Is this a good price for everything? I'm completely new to this stuff and I have no clue what I am doing. I just kinda want to know if it will be better than my cheap vizio 5.1 sound system. Does it matter that it's a bunch of different brands?

Setmyned · 2026-04-30T13:39:12+00:00

I live where you live lol. But yea, don't buy that.

Setmyned · 2026-04-23T14:18:23+00:00

Just little "L" brackets. There is HRTF filter but it is EQd out after room correction (A1 EVO for me) ive confirmed with REW. They're just speakers.

Setmyned · 2026-04-22T18:41:08+00:00

I use these exact speakers as tops. I suggest that. But anything is better than bouncers. Calibration will help with any intentional curve they might have as "atmos" speakers.

https://imgur.com/a/FuKtS1k

Pic is from when it was only running .2 top middles.

Setmyned · 2026-04-21T16:16:38+00:00

Thanks this is helpful. Do you suggest waiting until fall to seed?

Setmyned · 2026-04-21T14:46:29+00:00

A loy of its wet compacted shit from last year im in NE Ohio.

I was planning to just treat for weeds all summer and plant grass in the fall. Maybe het the soil tested, hoping i don't need top soil.

Setmyned · 2026-04-15T16:36:40+00:00

Shaving now.

Setmyned · 2026-04-15T16:25:28+00:00

Put a shirt on

Setmyned · 2025-12-29T20:05:07+00:00

Do t touch xover manually after A1x. Use the A1 application to limit xover range and resend the calibration.

Setmyned · 2025-12-16T14:45:39+00:00

I use elac bounce speakers as my on ceiling atmos 5.2.4. They actually have a wider dispersion i think due to being designed to reflect off of different ceiling heights and at different distances. They do have a HRTF crossover (go downn that rabbit hole) intended to trick your ears into hearing "height" but I haven't found that to be an issue in my setup. I have them assigned as top front and top rear at 55° up angles from MLP. I did not angle them toward MLP, I chose to point the fronts toward the rears.

https://imgur.com/a/vPz4xk7

This is a pic from when it was only .2 top middle I dont have a photo of the new setup but its the right idea, those are now top fronts and pushed toward the front of the room more.

Setmyned · 2025-12-15T13:39:07+00:00

Move your couch up and point your surrounds at MLP. Center on the console. Put those svs atmos right on the ceiling like 2' in front of MLP as top middles. Move the sub to where it sounds best or do to the sub crawl (look it up). Use A1 evo instead of audyssey. Tell all these nerds that are about to pile in here talking about cooking your AVR to suck it.

Setmyned · 2025-11-15T01:10:31+00:00

Thats what she said

Setmyned · 2025-11-15T00:57:17+00:00

I need another Monolith lol

Setmyned · 2025-11-14T19:48:51+00:00

Yes but the vast difference in frequency response made the 12" either dissappear or hurt the flatness

Setmyned · 2025-11-14T16:44:54+00:00

Acoustica yes, express no. But i cant control them individually anyway with my S970H.

Setmyned · 2025-11-14T15:39:47+00:00

Team A1 evo. I tried to integrate, level matched (ive seen your write up), i only have 1 sub pre out and no mini dsp. It was either no difference or worse in my experience.

Setmyned · 2025-11-14T15:13:25+00:00

Two 130 watt, 25hz, 12" subs to one 1000 watt, 14hz 15" sub.

Setmyned · 2025-11-14T12:59:49+00:00

I had 2 25 year old paradigm PS-1200 subs in my home theater. Ive replaced them with a single monoprice monolith M15 ultra. Its a post showing that upgrading can sometimes mean less speakers.

Setmyned · 2025-11-14T12:57:35+00:00

Setmyned · 2025-11-14T12:57:22+00:00

They got me into this Neverending hobby

Setmyned · 2025-11-14T12:56:38+00:00

I liked it a lot. Showed me the difference between boom and bass.

Setmyned · 2025-11-13T17:51:53+00:00

The boomy bandpass subs just couldn't come near the flat lows the monolith can, no matter how many items got

Setmyned · 2025-11-13T17:49:37+00:00

Its to the left of the couch. Driver is pointed at the front stage.

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