Passin Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Is the setup recommended by Dolby still effective? I am looking for a 7.1.4 set up. Do you recommend any modifications to the recommended setup to be more effective. thanks in adv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WasM Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Yes - unless you want to add a 'voice of God' ceiling center which is found on DTS:X and Auro 3D setups. Highly recommend adding an extra sub, or 2 or 3 to go 7.4.4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irek Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Depends on the room size. In smaller rooms 5.1.2 might be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passin Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 Thanks for inputs the room is a reasonable size 6m x 5m. the screen would be on 5m wall. The seats would be 4.5 to 5m from the screen. Thinking of a 140/150 screen. I painted the room in sort of dark grey including the ceiling. Recently bought the Epson 9400 proj and for the last one month we are projecting on dark wall. Happy with quality of proj and the image. Expecting to be still better when we have the real screen which I am planning to have in next couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WasM Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Passin said: Thanks for inputs the room is a reasonable size 6m x 5m. the screen would be on 5m wall. The seats would be 4.5 to 5m from the screen. Thinking of a 140/150 screen. I painted the room in sort of dark grey including the ceiling. Recently bought the Epson 9400 proj and for the last one month we are projecting on dark wall. Happy with quality of proj and the image. Expecting to be still better when we have the real screen which I am planning to have in next couple of weeks. Go the 150" and in AT Scope if you can. I've got a slightly longer room at 6.7m (2 tier seating) and the screen is just right. Trial the different sizes - you might find on 16x9 content you'd like bigger. Depending on what speakers/subs you are installing I suggest you go direct rather than dipole/bipole surrounds, and if you can find out the dispersion/radial pattern of the surrounds. The height position is just as crucial as the surround angles guided by Dolby. I'm interested to know how your projector/screen setup goes. I'm on the hunt for a new projector and looking at the 9400/N7/570 proposition. Let me know if you need help with other suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passin Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 I am going with klipsch and yamaha 3070. Bought 280f fronts, 450c, 16rc and 115sw. Need to buy one more pair of in ceiling and surrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WasM Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 If you can stretch the budget (or save for later) add a second sub to the mix, a bigger unit. You are def in for a treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewantsmoore Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 On 22/08/2019 at 6:23 PM, Passin said: Is the... Yes... No! In fact, it is very important to follow the guide as closely as you can. Intentionally deviating from it invites problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passin Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 What does No mean in your post please. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefullguy Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) i think he was referring to you asking " Do you recommend any modifications to the recommended setup to be more effective" i think 5m from screen maybe a bit to close to your rears.. be flexible and experiment. is it just 1 row of seating? Edited September 6, 2019 by hopefullguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereo coffee Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) On 22/08/2019 at 8:23 PM, Passin said: Is the setup recommended by Dolby still effective? I am looking for a 7.1.4 set up. Do you recommend any modifications to the recommended setup to be more effective. thanks in adv. At a guess, its an example of parts of the audio industry selling products which they must be sitting back in board rooms still amazed that people would continue to hand over money for. I am sorry to be harsh, but IMO this is audio completely lost- in itself, with few apparent benefit for proper audio reproduction. Cinema experience is perhaps slightly different in approach to conventional stereo audio, but appears to have gone a bit too far IMO to sell something which is limited to very specific media, and therefore quite limiting, and needing better assessment for its validity in day to day use. If you can maybe compare the above... to this for cinema , and let us know which is the better approach. Edited September 6, 2019 by stereo coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewantsmoore Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Passin said: What does No mean in your post please. . Follow the dolby guide very closely. If you can't position close to the guide.... use a layout with less speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewantsmoore Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 2 hours ago, stereo coffee said: I am sorry to be harsh, but IMO this is audio completely lost- in itself, with few apparent benefit for proper audio reproduction. "Multi-channel" audio is potentially much higher performance than 2... but there are big caveats. The speakers need to be good (matched directivity and controlled directivity), and need to be positioned and calibrated accurately. If you don't follow those caveats then it is usually objectively worse. Subjectively, on the other hand.... "enjoyment" is complex.... and so a "crappy" but high-channel count, setup might be enjoyed by many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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