Building a Sweet $1000 Surround Sound System | Setup & Review
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
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Putting together a quality 5.1 surround sound home theater system is not the easiest thing in the world. So I thought I’d do a video to review a little about what goes into piecing one together.
Here are links to everything discussed in this video:
Denon Receiver - amzn.to/2nhDeaA
Energy 5.1 - amzn.to/2maNRw3
100ft Speaker wire - amzn.to/2mQRfte
Cable managment box - amzn.to/2mD2ULr
Subwoofer cable - amzn.to/2nhDG8M
Speaker mounts - amzn.to/2mQMiRh
Long HDMI cables - amzn.to/2nhKAL7
Outdoor speakers - geni.us/outdoorspeakers
AppleTV - geni.us/newappletv
Chromecast audio - geni.us/chromecastaudio
Klein wirestrippers - amzn.to/2mXkNqJ
In this video I discuss some of the things to consider when choosing a receiver and 5.1 speaker system along with the various accessories you might need along the way. I also go over some of the basic setup and install process as well.
This is mainly for those that are in the $1000-1200 range, so there were certain limitations especially when considering space and looks, and this setup was for a nice living room, where we didn’t’ want huge speakers dominating the room.
Also for this size budget I prefer sticking to a good 5.1 (or 5.2) system, rather than trying to find a budget dolby atmos system, which really demands that you get larger speakers to take advantage of or to really be worth the extra cost.
In my opinion a 7.1 system isn’t really worth it, and besides we used the extra channels to power some outdoor speakers to play on their back deck.
In the end this system worked awesome and I think it’s the best surround sound system we could put together given the constraints.
My friends and I were very happy with the results, and we’ve enjoyed a lot of movies on this system and they no longer have to rock a little Bluetooth speaker when having parties. 
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great to see more content fresh always enjoy your videos!
Great video man, I really enjoyed the whole review experience, you don't see that many RUclipsrs giving the real experience on a product and I thank you for your efforts in this video. Very informative.
Hey man... Your TV console is unreal! Can you link it please?
awesome man appreciate it and glad you liked. i see some youtubers just open the product right there and 'review' it, like how could you form an opinion on any product after only using it for 10 mins ha. ah well. oh btw, the tv console i believe they just got that from a cosco world market
Hey man all I see are great reviews from a family man helping himself and his friends. Love that!
btw - Which movie with the trucks?
Really well done, to the point, shows what we are looking for. Fine job.
Wow, that comparison you did with the sound, even though it doesn't do it justice, I could hear the difference and it sounds amazing....
yeh, pretty big difference for sure!
Good Job all your sound reviews should be done like that!!! Phone, Tv, Surround!!!
really good video... no bull or biased opinions.. im moving home starting to plan my new av setup... this video is food for thought.
Dude you did a great job 👍🏾
Brilliant video, would definitely enjoy more of these when possible.
i shall try my best fred!
Great video, thank's man!
Nice work
This is quite helpful. Is it possible to get it in wireless? The wires look cumbersome.
Wanted to do something like this. How did you hide the wires for the rear? Is it behind the drywall?
what volume was it set at for the surround sound? enabled dynamic volume?
really great video man
Glad I found your channel and now I am subscribed. Your videos are super helpful as I start planning my new basement home theater.
excellent, hope you build something you love
Great video man. I got my hands on a brand new Yamaha RX-A760 for like $300 from Best Buy. I also got an open box Definitive Tech Pro Sub 800 for around the same. So now I want to get the Klipsch line of speakers, an RP-440C and a pair of the RP-280 to start off with. What do you think? I am not too tech savvy, but I watch a lot of action movies and the louder the better. I have been using the same BOSE speakers for the last 20 years but they are starting to make weird noises now. Am I headed in the right direction? I am totally in for the ATMOS set up as well. Probably speakers in the ceiling.
Sounds great!!!
great video. well done! Could you do vid on running the speaker wire through the walls?
hey sahlay, i kind of cheated with that, we have a friend who is an electrician!
How much was the TV? And what make, model, year is it?
