 x KlipschCDT-5650-C II for £800 inc delivery and tax from USA . Here they seem around £280+ each !! The directional tweeter and base I feel important for atmos

That’s all splittable . ive been told now that Klipsch delivery time can be potentially months on some stuff ! Shouldn’t really be buying USA anyway - so looking at monitor audio which is supposedly as good as…?

Currently looking at this for 3.5k before I haggle . Cant see any worthy costs savings on this Klipsch brand Klipsch R-600F (pair) Klipsch R-40M (4 speakers) Klipsch R-101SW subwoofer Klipsch R-30C centre speaker Polk Audio RC80i (4 ceiling speakers) Denon AVC-X3800H AVR

Guess I should buy all the items new . Open them Return them buy again at a discount 😊

surround one’s floor standing I assumed … ?

EBay denon 3600h 20 mins from me £550 ….

Sounds like you got some good kit there for quite a chunk less . Oh don’t worry ! When I go to richer sounds I’ll ask if he will sell me their 7.2.4 setup as it’s old stock used now ! ( for a significant discount of course ! ) The directional ceiling speakers aren’t cheap are they! I thought they’d be like 50 quid each !!

Yes . You can make any tablet a ‘console ‘ . So you could have selective icons / controls just for intercom etc .

That’s the thing with home assistant . You can pretty much get it to do anything you want without being tied into an eco system . But if time is tight and money is free flowing then your choice is wise young Jedi

Sounds like you’re going with lox . That’s fine of course . As an ex software engineer myself you should be a tinker ! - bit of wiring nah no worries . Home assistant gives lots of diversity and at a diy cost . All your requirements I’ve done . So I look for the next thing to play with . Though for lighting a zigbee relay ( dimmable , wrgb etc etc ) is pretty reliable at a fraction of the cost . But that’s it I guess , if you ain’t a tinker probably the wrong route to go .

Missed this message somehow . yeah I can place speakers anywhere I want and as many as I want . Remember my ‘Swindon office style ‘ ceiling 😊 . Nice and easy to add / remove / move speakers . Leaning now more towards a 7.1.4 system . It would bug me to go 7.1.2 and “ not know “ if those 2 extra ceiling speakers make a difference ! . So much so that I’d add them anyway . I was surprised the denon h3800 has 11 channels but only amps 9 of them ( what’s the point of that ! ) - so would needs a small extra amp just for 2 extra ceiling speakers .

Going down a rabbit hole here . Thinking 11.1.4 but then the denon needs an extra amp for 2 of the ceiling channels !

Atmos , dtx etc etc. pretty common on home movies / streaming now .

Bag of gravel , bag of dirt . Do the real stuff ffs 😊👍💪

Landscaping just fannying around with soil and gravel and thinking you’re a tit marsh . Do the (expletive deleted)ing cinema room 💪

Yeah I’ve been reading about Dirac …. This seems to make everything easy !

Not an issue for me with my special ceiling 💪💪💪😎

Absolutely. I try and better my awol 3500pro ust - but currently can’t ! .

I know the feeling . I think you should just get on with it . 😊 . Your SWMBO will be well (un)impressed

I will . Already booked it in . what are you doing audio wise for your cinema room ?

I’ve been googling and chatgpt is my new best mate ! Again , some audio fans on here so appreciate the input . Currently have Samsung q990c sound bar and speakers etc - it’s pretty good . But I feel it’s not the real ‘cinema effect ‘ chatgpt after some dialogue has suggested 🧩 FULL SYSTEM SPEC – £3,000 Budget Home Cinema (5.1.4 Dolby Atmos) 🔊 AV Receiver (Brain of the System) 🎯 Denon AVC-X3800H – 9.4 Channel AVR Supports 5.1.4 or 7.1.2 out of the box 4 independent height channels for Atmos Dirac Live (optional upgrade), Audyssey XT32 included Great power handling, HDMI 2.1 support ~£1,099 ✅ Best-in-class for your budget. Can expand later. 🔊 Speaker Package – 5.1 Base Layer 🎯 Monitor Audio Bronze 200 AV 5.1 Package Includes: 2 × Bronze 200 floorstanders (L/R) 1 × Bronze C150 center speaker 2 × Bronze FX surrounds (on-wall, bipole/dipole switchable) 1 × Bronze W10 subwoofer ~£999 ✅ Great performance-to-price ratio, good build quality, tight cinematic sound. 🔊 Overhead Atmos Channels (x4) 🎯 4 × Monitor Audio C165 In-Ceiling Speakers 6.5” drivers, angled tweeters for better imaging Clean, unobtrusive install Ideal for Atmos height layers ~£400 (for 4 speakers) Optional: Upgrade to C265-IDC (~£600–700 for 4) if you want angled mids & highs for sharper Atmos directionality. I picked a ‘fair’ budget of 3k . No idea if that’s good enough . As I have my nice to access ceiling - then in ceiling speakers are easy . But will I notice the difference between this and my Samsung ? - will I be blown away ? Any advice / suggestions appreciated !

It is poor . Even me blindfolded with both arms amputated would do a better job .

You are so rude ! Problem is ( which of course I accidentally forgot to mention ) is I’m away . So no can fixy and no me trryy . Beero pleaseo portivor .