Adding presence to my HT
mdaudioguy
Posts: 5,165
I pre-wired my HT to accommodate for a pair of presence speakers (it's a Yamaha thing).
Initially, I had a pair of satellites up there, but it didn't really do anything for me, and I ended up combining those sats (Def Tech ProMonitors) with another pair and a center to make a 5.1 system in another room. So the wires have just been dangling there unconnected for a while, as I've run just a normal 7.1 in my HT.
Wires like that just beg to have something attached to them.
Scored a pair of RTi4 speakers from Crutchfield ($149.99 less 15% because they were open box) and some Pinpoint AM-40 wall mounts - which is exactly what I already have in place for my back channels. Crutchfield shipments arrive here quickly (VA to MD), so I'm sure I'll see these on Monday - can't wait.
Best part is... I had accumulated enough Crutchfield points and credit card rewards that the total out of pocket cost to me was < $8!. :cheesygrin:
Initially, I had a pair of satellites up there, but it didn't really do anything for me, and I ended up combining those sats (Def Tech ProMonitors) with another pair and a center to make a 5.1 system in another room. So the wires have just been dangling there unconnected for a while, as I've run just a normal 7.1 in my HT.
Wires like that just beg to have something attached to them.
Scored a pair of RTi4 speakers from Crutchfield ($149.99 less 15% because they were open box) and some Pinpoint AM-40 wall mounts - which is exactly what I already have in place for my back channels. Crutchfield shipments arrive here quickly (VA to MD), so I'm sure I'll see these on Monday - can't wait.
Best part is... I had accumulated enough Crutchfield points and credit card rewards that the total out of pocket cost to me was < $8!. :cheesygrin:
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What I'm hoping to achieve:
My current setup, which I really enjoy, has three towers across the front, with a screen that pulls down above them (bottom of screen ends up less than an inch above the top of the speakers). I'm hoping to use the Dialogue Lift feature to raise the vertical position of dialogue in movies. They'll be mounted about 2 feet to each side of the screen and about 2 feet from the top.