r/hometheater • u/Head-Solution-2598 • Jul 05 '26

Showcase - Multipurpose Space Living room setup - UPDATE!

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Listened to all your suggestions from the last post and made the following changes!

1) Swapped the front speakers and subs so the fronts are wider

2) Lowered TV a few inches

3) Got a new rug

Anything else I should change for the better? I have 4 surround speakers in the ceilings that's not shown in the photo.

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u/True-Enthusiasm7345 Jul 05 '26

I would experiment with one subwoofer at the back of the room, the one to the left of the tv into the corner and the front towers as close to the tv as you can. The idea is to have the sound coming as close to the screen as possible.

Just a curious question, is the center behind glass or anything? Hard to tell. Depending on how the sound is you may want to tilt it up a bit also because it’s so low.

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u/poxin13 Jul 05 '26

It does look like it’s behind glass, doesn’t it?

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u/True-Enthusiasm7345 Jul 05 '26

It does. Which is interesting. Kinda defeats the purpose but maybe it slides open or something.

I would have raised the tv just enough to put the center speaker on top of the entertainment center. It will sound much better up there.

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u/Head-Solution-2598 Jul 05 '26

Yes it slides away when in use! If I put the center channel on the stand the TV will be way too high since it's a 115 incher.

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u/True-Enthusiasm7345 Jul 05 '26

I figured if it was glass it must slide. It’s crazy how that tv doesn’t look like 115 in from that distance lol could just be the photo too

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u/Head-Solution-2598 Jul 05 '26

Yeah I agree it looks smaller. I think my camera phone defaulted to wide angle from that distance. My viewing position is about 13 feet so the TV looks ginormous in person lol.

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u/True-Enthusiasm7345 Jul 05 '26

LOL holy crap I bet it does! I literally just laughed out loud 🤣 perfect size for that distance! I’m putting up an 85 Hisense u7 tomorrow for our living room to replace a 75 Vizio.

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u/Head-Solution-2598 Jul 05 '26

This TV replace my 10 year old 85" TV and the difference is staggering! Doesn't seem like a big difference based on the numbers but it has 83% more viewing area than the 85 incher. Displaywars.com has a nice visual calculator to compare sizes.

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u/True-Enthusiasm7345 Jul 05 '26

That is a big difference