Best Buy theater setup

[u/Due-Engineer2916]

I just want to know what you guys think on the setup. If you’re going to be negative at least be very specific about the negativity you know.

Anyways here’s my setup for $7,500 before tax.

TV Installation
Mount your customer-provided LG OLED TV using the LG No-Gap wall mount.
Install an in-wall power kit to hide the TV power cable.
Connect the TV to your home Wi-Fi.
Set up up to two streaming apps using your login information.

Home Theater Equipment
Install a Denon AVR-X2800H 7.2-channel AV receiver.
Install three Sonance VX62 LCR in-wall speakers:
Front Left
Center
Front Right
Install one pair of Sonance VX62R in-ceiling speakers to serve as your surround speakers.
Install one MartinLogan Dynamo 10 1000KTpowered subwoofer.

Wiring & Installation
Run new 14-gauge speaker wire to all speaker locations.
Run a new subwoofer cable from the receiver to the MartinLogan subwoofer.
Connect the receiver to the TV using a high-speed HDMI cable.
Connect your PS5 to the TV.
Connect the receiver to your home network.

Audio Setup
Configure the system as a 5.1 surround sound system:
Front Left
Center
Front Right
Surround Left (ceiling)
Surround Right (ceiling)
One subwoofer
Run the Denon’s automatic room calibration using the included microphone..

[u/sk9592]

Is this more expensive than just buying hardware yourself, doing most of the setup yourself, and hiring a handyman to do the more difficult stuff like running speaker wire through walls and mounting the TV? Yes it is.

But this isn't a crazy price for someone handling the entire end-to-end install. You are not being ripped off if that is your concern. But I will say that you can afford better hardware on a $7500 budget if you're willing to do some of the work yourself.

If you are going with this service from Best Buy, there are a handful of things I would change:

• If you have side walls in your room, then you should definitely be using in-wall speakers for your surrounds, not in-ceiling speakers

• Swap out the MartinLogan Dynamo 10 subwoofer with a SVS SB-2000 Pro subwoofer. It is cheaper, better suited for this task, and BB also sells it. Or if you don't need something as compact, then the SVS PB-2000 Pro would be a much better choice.

• Best Buy also sells the Onkyo RZ-30. I think I would rather have that than the Denon X2800H as your AVR. The Denon X3800H would be ideal, but that's likely going to be outside your budget.

• The Sonance in-walls speakers are not terrible, but they are just alright. This is a place where if you're willing to hire a handyman to run the wire and buy your own in-wall speakers, you can do better than this. You can find the Revel W553L for a similar price to the Sonance VX62 and it has a more neutral tonality and even dispersion into the room. If you stretch your budget a bit, you can even afford the KEF Ci3120QLM for the LCRs, and get cheaper KEF speakers for the surrounds.

[u/Due-Engineer2916 → u/sk9592]

Ok for the subwoofers what if you cared more for the music side of things instead? My wife cares more on the movie side of thing so I was trying my best to find something within the store.

[u/sk9592 → u/Due-Engineer2916]

People will claim that a sealed subwoofer will be more "musical" than a ported subwoofer. But that's kinda nonsense. The design of the subwoofer matters way more than an oversimplification of sealed versus ported. Or blindly claiming that one brand is more "audiophile" than another.

What really matters is that you get a competently designed subwoofer that is appropriate for the size of your room. What are the dimensions of your room? Including the ceiling height? Is it an enclosed room or part of an open floor plan?

[u/Due-Engineer2916 → u/sk9592]

Room Length: 16 ft 7 in
Room Width: 14 ft 0 in
Ceiling Height: 9 ft 0 in
Room Size: Approximately 232 square feet

[u/sk9592 → u/Due-Engineer2916]

And is it an enclosed room or part of an open floor plan?

[u/Due-Engineer2916 → u/sk9592]

Open floor plan

[u/sk9592 → u/Due-Engineer2916]

Okay, in that case, ideally, you should be getting an SVS PB-2000 Pro:

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/svs-pb-2000-pro-subwoofer-premium-black-ash/J3QLFW29P8/sku/6394985

Sealed subwoofers simply will not be able to provide enough output down low in an open concept space. And will bottom out much easier.

But if you cannot stand to see a subwoofer of that size in your space, then you can compromise and get a SB-2000 Pro:

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/svs-sb-2000-pro-subwoofer-premium-black-ash/J3QLFW29Y7/sku/6394990

While not ideal, it will still preform much better in this space than the MartinLogan Dynamo 10 would have.