Finally getting surround sound! Need help!

[ksas511]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

I'm not sure how many speaker and electronics brands you have access to in your region of S.A., but I will try my best to answer your questions.



SVS Ultra speakers are quite good.


However, if you can get their new Prime Pinnacle tower speakers, then you can save some money (maybe) by sticking with their Prime series instead of their Ultra series. The Pinnacle tower speakers are getting very good reviews. You are getting very close to the sound of the Ultra tower speakers with the Pinnacle Prime towers.


If you are thinking of a Dolby Atmos audio system, then I would go with the Denon AVR-X6500H receiver. It has very good reviews also. It supports up to 7.2.4 Dolby Atmos and DTS: X decoding. It has 11 amplifiers built-in to get you started.



If you end up putting your system in a large room you may want to add power amplifiers in the near future to have greater volume with less distortion. Distortion can cause damage to your speakers.



For media playback, I would recommend the Panasonic 820 UHD Blu-ray player. It is great for projectors because it has HDR tone mapping and you can play 4k Blu-ray and regular Blu-ray discs that contain Dolby Atmos and DTS: X tracks. More studios are starting to add immersive audio to 4k discs exclusively.



I would get a projector (BenQ, Optoma, or Epson - one of their 4k models with HDR and maybe HLG support) and an acoustically transparent drop-down tension screen. You get a much larger picture for the amount of money spent.



An acoustic screen will allow you to buy a third matching tower speaker for the center which would sound much better than a standard horizontal center model. It would then fire through the screen just like at a commercial movie theater - locking the picture with the sound.



Without knowing the size of the theater room, it would be hard for me to recommend a particular subwoofer (you should have two or more) at this time. You have to size them (driver size, amplifier power) to your room.


The type and amount of acoustic panels would be determined by your room size as well.


Some basic acoustic treatments by Auralex might be available in your country. You need at least the four corners treated with bass traps (floor to ceiling) and a mixture of absorption and diffusion. The trick is not to overly dampen your room with too much absorptive material.



I hope this gets you started. Let me know if you have further questions.


Have a great day.

thank you



which is more costly avr or spearted preamp dac and amp?

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by ksas511

thank you



which is more costly avr or spearted preamp dac and amp?

You are welcome.

A Dolby Atmos pre-amp/processor and power amplifier combination is more expensive than a Dolby Atmos receiver... at least in the U.S.

[ksas511]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

You are welcome.

A Dolby Atmos pre-amp/processor and power amplifier combination is more expensive than a Dolby Atmos receiver... at least in the U.S.

okay what they meant by saying small room large room medium room what the size exactly what is the range?

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by ksas511

okay what they meant by saying small room large room medium room what the size exactly what is the range?

What are the dimensions of the room you are wanting to install this system in?



Length x Width x Height.


Basically, a small room would be like a bedroom or a living room in a small apartment. A medium sized room would be like a standard living room in a house or big apartment, and a large room would be like a dedicated space such as a section of a basement that could possibly have more than one row of seating or some entertaining area in a luxury apartment.


I'm not sure what the average rooms are like in an apartment in Saudi Arabia. I'm going off of the standards for the U.S. That's why having some room dimensions would help me out.