danielccm
(Daniel Consuegra)
July 30, 2018, 3:20pm
1
Hey all!
Right now I have a dumb old Sony receiver with 5.1 speakers in the living room…
I was thinking of upgrading it to something more automatable… and also get rid of the mess of speakers in the process… so my focus went to soundbars…
I was thinking of something along the lines of the Sonos Beam… along with a couple of Play 1’s (one of which I already have)…
All that would be connected to my Sony KS8000 tv as well as a Chromecast and a gaming console (Wii U right now, who knows what in the future?)
I’ve got a collection of CDs, DVDs and Blurays but I will soon be setting up a NAS so no need for a physical reader…
What do you guys think? what other options do I have? Does the Beam sound good, both in sound and in concept? What other setups do you guys have?
Open to suggestions…
(PS: Tried going to the Sonos community, but they never answer! lol!)
rontalley
(Ron Talley)
July 30, 2018, 4:14pm
2
Consider going the immersive sound route. Dolby Atmos and DTS-X are the two major players.
Vizio has a Dolby Atmos Soundbar…5.1.4 for 10 discrete channels of audio.
As far as Automation, Harmony Hub is a good choice.
danielccm
(Daniel Consuegra)
July 30, 2018, 4:33pm
3
I was hoping for something more integrated… being a Samsung TV and all that… lol! I already have the Harmony… don’t really enjoy it that much… it’s too flaky… you’re always hoping for it to work…
rontalley
(Ron Talley)
July 30, 2018, 7:13pm
4
I’ve found the Harmony Hubs to be pretty reliable. Most issues are from bad placement of the IR blasters.
My current setup is:
AV EQUIPMENT:
AVR-Yamaha RX-a3060
Amp-Pioneer VSX-917V (4 Atmost Speakers)
SPEAKERS:
Front Speakers-Polk Audio RTi A7 (2)
Center Speaker-Polk Audio CSi A6 (1)
Sides and Rear Speakers- RTi A4 (4)
Ceiling Speaker-Micca M-8C (4)
Subs-HSU Research ULS-15 MK2 (2)
DISPLAYS:
Display 1-Vizio P65
Display 2-Optoma HD33 (120" 16:9 Screen)
MEDIA PLAYERS:
Fire TV
XB1
Roku
PC
PS4
SMARTS:
Harmony Hub
Aeon Labs Power Strip
Pi3 running KuKu Harmony
I haven’t had any issues controlling any of this in ST.
YMMV
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I have 2 Harmony hubs. Living room and bedroom. Only issue i had was living room and it was the IR signal not getting to the cable box reliably. I added one of the IR extenders to the hub and it works flawlessly ever since. Most everything is done via ST automation or voice using a Google home. Have been very happy with the Harmony Hubs.