What did you do with the towers?
Excellent video! I think you did a great job given the challenges with the room setup.
Just curious as to why you used the optical audio connection instead of HDMI which passes through higher resolution audio (Dolby True HD, DTS HD Master audio) especially given that the receiver can handle these audio formats
hey murani thanks. actually i didn't realize that hdmi passes through higher res audio......i dont' know if their sources are passing through those formats though. i hooked it the way it is mainly because we liked how the directv remote was already able to change the inputs on the tv and how it displayed those changes, and we wanted to keep using that as the single remote. if they were to get a true universal i would rewire everything.
That surround sound test at 12:55 was great!
awesome, made it worth the effort then!
How do you hide the speaker wire like that with the smaller speakers. How did it look like it was going into the wall
Great review man.
thanks a lot
how were the wire run behind the wall without damaging walls
hey raul, i have an electrician friend ha. we just drilled some holes in the wall and dropped/ran them down into the crawl space
still use an avr 2310 denon are great.
I have a soundboard so do you think that that receiver would work good using pumping sound through a soundboard?
hmm i'm not sure what you mean by soundboard?
Hey, I was wondering what is that piece called that was holding the Samsung one connect box to the back of the tv???
hmm, i belive i just used some strong 3m double sided tape.....amzn.to/2yy11G3 that what you mean?
Great video dude! What movie were you testing when you played the surround sound?
hey eric, hmm, i have no idea, i was just playing it from a movie that was on direct tv. i think it was avengers though
Cool - one note - putting the surrounds at ear level just behind the couch is suboptimal. Certainly for anyone sitting on the couch there, the surround will be right behind your head and too loud relative to the other speakers. A cheap fix is to put them higher towards the ceiling. Surrounds are intended to provide ambience, and the indirection provided by having them high and away is a good thing.
these are good points. although when sitting in the middle of this couch it didnt seem too loud at all. you can turn them down in the receiver too, but putting them up high definitely works
Excellent and informative video, learnt a lot. One question I have is how would the system feel for someone sitting in the corner where the speaker is right behind them? I have been thinking of setting up in a very small room but similar to this, a speaker will be very near someone, so I'm wondering if its even worth it?
definitely still worth it, you can adjust the levels of the speakers with the receiver, so if its too loud you can just turn the back one down. also in most shows/movies the rears are just ambient noise and some directional sounds, its unlikely it would bother anyone imo
Did you run audio from the tv to the receiver via optical? Maybe try using via hdmi arc input from the tv to the receiver if the receiver supports it. Thinking about those energy speakers as well.
if you can find the energy's they are the best bang for your buck by far for a satellite setup. i did use the optical, i had some specific reason for wiring it up a little non traditiaonlly, but normally yeah i would use the arc
Amazing
wassup bobby! Will you be reviewing soundbars anytime soon?
Great video, but missed a great and important part, how did you route the cables in the walls for those back speakers?
thanks kicks, yeah bit of a cheat there, we got an electrician friend, who dropped them in the walls down into the crawl space then we ran them up front to the receiver
blueray and xbox do pass losless dts and dolby as well as dolby atmos and dts x
What movie were you showing with the big trucks crashing and the guy in the black combat suit?
hey daniel, i think that was the most recent avengers
Nice vid and clean setup! To that seems like this room has old walls as my house where you HAVE to run a cable channeling setup since there isn't drywall to hide your cables behind. Please show vid on that.
Also, dig you adding the outside speakers and being sure to pay attention to the receiver being able to have dual audio controls, now I HAVE to incorporate that for my setup! You had a gripe about the receiver so what would you recommend as a better one?
