What speakers are you planning on doing this parallel wiring? The room layout suggestions from Dolby and DTS all have single points of sound.
Also, going from 8 ohms on a receiver channel to 4 ohms will sometimes cause problems. I had to start using external amps when I switched to 4 ohm...
Reviewers don't always have the same goals as you do when it comes to subs. SVS subs get almost all positive reviews and have for years so I expected to like them. I used a pair of their Plus series 12" drivers and cloned a pair of older CS+ cylinder subs. They sounded great but they did not...
I equate quality to accurate reproduction of the input signal which means flat response with low distortion. You can get quality drivers and amps for in-wall subs that give you low distortion. But will they play as low as the input signal? Do you like action movies and want to feel the...