moving to Atmos.....
Discussion
Currently have a Yamaha RXA-2030 for movies, coupled with Ruark Vita 100 system for front height, rear height, centre, sub, Ruark Preludes as left-right stereo, and Epilogues as rears. Got a pair of Crusaders becoming available shorty. Need to upgrade as need 4k receiver.
This system is separate to my stereo music system, so only needs to do tv/sports/movies.
Am planning to move to an Atmos setup, since my room will allow it, but I have to fit speakers onto or into the ceiling as it’s vaulted so bouncing off it with up firing ones doesn’t work.
Am I best off re-purposing my current speakers, all from same manufacturer though different series and different price points, or selling them all and buying a 5.1 and additional 4 height speakers for a 5.1.4 setup? And if so how much am I looking at spending to get better sound quality than at present? i.e. are the integrated systems e.g. Q Acoustics, Monitor Audio Silver, going to be better?
Note that the current system is good, but dialogue isn’t as great as it might be, and the impact from the sub and surround is ok, but not epic…
Finally, any recommendations for a replacement AV amp. Am looking Yamaha and Denon as main contenders, though Arcam have impressed in the past…
This system is separate to my stereo music system, so only needs to do tv/sports/movies.
Am planning to move to an Atmos setup, since my room will allow it, but I have to fit speakers onto or into the ceiling as it’s vaulted so bouncing off it with up firing ones doesn’t work.
Am I best off re-purposing my current speakers, all from same manufacturer though different series and different price points, or selling them all and buying a 5.1 and additional 4 height speakers for a 5.1.4 setup? And if so how much am I looking at spending to get better sound quality than at present? i.e. are the integrated systems e.g. Q Acoustics, Monitor Audio Silver, going to be better?
Note that the current system is good, but dialogue isn’t as great as it might be, and the impact from the sub and surround is ok, but not epic…
Finally, any recommendations for a replacement AV amp. Am looking Yamaha and Denon as main contenders, though Arcam have impressed in the past…
Sound wise, it really depend if you like the sound of you have at the moment or not.
Given that you already suggest that the dialog doesnt sound right I would suggest that you are not happy with it, in which case either change it all or at least the components that you are unhappy with.
I also think it is as much about how your AVR is set up too. I visited a new client recently and the sound was way off. Looking in the settings and the 'sound' profile was set to 'large' for all speakers when they were running seperate subs and on-walls. Changing them down to 'Small' dramatically improved its performance.
For AVR's it is worth considering Emotiva as an up and coming brand. great performance from the american brand that we can finally get here in the UK.
For speakers, again it is about how they sound to you. I personally love Monitor Audio and GoldenEar but that is me. As you have already had a system you need to make sure it sounds good to you.
V.
Given that you already suggest that the dialog doesnt sound right I would suggest that you are not happy with it, in which case either change it all or at least the components that you are unhappy with.
I also think it is as much about how your AVR is set up too. I visited a new client recently and the sound was way off. Looking in the settings and the 'sound' profile was set to 'large' for all speakers when they were running seperate subs and on-walls. Changing them down to 'Small' dramatically improved its performance.
For AVR's it is worth considering Emotiva as an up and coming brand. great performance from the american brand that we can finally get here in the UK.
For speakers, again it is about how they sound to you. I personally love Monitor Audio and GoldenEar but that is me. As you have already had a system you need to make sure it sounds good to you.
V.
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