Then please add link to the better outside speakers you mentioned. Thanks
no drywall? is your walls concrete? the ones in the video definitely could be drilled into and drop the cable. as far as the outside speakers they were from monoprice www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=13614 these are the bigger 6.5 inch ones, which is what i would get, the video were the 5 1/4 sized speakers. outdoor definitely a must have! as far as the receiver, honestly no huge gripes on this receiver i don't have a particular one to recommend, i think this one was good, i don't recall teh exact gripe ha. but the one i plan on getting myself is this one amzn.to/2pZ0Oc5 its more pricey but i plan on running bigger speakers than whats in the video, if i was just doing satellites i would probably purchase this denon again. hope that helps
@@techfreshness I don't think the walls are concrete, but plaster so doubt there's any real framing to code behind there. I have some old, yet powerful speakers that crank with my old receiver setup but now need a new receiver with all these HDMI connections so all those devices can play out of that set of speakers. I think they're powerful enough to not need a separate sub but don't know how many satellite speakers to add to give myself a true 5.1 or even 7.1 setup seeing I've made my open floorplan of living room/dining room to my media room to have my TV on an angle like you have in this vid. Then your insight on using the extra ports to power outside speakers and being able to control what plays on them along with control their volume has be looking to run a pair of speakers to my back yard as well as my front porch. Is there a way to connect then so each of these speakers can have separate things playing on them or just volume so I can it playing lower on the front porch then the back or vice-versa?
Then I can go from the $1500+ estimate you gave for getting the SVS 5.1 setup to just getting the receiver, several satellites and good wires and that would be amazing savings to my upgrade plans.
Lastly I was thinking getting this would be a more pliable, yet clean way to manage my cables without any need for tacking anything
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Thoughts?
Could you have used the 2ch that you are using as your outside speaker to make a 7.1 home theater setup.
yep
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How can we connect subwoofer I don't find subwoofee pin in audio receiver....
Nice! I want to know how the outdoor speakers were wired. .
i should have put some video of that in. we basically dropped wire through the floow and down into the crawlspace, and (cheated) our electrician friend then took the wire from there and hooked up the outside speakers
How do you sit so far from the TV? :-) Especially at 4K resolution you're going to miss detail and immersion
agreed, but what can we do in such a room ha. my buddy does pull up his chair straight to the front when he games tho, so you can rest easy!
How did you do all the wirering? Can you explain a bit?
well we ran most of the wires down in the crawl space, so we drilled a hole in the floor behind the tv stand dropped wires down there into the crawl space and ran them to the back of the room. then for running wires through the wall, we actually kind of have an electrician friend, so we definitely had some help.
How did you wire your subwoofer as you only have one RCA sub out from your receiver?
subwoofers usually have a mono input, which is how you should hoook it up always (if the sub has left/right (rca inputs), 1 is typically designated as the 'mono' channel) get what i mean?
Great video, just one question for you, I am not a gamer. Do you suggest to get a Xbox one, to play movies in 4K and blu ray or just get a 4K blu ray player.
i would just get a blu ray player, just because the interface is gonna be so much simpler and focused
Lmao I already have a surround system! But I love your videos so I watched all of them 😂😂🤘🏻
thats great, thank you!
I have the $3,000 S-master digital sony amplifier and its surround sound when there not close and there's a aux port so i can listen to music of my choice
This is impressive...wow
thanks ss, glad you liked!
I like how you start a sentence with high energy and enthusiasm and it dies out as you finish the sentence, then once again you start with full enthusiasm and energy before it dies out again!
ha, i have no idea whats wrong with me. will try to watch out for that in the future!
amazing video,how could I contact with you?
Sería de gran ayuda y te lo agradeceríamos mucho si le pusieras subtítulos en español... Se ve que tus criterios son muy coherentes... Y con mucho conocimiento.. gracias Master saludos cordiales.. desde medellín Colombia..
Gongrats and very beautiful house too :-)
7:54 what kind of tower speakers are those. I like them. Nice video
some old KLH 15's i think my buddy told me
Does anyone know what game he was playing on the TV? The one we're is showed him driving the Audi.
Forza
Nice video... what movie was that ...
ha nice, there was a couple movies, one was civil war avengers and then another one was mud
Nice!!!!
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Great Video man, I enjoyed watching so much.
Whats that game please ?
