Sony A80J 55" $1999 / 65" $2599 / 77" $3999 (Costco, BestBuy, Visions, and others) - Expired

Dontknowme wrote: ↑ Can anyone recommend a good home theatre audio setup? I've checked reddit, Wirecutter and avsforums but it's all super overwhelming.

Looking to spend around $1500-2000 on a decent audio setup

gena_mak wrote: ↑ You’d probably want to give more details on the type of the system you are looking for.
Would this be a traditional home theater in a box type, 7.1, 5.1, AVR, atmos, soundbar etc.
And, how large is your room, can you pull wires or it must be wireless…

This guy has few good samples of various setups from home theatres packages to soundbars

https://youtube.com/c/AndrewRobinsonphoto

Dontknowme wrote: ↑ That's exaclty what overwhelms me. From my research I think it's best to avoid home theatre in a box, and sound bars. The room is 20x20

Looking for a 5.1 setup but then I realize wiring the surround speakers and posisbily sub will be tough without having ugly wires showing everywhere.

So this brings me full circle into either wireless , or a sound bar. Thus me asking for help

Xtrema wrote: ↑ You either can deal with wires or just deal with systems that are good enough. You can't have it both ways.

That why a lot of people build their space with wires already in wall.

Dontknowme wrote: ↑ That's exaclty what overwhelms me. From my research I think it's best to avoid home theatre in a box, and sound bars. The room is 20x20

Looking for a 5.1 setup but then I realize wiring the surround speakers and posisbily sub will be tough without having ugly wires showing everywhere.

So this brings me full circle into either wireless , or a sound bar. Thus me asking for help

gena_mak wrote: ↑ Yep, that’s exactly my situation. I absolutely cannot pull wires and my wall unit where tv is located has no space for taller center channel speaker. Luckily, I am not an audiophile and I don’t care for “must not compromised“ notion as, we always compromise. The fact that I compromised on tv purchase and instead of a90j got a80j...
So, after watching some reviews I compared decent SVS home theatre in the box to Samsung q950a soundbar and came to the conclusion that in my medium size room it will sound great. I was not wrong.
Anyways, set your priorities. If audio system is something that you can accommodate in you room with some minor redesign then, go for it. If not, get a good soundbar.
Oh yea, those WISA complaint wireless home theater speakers are quite expensive and not well developed yet here in North America. There are couple of systems like Monaco and Klipsch for $$$$. There is a video on the subject from Andrew Robinson where he talks about it. Apparently, there is a problem with wisa wireless frequencies working well in Europe but, not in NA that is causing sound being cut off.

Dontknowme wrote: ↑ I am not an audiophile either. Not even close, but I am inclined enough to know the formats, technology and how good something sounds in relatively newbie terms. I also maintain a massive Plex server and watch alot of tv/movies.

Are you saying you went for the Samsung q950a? Didn't that cost about $2200?

Dontknowme wrote: ↑ Are you sure you didn't purchase the Samsung q900a?

The q950a is not $1599 regular price. It's $2200 regular price.

flamenko wrote: ↑ Running the Monaco system with 7 and a sub as a 5.1.2 setup from a LGC1 pretty much constantly... all wireless. Not a single drop and can't speak highly enough of these... In Canada. The sound surprised the hell out of me in cinema... Not so much for music which is why I rely on my system for that. Good luck getting these at a decent price here but the Enclaves are 1K I believe... Can't speak to them.

Dontknowme wrote: ↑ That's exaclty what overwhelms me. From my research I think it's best to avoid home theatre in a box, and sound bars. The room is 20x20

Looking for a 5.1 setup but then I realize wiring the surround speakers and posisbily sub will be tough without having ugly wires showing everywhere.

So this brings me full circle into either wireless , or a sound bar. Thus me asking for help

RationalSpender wrote: ↑ In the same boat. I’m thinking of just compromising on sound quality and going for a full Sonos setup, though it’s quite pricy (2500-ish for a soundbar, subwoofer and two rears). The appeal of this is mainly the space savings, extendability and simplicity. My living room space is not that big and I’m not an audiophile so I’m thinking this should suffice.

Dontknowme wrote: ↑ The Samsung q950a might be a better deal if you can get it at the BF price. I'm hoping they bring back the sale on boxing day

MonsterDuckMadness wrote: ↑ I dunno, dude. I’m in Vancouver and haven’t heard diddly. And it sounds like there are folks in Toronto who ordered a couple of days after me, who have delivery dates. So it doesn’t feel like the delay is here. I talked to a Sony rep about a week and a half ago; and he was complaining bitterly about “supply chain,” generally. I think those of us who got 77s at all, should probably consider ourselves quite lucky.

flamenko wrote: ↑ I don't believe there is established Canadian warranty service. In fact, trying to find the Plain system in Canada is impossible but for very high prices on Amazon through a third party seller. It is available on eBay and US Amazon and the reviews are very good... But for some reason WiSA hasn't got a foothold in Canada yet. On Amazon Canada, there is the Enclave 5.1 WiSA system at a decent price. My sole purpose here was to provide info that, if you can get your hands on such, this appears to fit your needs and it works beautifully. It is a sweet system with the new 75" LG C1 and movies like Bladerunner 2049 and the original are the ideal test.

Dontknowme wrote: ↑ The Samsung q950a might be a better deal if you can get it at the BF price. I'm hoping they bring back the sale on boxing day