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Dave, Thank you for taking the time to respond and provide some recommendations. I actually just recently started researching again on this and am planning to make some decisions on it soon. I was planning to try the mirror test to see where my reflection points are. I am assuming that the side...

Hello Community, I am hoping to get some suggestions on strategic placement of a few acoustic panels and possibly bass traps for my basement home theater area. I have a 7.2.4 setup and have been listening now for the past 6 months. Overall, I am happy with the sound, but also know there is room...

Anyone familiar with how the RSL C34E's compare to SVS Prime Elevation in quality for Atmos functions? RSL looks like a good value, but my concern is whether performance suffers due to the lack of an enclosed box on the back (I have no skills or interest in building a box for one).

Hello! I have been reading a ton of the great information on this forum the past few weeks and I'm trying to narrow down my speaker selections and I am hoping this post will result in some tailored speaker recommendations that will help me decide. We will be finishing our basement in July and I...

Thanks John - I'm not against in-ceiling speakers, its just that the Prime Elevation received good reviews and made sense if I was going to do the pole mount for the rear heights. I am familiar with the Dolby recommended layout for 5.2.4 - the soffit will just prevent me from having in-ceiling...

Hello! We will be beginning a basement finishing project next month and one of the things I am most excited about is the home theater area. I am planning to do a 5.2.4 setup, but have a two different layouts I am considering and seeking your help and advice. The two attached png files are the...

I'm seeing that I can get the Onkyo HT-RC160 for a mere $30 more than the Onkyo 507...I've read up on the two receivers and it seems the only con for the RC160 compared to the 507 is that it gets hotter. Can anyone comment as to whether this is significant? Does the performance of the 160 make...

Thanks Gene - I don't know how I missed the 507 in my searches. It looks like it has everything I am looking for. I'm trying to find out if if has HDMI "pass through" or if it will pass the audio over HDMI...do you know? I think I may be set with the 507, the Energy sub and speakers, unless...

Ed, thank you for your quick reply. That was my suspicion with soundbars - thanks for confirming it. Do you know how the receiver compares in the Onkyo 6200 vs getting a receiver in the $300 range? Just trying to decide whether HTIB would be better than say getting the Energy Take 5 for $130...

Hello, Ten months ago I received a lot of great advice on this forum that helped me choose my home theater setup, which I love. I am seeking your helpful advice again, this time for a gift for my parents. They recently bought a 50" Panny G10 and blu ray and I'd like to get them a good sound...

Robert, Thank you for your responses. The sub does have a RCA type LFE input which I will connect to from my receiver. Will be doing so tonight, hopefully it will work out. I have the Energy C-300 tower speakers. Should I still set these as small or would they be considered large? Thanks...

Hello, I am setting up my new receiver (Pioneer 1018ah-k) to my Energy Speakers (8 ohms) and Subwoofer (ESW-8). The question I have is regarding the Low Pass Filter knob on the back of the Subwoofer. 1)What should the Low Pass Filter be set to on the sub? My range is 40Hz to 150Hz. 2)...

Hello All, I am very confused right now as to what kind of speaker wiring I should get for my new surround sound setup. The equipment I have is a Pioneer 1018ah-k receiver with an Energy 5.1 setup (C-300 Front R/L, C-50 Surrounds R/L, C-C50 Center, and ESW-8 Sub). I was previously recommended...

Thanks Larry. I have read up on the Pioneer 1018 and am decided upon buying it. Just wish it would come down some in price. I saw it was in the $400's about a month ago. Does anyone know of any stores that have this in stock? BB is showing it out of stock.

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Thanks for the responses Gene. That is good to know about the watts ratio...I would probably never even turn it up to 75%, so I can see how it's not a concern. The BB site must be showing it as a typo because I've never seen that model elsewhere too. Don't want to wait till April, so I'm hoping...

Hi All, I recently purchased an Energy C-300 5.1 speakers setup including: (2) C-300 Front LR (2) C-50 Bookshelf (1) C-C50 Center (1) ESW-8 Subwoofer I plan on getting a Pioneer VSX-1018TXH-K receiver to pair with these speakers. This will be my first time setting up a speaker...

I am getting ready to buy an A/V receiver to match up to my Energy 5.1 speakers and am leaning towards the Pioneer 1018. I have a few questions that I'm hoping someone can answer for me. Thanks in advance for any replies! 1) Is there a difference between the Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K and the...

I see that the Pioneer 1018 is on sale at BB and can also be had on Amazon. As much as the 606 sounds like the best "bang for the buck" I'm concerned about the heat in the enclosed (but open faced) shelf and the lip synching issue I hear about with upconverting. Does anyone have an opinion on...

Hi, Thanks for the replys. The Energy brochure says the Impedance (not sure what that means) is 8 ohms nominal, and the minimal impedance is 4 ohms. So I'm guessing that this means the speakers are 8 ohms? If so, then it shouldn't be a problem with the Onkyo 606 correct? Thank you! Jeff