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I've been running 4 height speakers since 2008 for DTS Neo:X. Only thing I did for Atmos was put a pair of ceiling speakers above my seating. My requirement was at least 300W RMS power-handling to better match the rest of my speakers, so I was severely limited. I ended up sticking in-wall MTM...

Short of actually having a movie in DTS-X you can download clips and demos. Plenty of sites, like Demolandia or Demo World, to get them from. I have the 2016 DTS-X demo disc, which goes for about $20 on eBay, which is a non-networking option. As far as movies I have a few in DTS-X that aren't 4K...

Accessories4less has the Denon AVR-S510BT for $200 but it is a refurbished unit. That will give you HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 but probably on one HDMI port. Amp power is comparable to Onkyo TX-NR5xx series and probably more than the Sony. Only thing about A4L is that they are only covered for one...

Just thought I'd post a photo of my new acquisition... an SVS SB16-Ultra. Size vs. my SVS SB-2000. Specs. are 1500w RMS, 5000w peak, 16" driver w/ 8" voice coil. 16Hz @ -3 dB. Using it now for my 2-channel system but might try it with my main system as reinforcement for my DefTech BP7000SC.

At that age it is usually the flyback transformer that starts going bad but I'd still go through the process of checking the continuity of all of your speaker wires. It is usually $100 to $150 for the replacement of it. If it is the power supply itself, that will cost a lot more. A shop will...

It is nice that features of >$1000 receivers are making their way into cheaper units. The X6300H will be the top Denon unit for 2016 and has most of the features of the X7200WA. X4300H is the entry level for 7.2.4 Atmos. Good thing about the X3300 is that it has a full set of preamp outs so it...

Emotiva announces prices on their HDMI 2.0 upgrade ( $300 ) and 7.2.4 Atmos/DTS:X upgrade ( $500 ) for their XMC-1 pre-pro. https://emotiva.com/xmc-1-enhancements

Yes. I'd go with a 5.1 receiver since a lot more of them are sold, so the price will be better for what you get. Don't even have to have something new. Something from 2012 to 2014 would still have some legacy inputs and decent 2-channel power. My 2-channel setup is PC only with the occasional...

Three words. Dolby Surround Upmixer. It does a fantastic job of imaging a 5.1 source to all the speakers in the room. I'm not a big sports fan but applying DSU to a stadium game adds more realism. Sounds like I'm in a real stadium if I close my eyes. LOL I do have a 13 speaker setup though but...

Emotiva is now taking pre-orders ( shipping in a few weeks ) on their XPA Gen 3 line. The cost increase is due to making them here in the US and, of course, the modular design. The base unit has to have the power ( 3kV ) to power the maximum number of blades. Emotiva is also working on 500 watt...

Yes. That is a good choice if you're not going with anything at Best Buy. Get it all hooked up and give us your impressions. Good thing about that is that you can always get a pair of their towers later on and move the bookshelf speakers to surround duty.

You can get the Denon AVR-S500BT for $190 from Accessories4less. It has 2 TosLink and 1 Coaxial digital input which are assignable. You'd have to go eBay for a pre-2010 used receiver for a full set of TosLink for each input. Something like a Denon AVR-2309ci would give you the three TosLink you...

That Pioneer isn't really 140 watts per channel so you'll be OK. It is probably more like 60 watts per channel into 8 Ohms with all channels driven. The back panel on the Pioneer doesn't lie. It states power draw of 415 watts. 415 / 5 channels = 83 watts/channel. Then you have to factor in the...

You'll probably be fine with the PC1000. I'm just a firm believer of driver-matching the front three speakers. Another option that is the same $350 is the older DefTech CLR2002 center channel. Downside is that it is the older design with the side caps to match the top caps of DefTech's older...

The B&W aren't bad speakers, just too expensive for what you are actually getting. Both Polk and Pioneer offer good speakers for the price but they don't have the WAF ( Wife Acceptance Factor ) of the B&W. I've wrapped myself in DefTech speakers ( since I don't have a wife ), so I'm biased...

About time. I've been waiting to run through Ex Machina a 2nd time with DTS:X. :coco

Wonder whether Yamaha will do an RX version of this pre-pro or is this the pre-pro version of the RX-A3050? Marantz does that with the AV-8802A, which is the pre-pro version of my Denon X7200WA with balanced outputs.

Denon's x2xxW series have HDMI 2.0 and DHCP 2.2 and they will get a firmware update to HDMI 2.0a when it finally rolls out -- probably with the DTS:X update. I myself waited until Denon did the hardware HDMI upgrade on the X7200W to upgrade. I got the "A" version. The only thing I would knock...

I don't think anything will change in 2016 as far as mainstream receivers go. 2017 will probably be the year that Atmos/DTS:X for the home goes beyond 11 speakers and the room correction systems will actually be able to physically place the speakers in a room... represented as XYZ coordinates...

I think a contributing factor to all those HDMI board failures in Onkyo gear was because Onkyo was using more powerful transformers in their mid-range receivers vs. the competition. For the last couple of years, Onkyo has caved to pricing pressure and now their transformers are more in line with...

Of course, none of those will be able to handle HDMI and the digital audio formats associated with it. Of the 4 on the list it will be between the Onkyo and Pioneer... Onkyo because it is slightly newer and Pioneer for the extra power. You'll only be able to use those to process up to Prologic...

The Denon 4520ci in your sig should be fine for driving the additional amp... unless you want a dedicated pre-amp. I'd get the AV8802 from Marantz unless you don't care about going beyond DTS Neo:X. Of course, you also have the AT 2005 directly from ATI or the XPA-5 ( or 7 ) from Emotiva since...

What was the speaker layout like? Traditional DTS Neo:X with height/wide speakers or more like Dolby Atmos with top speakers or like Auro-3D with a single VoG and two planes of main/surround speakers?

Has there been a definitive answer whether the DTS:X codec will be available for the Denon X7200W or Marantz AV8802? I know the HDMI board upgrade will be free and the Auro-3D upgrade is $199. Not impressed with the build quality of the X7200W though. A $3000 AVR should have way more than 780...

Yep. My days of shelling out $5000 for a robust AVR are over. I'll be picking up an Outlaw 7900 or Emotiva XPR-7, if it ever becomes a reality, to add to the XPR-5 when Dolby Atmos processing becomes a reality. Denon probably won't have a pre-pro but Marantz will probably follow up on the...