ArthurDaniels wrote:

rjohn79395 wrote: Hi, Po

Yes, you are correct in how the installer set up the distribution amp.. it's left in from the AVR's "sub out", and then all 4 LFE leads to the towers from the distribution amp are left audio out. (I really don't know why he set up all left vs all right, but the the in and outs have to be the same channel).

Hope that helps.

Rick

An alternative cabling approach: Use a "Y" splitter at the AVR's "Sub Out" to provide "L/R" cable connections, then run L/R cables to the distribution amplifier. From the distribution amplifier L/R Outputs, run L/R cables to the Triton LFE Inputs, then use additional "Y" splitters to combine the L/R signals for mono feed into the Triton LFE Inputs. The possible advantage to this approach might be better bass through full use of both channels in the distribution amplifier.

Best,

Art

Ah, the joys of home entertainment... there are so many ways to bring music to our lives.


Rick

P.S. re requested pictures of my system setup, for some reason, my computer doesn't want to transfer even compacted pic's.The problem may be on my end. Please be patient, I'll find a way.

rjohn79395 wrote:

T Cobe wrote: Thanks, Rick! Would you be willing to post a picture or two of this set up?

Cheers,

T Cobe

Hi, T Cobe

I've attached what is supposed to be three pictures.. if they don't come through, I'll try again.

They're all taken from the area of the sectional sofa, which is in the center of the top of the T part of a T shaped great room (the Kitchen/kitchenette is the bottom of the T). The area at the top of the T where most of the the sound system is, is 26 by 15.5'. The ceiling is 9' high. The distance from the top of the T to the far wall in the kitchenette at the bottom of the T is 45', so it's a fairly big space to fill with sound.

The front of the system has the tv, T1 fronts, SCXL, and the stacks.The stack to the right of the tv consists of a NAD T757 7.1 AVR, a NAD 546CEE CD player, a NAD C 275BEE amp to give some help to the AVR for the front speakers, and a SONOS bridge, to stream music from multiple sources. The stack on the left consists of a cable box/DVR, and a Panasonic Blu-Ray DVD player.

The T2's are at the back of the room. The sofa is midway between the fronts and rears.

There are 4 ceiling mounted INVISA 525'S. The two in the ceiling just behind the sectional sofa are currently inactive, replaced by the Triton 2's as surrounds. The other two are in the kitchen area to bring more music to that part of the room (I play all speakers on low when we have guests, or we're just doing chores, etc.) I made the decision to have speakers for music in the kitchen area rather than have both surrounds and rears in the tv area for 7.1 movies. I may in the future revisit how to use the two unused INVISA'a above the sofa, with some version of a ATMOS setup.

Rick

Pic's are now attached.

Rick

Thanks, Rick! Very nice set up! That's a lot of hard surfaces. Any room correction applied through your electronics? Very clean and symmetrical set up. I bet that sounds fantastic!

Cheers,

T Cobe

T Cobe wrote: Thanks, Rick! Very nice set up! That's a lot of hard surfaces. Any room correction applied through your electronics? Very clean and symmetrical set up. I bet that sounds fantastic!

Cheers,

T Cobe

Hi, T Cobe

No room correction. We do have soft fabric vertical blinds for the large window and slider, that let soft light through, and I can close them in the daytime (as they are at night) if I'm playing something that sounds some bright, but for the most part the system sounds great day or night.

Rick

What matters is that you are happy with the results.

I know with my luck I'll hit a roadblock somewhere, so always trying to figure things out!


Thanks
Po

Rick that is absolutely a beautiful home and great looking setup!!!!!
Glad it is sounding as good as it looks!!!!
Thanks a lot to share that with us.
There are nit-picking small things that you might do to make things sound better, always room for improvement. But many a man would kill for a lovely home as yours, and for such a great system.
Well done, happy listening.
God Bless,
Wayne