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Home Theater Thread

  • Hi guys. I'm currently looking at Yamaha RX-V4A receiver. Is this the best at this price point? Or do you have other suggestions?

    Will connect my 4K TV, PS5, turntable w/pre-amp, 4 bookshelf speakers, 1 sub, pc, wifi, etc.
  • Anong correct term ng audio wire ng home theatre na terminal type? Universal ba ung mga ganon? Any will do kahit anong ht?
  • Depende sa receiver or AMP na paggagamitan mo. yung ibang mga amp usually banana type or yung bare wire insert lang then by clip or may roskas sya.

    yung ibang speaker wire naman gumagamit ng neutrik speakon



    check mo likod ng amp, usally ganito sila

  • Bare wire lang sya.di ko lang alam kung ano isesearch ko sa syapee hehe
  • type mo lang Speaker Wire, dami ng lalabas doon
    need kasi color code for Negative - at Positive + wire connection para in sync ang speaker mo

    check mo rin ang guage size para sa corresponding output power



    -- edited by wheelee on Mar 13 2023, 11:38 PM
  • Un. Ganyan nga. Salamat sa tip research muna bout sa gauge. Thanks boss
  • Medyo mababa na price now ng Samsung Q600B na soundbar, pwde mo mabili mga 12k nalang.

    Choosing between:
    Samsung Q600B 3.1.2 soundbar - 12k
    JBL 5.0 Multibeam - 17,500
    JBL Bar 300 (new model of JBL 5.0 Multibeam) - 23,750

    Yan mga best price nila pag on sale days ng mga Lazada Shopee. Dun nalang ba ako sa cheapest, kasi may subwoofer,upfiring speakers, pero mas less reliable lang nga si samsung
  • Update, ended up buying the Samsung Q600B kasi well, it's the cheapest, and arguably mas ok and sound quality kesa sa JBL ones without subwoofer. Ang medyo downside lang is no online connectivity katulad ng JBL bar 300 so no google assistant. But hard to beat the 12k price point it dropped to. Haven't used it pa, but looking forward to it, and if anyone has recommended settings it would be welcome
  • Grats! pics ng setup sir
  • I have an LG DVD Home Theater, with 5.1 speakers. Now, the LG DVD player (AV Receiver) automatically turns off about 10 seconds after it is turn-on. I believe this can be repaired based on YouTube videos I have seen. But what if, I would buy a new AV Receiver, could I still use the LG 5.1 speakers to connect to the new AV receiver? all the 5.1 speakers say 3 ohms, is there an AV receiver that I could buy?

    The LG DVD player says 200-240 V - 50/60 Hz 110w.

    I hope someone here could help me
  • Yes You Can if
    - those speakers have just two prong wires, if it has a proprietary connector you could cut that, just make sure of the +/ - wires
    - get a receiver that can handle the power of the speakers which I believe is not that high
    - modern receivers can go as low as 2ohms but those that are rated say 100W 4-8ohms all channels driven would be fine.

    typical setup


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    -- edited by wheelee on Jul 19 2023, 06:45 PM
  • Sharing lang. Being a surplus treasure hunter, I chanced upon an Onkyo HTX22HDX and took a gamble on it kasi the seller claims na front speakers lang ang gumagana and he even demo'd it to me. Most sellers also say the same when they sell the HTX11-PAW or HTX-22HD/HDX. Bottom line, I got it for a really really good price (kasi nga they considered it as semi-defective) and took it home but of course, after doing my own research.

    Too bad for them, naka default kasi na "off" yung setting ng center and surround channels and you can't access them if you don't have a remote, which is always missing pag mga surplus ang units. What I did was to download a universal remote app since my phone has an IR blaster. The Onkyo AV2 profile worked with it so I was able to set it via the OSD and it worked like a charm. Calibrated speaker distance, HDMI CEC control (off by default), ARC (off by default), speaker sizes, speaker distance and channel levels (I always set the center at +3db higher than the front channels). It only has HDMI 1.4 but I won't be using its inputs anyway as long as ARC is working. Lo and behold, Netflix and Disney+ can output Dolby Digital plus via ARC without any hiccups. As for the power, it has enough oomph to power my Infinity Alpha set (bookshelves, large center and surround sats) to quite loud levels without any distortion. As for HDMI control/CEC, it is in sync with my TV's power state and volume so TV remote na lang ang needed for actual use.

    My smart TV runs more than 16 hours a day kasi I make it a point to watch 1 movie a day then the rest nakababad sa youtube courtesy of the kids or kung sino nasa bahay. For this setup with the actual power consumption as compared to my Pioneer VSX524, I would say perfect siya for my small living room na daily driver.

    And because I got it for a really low price, I paid it forward and sold my Pioneer VSX524 for a low price as well (tumawad si buyer so I gave it at 5k) , and the buyer was equally happy too.
  • Update, ended up buying the Samsung Q600B kasi well, it's the cheapest, and arguably mas ok and sound quality kesa sa JBL ones without subwoofer. Ang medyo downside lang is no online connectivity katulad ng JBL bar 300 so no google assistant. But hard to beat the 12k price point it dropped to. Haven't used it pa, but looking forward to it, and if anyone has recommended settings it would be welcome


    Nice buti naka abot ka pa sa Samsung Q600B. Been eyeing on this sound bar few months ago and sa Ansons ata nasa 12k siya.. When I was supposed to purchase it nag out of stock nalang bigla. And hindi na nag refresh ang stocks and they're offering the newer model na na mas expensive..
  • And because I got it for a really low price, I paid it forward and sold my Pioneer VSX524 for a low price as well (tumawad si buyer so I gave it at 5k) , and the buyer was equally happy too.

    Good move sir!
    Still using my 10+ year old Yamaha with THX hehehe
  • good day mga sir.

    alin po kaya dito magandang speaker pang videoke?
    ikokonek ko sa smart tv para pwede sa youtube na yung videoke at ung wala sanang delays.

    eto po yung pagpipilian ko sana:

    LG RNC9 XBOOM
    Sony MHC-V43D
    JBL PARTYBOX 110
    Panasonic SC-UA30E

    para masaya ang pasko. hehe

    -- edited by phml81 on Dec 12 2023, 02:35 AM
  • either Sony or JBL ang pipiliin ng karamihan dyan, pero depende rin sa lakas o quality ng tunog na gusto mo.
  • +1 with JBL
    tho yun mas bigger size siguro nyan ang kukunin ko kung sakali. meron nyan yun car wash shop dito sa neighbor, sounds good imo. loud and clear.
  • @wheelee and statix

    thanks mga sir. atleast, na narrow down na ung pagpipilian ko. sana avail both sa mga appliance store para ma audition parehas kung ano mas Ok lalo na sa videoke.
  • Pa recommend naman ng soundbar + sub. 25k budget. Sa ngayon tinitignan ko Samsung HW-Q800C/XP @ 24.7k. Meron bang tatalo dun at the same price? Salamat!
  • Hello mga sir. Pahelp naman. Meron kaming JVC na player model ca-dxt77 na ginagamit namin mostly for movies dahil sa surround sound. Pede din to pangvideoke kaso ung microphone nya sa remote na sswitch on tpos ung remote wasak na. Anong magandang bilin na amp para ikabit sa speakers neto at pra makagamit dn kmi ng mic for videoke?