I am thinking of a DIY home theatre system. Looking for recommendations for a very high performance diy floorstanders. I like to keep pricing under $5k for the floor standers and the lower the better. Would also need some bookshelf speakers for surrounds.
Also planning on diy flat pack subwoofer cab + synthesis hs18s (x4).
Also planning on diy flat pack subwoofer cab + synthesis hs18s (x4).
Don't know exactly what you mean by "very high performance". That's far too broad of a term to elicit a meaningful response.
However, there are numerous well-designed kits by some of top designers available from Meniscus Audio, Madisound, diysoundgroup, and PartsExpress. At Meniscus you can talk to Mark about his recommendations for your situation, and at Madisound talk to Brian. Somewhere in all of those kit choices there are probably several good options for your needs.
However, there are numerous well-designed kits by some of top designers available from Meniscus Audio, Madisound, diysoundgroup, and PartsExpress. At Meniscus you can talk to Mark about his recommendations for your situation, and at Madisound talk to Brian. Somewhere in all of those kit choices there are probably several good options for your needs.
You still haven't defined the requirements for your particular situation. Room size and shape, acoustical signature, speaker positioning, listening location, type of music, desired power level, etc.
Those are of things that you should be addressing in order to determine the best speakers for you. What anyone likes and thinks is also high value is irrelevant. You need to match the speakers to your particular needs. Not someone else's.
Should also probably include Creative Sound Systems in the list for speaker kits. They have gotten some excellent reviews lately. But it still depends on getting the right type of speaker for your particular situation.
It is for a 1500 sqft open concept basement. Likely will have a TV in 1 of the corners and the speakers on either side (tv on a diagonal). 1 couch. I want to do sides and rears and possibly 4-6 atmos. This is mainly for movies... I will have a separate room for hifi in another area of my place.
1500 sqft is a huge room and in the basement probably means mostly hard surfaces. Unless this is carpeted you're going to have lots of late reflections. And even carpet is going to help only to a limited extent.
Asathors or similar 15+1/horn like the Pi 4 or one of the DIYSG builds if they're available ATM.
Or the Uluwatus or the Tarkus.
Surrounds, try the Ampslab Beta 10 coax (Osprey BR).
Or the Uluwatus or the Tarkus.
Surrounds, try the Ampslab Beta 10 coax (Osprey BR).
No, the Asathor is a better 4367 as it's doesn't use that damnably awful 2380 and the 2446 isn't much use above 8k.
https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/asathor-a-jbl-4367-clone.367215/
Agreed 100%.
Unless one is inside the critical distance of such a large space (which will likely mean sitting pretty close to the speakers!) then it's all going to sound pretty muddy and ill-defined. You will need a lot of room treatment to make listening at a distance acceptable. What is the ceiling height?
Nope. My room is even larger and I've set up other people's HTs is similar rooms and it's been fine. Small rooms more often than not are a bigger issue.
wanderer47,
Neither Brett nor anyone else here has any idea about the acoustical characteristics of YOUR room. The fact that someone else didn't deem it necessary to test and compensate for the acoustics in their large room tells you absolutely nothing about yours.
Based on your earlier description of a very large basement room its acoustical characteristics could be a problem. And the best way to find out is to do RT60 testing. That will tell you whether you have a problem that needs to be dealt with or not.
You can find multiple writeups about RT60 testing on the Internet. Here is a link to a basic one that might be helpful to get you started.
http://larsondavis.com/learn/building-acoustics/Reverberation-Time-in-Room-Acoustics
Neither Brett nor anyone else here has any idea about the acoustical characteristics of YOUR room. The fact that someone else didn't deem it necessary to test and compensate for the acoustics in their large room tells you absolutely nothing about yours.
Based on your earlier description of a very large basement room its acoustical characteristics could be a problem. And the best way to find out is to do RT60 testing. That will tell you whether you have a problem that needs to be dealt with or not.
You can find multiple writeups about RT60 testing on the Internet. Here is a link to a basic one that might be helpful to get you started.
http://larsondavis.com/learn/building-acoustics/Reverberation-Time-in-Room-Acoustics
Interesting. What is the critical distance in your 'even larger' room, and what size is it?
I have found that larger rooms are easier to work with than smaller rooms. In a small room (150 sq ft), I have found it hard to find really good locations for the two speakers and the listening position. In larger rooms (600 sq ft), there are usually multiple good locations, and this creates a lot of flexibility for the other room furnishings. In a larger room, the best locations are dependent on the nature of the loudspeaker... a dipole will have a different sweet spot than a wide dispersion box, and a controlled directivity horn will have a yet a different sweet spot. A large room can accommodate this.
I think the point people are missing here is that the OP initially described his situation as a 1500 sqft basement.
What matters a lot, and he hasn't yet clarified, is whether it is an unfinished basement with primarily hard surfaces due to stone type walls and a concrete floor, or a finished basement with wallboard on the sides and carpeting on the floor.
The difference from an acoustical standpoint is major.
What matters a lot, and he hasn't yet clarified, is whether it is an unfinished basement with primarily hard surfaces due to stone type walls and a concrete floor, or a finished basement with wallboard on the sides and carpeting on the floor.
The difference from an acoustical standpoint is major.
High-performing home cinema DIY LCRs kit for a big cinema rooms: