Home theater

Forum discussion tagged with Home theater.
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    Question Is Low Frequency Protection Windows setting gone?

    It's an audio high-pass filter which used to be listed in the Enhancements tab of my audio device Properties but has suddenly disappeared and been replaced with three new options that don't seem to do what I need. Was this feature eliminated in an update? I've googled it and keep ending up down...
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    Question Right Sound Bar for Small 9 feet House

    I am from India. My house is small (1 RK) and main room is 9ft ×8ft length. I bought "Vu Premium TV 4K 50inch (1.26 Mtr)". I am looking for better sound and bass quality that can make me feel like I am watching movie in theater and good music quality, my budget is max 15k Indian Rupees. Kindly...
  3. Urzu1000

    [SOLVED] Standalone Surround Sound Speaker Recommendations and Questions

    Hey guys! I'm about to get a new house in the second part of the year, and I really wanted to try for a proper surround sound speaker setup for our living room. I had a few questions... 1: What brands would people here recommend for standalone speakers? (NOT soundbars) 2: 5.1 or 7.1? Why? 3...
  4. Loki_TSO

    Question Surround speakers question

    Hi, I want to change the surround speakers in my living room and I already have some replacement but I'm not sure about what the result would be... The thing is, I want to change them because they're part of an old Sony 5.1 kit that I got a while ago which I don't use it anymore since I upgraded...
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    Question ARC with splitter

    I’m trying to hook my soundbar into the ARC port on my TV while putting a splitter on one of the other TV HDMI ports for my other four devices. Will the audio successfully transfer to the soundbar for each device if I’m using a splitter on another port or is this going to create an issue?
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    [SOLVED] Projector Mount for LG HU70LA

    Hey guys I have the LG HU70LA projector and I've been having some trouble finding a mount for this. The majority of the mounts I see are three prong, however this projector only has 2 holes for mounting. Could anyone reccomend a mount for this one? Link to the Projector...
  7. lordtristan28

    [SOLVED] Looking to buy a Dolby atmos surround sound system, but stuck on receiver channel power!

    Hello! I'm thinking of picking up this complete set up for a home theater setup (https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01FWRZR94?tag=camelcasearches-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&language=en_CA) I can save a bit of money buying the package then buying them separately. Each speaker seems to be rated for 100-145...
  8. Pijmzhchus

    [SOLVED] HDR on QLED vs OLED

    I have Q70R 55inch TV. I want to know how does the HDR compares to an LG OLED. I watched some HDR videos on built-in YouTube app and saw small changes, but nothing dramatic. Also played couple of HDR games and same story. Anyone here who saw both QLED and OLED HDR? Am I missing out on much...
  9. Dcopymope

    Question Will a dedicated sound card make a difference?

    :unsure: I have a Logitech Z623 Home Theater system linked below. The speakers are good but aren't that big, so I'm wondering how much of a difference if any would a dedicated sound card make? Can I expect a meaningful boost in the sound quality with my speaker system that it would make a worthy...
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    Question Will this receiver be strong enough?

    Hello, i have this Onkyo home theater system: https://www.cnet.com/products/onkyo-ht-s3800-home-theater-system-5-1-channel/ I was thinking about replacing center speaker with this one: https://www.cnet.com/products/yamaha-ns-c444/ I need it for movies and gaming mostly. I am not planing to...
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    Question 5.1 surround gives me trouble in VLC

    Hi, I use VLC for playing movies on my Macbook, and have a problem when I reproduce 5.1 files. With some files the channels mix up and the center comes out of the right surround and the left surround from the lfe. And I found that changing the numbers of the speakers from the Audio Midi Setup of...
  12. Dshiftr

    Question Activating 5.1 channel on Yamaha RX-V1800

    Hi all, Going to format that post as best as possible, hopefully everything is clear. My equipment Pioneer Elite Plasma TV (paired with the Pioneer PRO-R06U). Yamaha Receiver RX-V1800 Xfinity Cable box (latest) 5.1 surround sound setup all wired into the Yamaha Receiver. The Problem I am...
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    Question Onkyo SKS-HT870 crossover confusion with Onkyo TX-NR656

    Hi, I'm a pretty new home theater enthusiast but I know a few things here and there when it comes to home audio. I've been using the SKS-HT870 (7.1) speakers with the NR656 A/V for a while now and what I've found is that there's one setting I can't seem to figure out. I've done some research on...
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    Question Connecting 5 Ohm Subwoofer to a AVR rated 6-16 OHM

    HI, im planning to get the Sony STR-DN1080 And Yamaha SW100 Subwoofer Now the Receiver is rated 6- 16 Ohms But the Yamaha sub is rated at 5 Ohms I just wanna know what kind of troubles will I be running into ?
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    Question Setting up ONLY Rear speakers with TV for audio

    So I have a unique situation for the time being. The house I purchased a few years back came with rear speakers pre-installed and I haven't used them yet. For the past two years, we've been using only audio from our TV (which hasn't been the greatest). I recently picked up a used receiver...
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    Strike 7 Keyboard causing my pc not to boot

    Im having a problem with my PC powering on. I have a MadCatz Strike 7 and if my pc is turned off , I cannot for the life of me turn it on unless the Strike 7 is plugged out. Once I plug it out I can turn my pc back on and plug in the keyboard again and then everything works fine. Seems like a...