| Re: What to use to power/EQ a 4.2 theater? [message #80798 is a reply to message #80778] |
Sat, 08 November 2014 15:05   |
j0nnyfive
Messages: 50
Registered: June 2012
Location: Arkansas
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I've been researching a lot here lately, just learning. Here are my current plans so far:
Blu-ray player --> MiniDSP --> (Emotiva XPA 200 --> 4 Pi speakers) and (Behringer ??? --> 3 Pi subs)
This system will be stereo only (for now).
Later (and optional):
1. Buy 2226h to use as sensitivity-matched helper woofers and move the LAB12 subs nearfield for 20-80hz summed coverage.
2. Build a sealed "mega sub" for content below 20hz.
3. Sprinkle in some surround speakers, maybe, once all this Dolby Atmos stuff calms down a little. 
I am curious about 2 things right now. First of all, I'm wondering what the subjective difference I will hear by having 2226h as helper woofers versus the LAB12 subs. I'm wanting to have a high-output system for home theater, but the LAB12 subs seem to be smaller than your typical "theater-ish" subs. To get the 2226h to extend a little lower than they do in the 4 Pi, will the enclosures need to be "significantly" larger than either the enclosure of the 3 Pi sub or 4 Pi?
The thing I really like about the 2226h helper woofer idea is the "perfect" match between the helpers and the mains, but I have no real experience with this stuff. 
The second thing I'm curious about is how you are achieving the downmixing of 5 channels into 4 channels? (Or are you using a center channel now?) I've looked at a few Oppos and all I could gather was that you could either run 7.1, 5.1, or 2.0.
Have a good weekend, Wayne! And thanks again! All suggestions are welcome! (I need them too, my head is kinda raw from scratching lol)
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