I never leave comments. But wow. After so much research and keeping a budget. This one I can say with confidence I try replicate. The price point is beyond on point!
aweseome man, yeah, you get this, you gonna be very very happy i promise. was just over their house last night and watched spiderman, everytime i hear them i still can't believe how good these sound for the price and size.
A mixing board which is what microphones are connected to
so you want to output from your mixing board to the receiver then receiver to speakers i'm assuming, i guess this would work, depending on what the output is on the mixing board. if they are balanced outputs then no
Hey man I had a question does that receiver support HDR?
yes sir
Also one more thing. Why didn't you hook up all the components to the receiver via HDMI? Won't you get the more updated sound from the Blu Ray player and the set top box?
i really should have, but long story short, it was because we specifically only wanted to use the one remote they already had, so this was the only way to do it up. you don't lose sound quality since that signal is passed through the tv and then back out to the receiver, do lose some on screen display though so that is annoying
Mounting the TV up near the ceiling AND in a corner is so wrong. Speaker placement is far less than ideal as well. I spent about the same on my system but at least I put some thought into setting it up and it sounds frigging AWESOME. Setting your equipment up is important. Do it properly the first time, otherwise you'll just end up doing it again.
i agree completely, it was not my house, therefore i had some other things to consider
Is there a difference between a surround sound system and a receiver?
hi marcus, a surround sound system to me, means like the speaker plus the receiver. a surround sound receiver is just that, the receiver can play to all your speakers, making it a 'surround sound system' know what i mean?
front speaker position is so wrong
Good video and setup as well. As a side note anyone knows the 2 movies from @11:21 and the one from @12:34 ?
i believe this was one of the avengers
gixxer4646 dude... It says it right on his phone... Captain America: Civil War
How many inches of your LED screen
65”
Nice effort, congrats. But that speakers placement though... you can play with the dB levels for each speaker but the position itself will never produce a good and accurate soundstage as the sweet spot, like as in stereo, will never be fulfilled. But I get it, one makes what he cans from what he has!
IMO, one of the most common mistakes is the placement of the subwoofer. Most tend to put it on the corners of a room, and that is more often than not, not the appropriate place to be in. Try the subwoofer crawl technique, my 15" 132lb sub sweet spot is 1.5m of a corner. Yours will be easy as it is not that heavy, now imagine picking up a 100L 60kg sub and sitting it on your sweet spot and crawling for the correct location! ahahah
I grabbed that ESW-8 sub brand new in the box from an outlet store for $90
boom nice pickup
Great Video! I always enjoy this type of content.
thanks jonas
If they didnt need dual zone i would definitely spend way less on reciver and wayyy more on speakers. Good video
I could never find find energy 5.1 only on eBay
Buy used speakers.
My audio setup costs around $900 and it is 5.1.2. Infinity Primus towers for the front. Def tech center. Sony Core bookshelves for surrounds. Energy sub. The towers, center and sub were bought used. Probably spent a total of about $450 for my total speaker package. Payed about $400 for my reciever. Sounds great. The sub is the weak link but I only paid $30 for it so when I find a good deal on a better 12" sub I'll replace it with no hesitation.
Great video bro! To anyone in this price range, if you can go up just a little more, look into a klipsch set.
thanks man, any specific model?
RC52 II for center, RF-52 II for floorstanding, and RS-42 II for surrounds is what I started with. RW12D was my subwoofer but you could find something a little cheaper to start out with.
ok yeah thats a whole nother ballgame at those price points ha.....i am going to try to do a $2500 budget video hopefully at some point soon
The other reason it was a bad idea to send everything through the tv is that you will not be able to take advantage of Dolby True HD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Atmos or DTS-X! And it is pointless to include the audio because of the mic quality and the speakers your listening to will make it sound different than what he is hearing!
Depends on the tv
What's the name of the movie you played
i think that was gi joe, or the original avengers, i think it was the original avengers
Just a heads up, if you want to step up to Andrew Jones stuff, skip the Pioneer and look into his ELAC stuff. It's a lot better.
yeah elac makes awesome stuff, although quite a bit more than the pioneers yeah?
techfreshness yep. But they're a much better step up from the set you chose. I'm not saying it would go into this video but that would be my upgrade path.
