Proper surround sound

[Onoff]

1 hour ago, SteamyTea said:

Where do you wire the earth to?

 

Myself, via a wander lead, then to ground as part of my earthing therapy regime...

[Beau]

9 hours ago, MikeSharp01 said:

They saw you coming, wire is wire and although I agree nor all wires are created equal they are more equal than a. The average ear can tell any difference and b. The fidelity of the cheap speakers, well cheap by comparison to the £1000 wires.

OK I'll bite. I don't know the reasons but cables can make a major difference to the sound on a decent hifi system. Many moons ago I got to do a barter with friend who was working as a hifi reviewer for the magazines. He needed some wood work and in exchange I got to try out and keep some hifi equipment. We were nearly done and he then asked about my speaker cables. I was using QED 200 strand which was considered an OK budget cable at the time. He went up into the loft and handed me 3 hefty coils of speaker cable and I was sent off to compare them and report back as he always valued a second opinion. All were Audioquest and of a similar thickness and length. I would play the same track over and over while swopping cables. The first two I tried were better than mine and slightly different from one another but nothing dramatic. The third one I tried was a step change (Audioquest Hyperlitz for anyone who is interested) Everything sounded more open and simply more musical. It made as much difference as a major upgrade to an amp or the speakers. Turned out it was the most expensive at £95 per metre and I had 2x 7.5 lengths of it which I was allowed to keep. I ended up with cables, a pre amp and some amazing if eclectic speakers in exchange for building some garage doors and a chair. I think was the winner in that barter not that I think he had to pay for any of the gear. When he wrote favourable reviews they didn't always ask for the equipment to be returned.

 

Also don't neglect your room. When we moved into the barn I set up this same hifi system and it sounded completely different and in a BAD way. It became way to bright and in your face due to all the flat reflective surfaces, tiles not carpet and general lack off stuff to break up and absorb sound waves. 

Edited Monday at 06:24 by Beau

[Onoff]

7 minutes ago, Beau said:

Turned out it was the most expensive at £95 per metre

 

No good for @Pocster he doesn't buy cheap!

[Kelvin]

The ‘more musical’ HiFi reviewer’s go to term when ‘I liked it better’ doesn’t cut it. 😂 

[Pocster]

28 minutes ago, Onoff said:

 

No good for @Pocster he doesn't buy cheap!

Yeah , £95 a metre wire that’s what I use on my vac .

[SteamyTea]

1 hour ago, Onoff said:

earthing therapy regime

Hippy.

 

 

 

[Pocster]

Money spent . Fair play to RicherSounds did a good job . In the cinema room he asked if I wanted a drink . Did ask for a beer . But that was a no .

So

 

r6000f II left and front mains 

500c II centre 

4 x 40m for surrounds 

s121 sub 

 

No 3800h in stock . Went online to Peter Tyson and ordered that .

 

Demo’d the Sonos arc ultra also . Significantly better than my q990c . But a true surround system was even better - he could only do 5.1 - sounded great though .

 

Now I just tell SWMBO it all cost £800 .

[Thorfun]

enjoy!!

[MikeGrahamT21]

2 hours ago, Pocster said:

Money spent . Fair play to RicherSounds did a good job . In the cinema room he asked if I wanted a drink . Did ask for a beer . But that was a no .

So

 

r6000f II left and front mains 

500c II centre 

4 x 40m for surrounds 

s121 sub 

 

No 3800h in stock . Went online to Peter Tyson and ordered that .

 

Demo’d the Sonos arc ultra also . Significantly better than my q990c . But a true surround system was even better - he could only do 5.1 - sounded great though .

 

Now I just tell SWMBO it all cost £800 .

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/205396452936 🫡

 

Unfortunately i live nowhere near Bristol, they've just reduced them to about half price!! Could be a bargain for someone looking

[Pocster]

1 minute ago, MikeGrahamT21 said:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/205396452936 🫡

 

Unfortunately i live nowhere near Bristol, they've just reduced them to about half price!! Could be a bargain for someone looking

lol ! Bit late for me - but that does seem a good price !

[Pocster]

lol ! No atmos yet - still waiting on those to arrive . But just as is 7.1 it blows away my Samsung soundbar as expected !

Apart from better sound placement ; it’s the dialogue that sometimes I have to ‘strain’ to hear . Not now . SWMBO out so tried rebel moon ( never watched it ) but it’s got lots of explosions , laser shots etc with dialogue in it . So big typical cinema sound . (expletive deleted)ing awesome ( films crap , but I don’t care ) audio . Just aswell I’m detached and under ground ; neighbours be shitting by now 😊

Edited 7 hours ago by Pocster

[Onoff]

Just now, Pocster said:

as expected !

Apart from better sound placement ; it’s the dialogue that sometimes I have to ‘strain’ to hear .

 

"Ja, ja, das ist gut! 😉

[Thorfun]

I always thought Das Boot was a great film for sound from the silence inside the sub to the crashing waves above it. damn good film to boot as well. (pun intended)

 

and the House of flying daggers drum scene to test out your 7 speaker surround system

 

 

[Pocster]

5 minutes ago, Thorfun said:

I always thought Das Boot was a great film for sound from the silence inside the sub to the crashing waves above it. damn good film to boot as well. (pun intended)

 

and the House of flying daggers drum scene to test out your 7 speaker surround system

 

 

I shall use that as a test . Bit of a mess at the moment - speakers in rough positions . Not calibrated yet . Furniture in the bloody way . You know what it’s like . Just wanted to get the basics going so I can then think “ it was worth it “ 

[Thorfun]

Just now, Pocster said:

I shall use that as a test . Bit of a mess at the moment - speakers in rough positions . Not calibrated yet . Furniture in the bloody way . You know what it’s like . Just wanted to get the basics going so I can then think “ it was worth it “ 

probably not worth using the YouTube video of House of Flying Daggers! doubt it's more than heavily compressed stereo.

[Pocster]

3 minutes ago, Thorfun said:

probably not worth using the YouTube video of House of Flying Daggers! doubt it's more than heavily compressed stereo.

Yeah - unlikely to be 7.1 ! . There’s usually some good stuff like that on YouTube anyway I.e hdr , atmos , Dolby vision etc . Used them to test my projector . In a darkened room the image is incredible . If only you stopped fecking about in the garden and got on with your cinema room ! - it’s far more important!!

Edited 6 hours ago by Pocster

[SteamyTea]

Try the sound out with this:

Best to do it at the shop.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSiLUimI8lA

Edited 4 hours ago by SteamyTea

[Pocster]

58 minutes ago, SteamyTea said:

Try the sound out with this:

Best to do it at the shop.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSiLUimI8lA

I’m not going to ask how you found that …

[SteamyTea]

1 minute ago, Pocster said:

I’m not going to ask how you found that

I just followed a link, from here.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=747Krf3JqWE