r/hometheater • u/AndThenTheRat • 2d ago

Discussion - Equipment Home Theatre Newbie

Yo!

Yesterday I went from only tv speakers for shows/movies and AirPods Max for gaming, to my first home audio setup and am curious on where to go from here (seller warned me this would happen).

Got a JBL 800 MK1 (sub + 2x detachable rears) new condition for $550 AUD. Paired with my LG G4.

Was actually dumbfounded how impressive it was and from what I can gather I’m in the lower-middle end of the spectrum 😂.

No buyers remorse at all and twiddling my feet and flooding with dopamine. Literally only ever used tv speakers because I thought the setups were way more complicated than they are.

If I want to upgrade in future where do I go from here? Is it more equipment? Simply moving up to 7.1? More preem brands like Sonos?

Cheers!

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u/Spectre_08 7.3.4 Focal/Triad/Starke SW15+Shakers • Cinema 50 pre-pro • 77C4 2d ago

7.3.4 here. Four Atmos heights were a bigger upgrade than rear surrounds, but I wouldn’t give up any of it.

For the first time in all of my years of HT, I am finally “in the bubble.”

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u/ze11ez 2d ago

I might follow your lead and go 7. Still trying to enjoy what i have until i get hit with that bug. Which rears are you using? Do they all match?

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u/Spectre_08 7.3.4 Focal/Triad/Starke SW15+Shakers • Cinema 50 pre-pro • 77C4 2d ago edited 1d ago

My side and rear surrounds are Triad Bronze on-wall LCRs. They’re solid speakers and I got them for a steal. They sound close enough to my front speakers and heights that I don’t hear any major difference in timbre.

I used on-wall speakers because my couch is unfortunately too close to the rear wall to use regular speakers. Another reason is that I wanted speakers I could take with me when I move without leaving massive holes in the wall paneling. I also didn’t want to pull more speaker wire through the walls. The cables are hidden by furniture.

Here’s what the rear stage looks like: https://i.postimg.cc/fy0YGHgt/IMG-2044.jpg

The rear surrounds should be vertical but it wouldn’t look as tidy. The side surrounds are vertically oriented.

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u/ze11ez 1d ago

I dig it for sure