What’s the movie been played?
i believe it was one of the avenger movies
Captain America civil war
KNOW 4KUHD BLUE RAY PLAYER??I HAVE THE PIONEER VSX 933 WITH 7,1 SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER AND ALL FLOOR STANDING SPEAKERS MONITOR AUDIO BRONZE SUBB AND ALL I CANN SAY IT SOUNDS JUST BUEATIFULL IN MY BEDROOM.
Best remote control: Harmony Hub and an Android Tablet
I think it's a little weird how you went to all this time setting up for enhanced audio quality to then use an optical cable that only supports lossy formats.
not being able to enjoy any hd audio found on nearly every single bluray today.
for the money i wouldn't buy new I'd go on eBay
I did craigslist. Put together a much better system than what he did for a bit less than he paid.
I got the monoprice 10565 ( supposedly better than the energy according to cnet ) set for 80 and the Sony str-dh590 receiver for like 170 on eBay and this is for my bedroom too so I think it’s finna bang hard
Affordable ?
this is a very relative term to be sure
what movie at 13:00
i believe it was one of the avengers, or gi joe, can't recall ha
Captain America civil war
Is denon a good brand? I’ve stuck with Yamaha, cheap and great sound. Way better than Sony.
yamaha is great, denon is good, yeh sony at the bottom ha
techfreshness Sony Es receivers are awesome.
thank fuck someone else breaks in speakers, car or home, so many people just dont
ha yeah boyee, especially on higher end speakers, i just did these ones cuz the manual said so
It looks like the Denon S720W is now cheaper than the 710
Try #Fluance speakers or check out my vids for some sound test btw nice set up tho but if u like want small speakers with powerfull sound i recommend harman kardons speakers evey week they have them speakers on sale as low as 199 sound nice all in all nice set up
THAT NEED AT LEAST ANOTHER 2 RUGS AND CURTAINS CLOSSED FOR BETTER ROOM ACOUSTICS.AS IT SOUNDS VERY TINY WITH NO BASS??BUT WHEN YOUR ON A BUDGET??
Thanks a lot...I just broke my left mouse button clicking the 'Like' button too hard. :/
haha, appreciate the comment man! wait are you serious?
Rip the people that have to sit all the way at the back there on those white seats, being on that angle. But I guess with that living room you have not much choice.
You could have saved $150 and bought a refurbished Denon and then put money into some better speakers. You could have got a 5.1 set of BIC speakers and subwoofer and come it at under $1,000 for sure along with the receiver too.
Still more expensive than mine
Honestly for 1K theres better stuff out there. Speaker placement is actually worse and the echo is not mostly due to your mic, it's because all of the hard surfaces in the room making the soundwaves bounce around like hell. A carpet at least would help a bit...
the subwoofer from energy take really sucks.
why why why why putting the TV up in the air? That's the one thing you should never do. It should always be at eye level.
totally agree with you mate, was not my house!
Yep. Center of screen should be at eye level
why
Bill Peirce yep and drop down screen from centre of the room.
NINTENDAWN I know wright
Good job for someone who isn't a pro.. but the main mistake here is your speaker placement, essentially you improved the sound in the room by adding the surround sound system but you aren't getting surround sound at all, you got sound all over the place without your front noises coming from the front and your background noises coming from the back.. I guess you tried your best based on the weird room set up anyway.
thanks moyg, yeh definitely not ideal by any means, i totally agree with you. will have another go at it in my own place soon! :P
Can't hear it 3 yrs later
Ha ha...in my country I can't even get that AV receiver for $1000...it's $1550 here and then comes the speakers ans sub...
well dang!
Just watched this video...non of the components are available on Amazon 😭😭😭
could the tv be mounted any higher ?lol
ha, i had nothign to do with that
It's so awkward in that corner. lol.
ha i know i totally agree, and i wish they put it on a longer arm, it doesn't articulate out far enough
No you should of put the tv over the fire place