Definitely let your ear decide. After all, it is personal preference more than anything else. Maybe I am used to not so much bass as my B&W CM8 is low on bass. When I listen to MA gold last time, the bass was really good. In fact the silver 8 already some good bass. Looks like the elac is even better. Will see if I will drop by amcorp to have a listen

Thanks. Any example?

The first thing you need to decide is where to place the projector away from the screen area, AND how big is the screen area you have on your wall to use.

If you decide to place the projector around 2.5 metres away from the screen wall, then look for a projector with specification that have a Throw Range distance that covers that 2.5 metre distance. For example, the BenQ HT2050 projector has a Throw Range of 3.7m to to 4.8m so you cannot place this projector at 2.5 metres away from the screen because sharp focus image cannot be obtained... by moving the projector to 4 metres away from the screen wall then a sharp focused image can be obtained.

A Long-throw projector requires it to be placed quite far away from the screen. A Short-Throw one has range nearer to screen and an Ultra-short Throw one can be placed very near to the screen. When you use an Ultra-short Throw projector, do make sure that the projection light coverage is wide enough to spread to the entire width of the screen.

Because of the size of your room, I think you should look for Short-Throw and Ultra-short Throw projectors which stays within the distance that you want and make sure the light coverage is wide enough for your screen size.

If the maximum width for your screen is around 8ft, then the screen size should be around 80inch (diagonally) or 39inch high x 69inch wide for Home Theater 16:9 ratio.

https://www.engadget.com/2006/05/23/how-to-...n-home-theater/

In a completely darkened room, a projector with a lower Ansi Lumen should be enough to light the screen with proper brightness and black levels. Ansi lumen of 1500 should be bright enough to cover a screen size of 45inch x 80 inch in an almost darkened room. When the room have lots of ambient light from the room lights or windows, then a much higher Lumen is needed. Usually the higher the Lumens, the more expensive the projector cost.

http://www.projectorpeople.com/resources/lumen-guide.asp

^Well explained by jamesleetech

Another site to check out the metrics for projectors is - http://www.projectorcentral.com/projection...culator-pro.cfm

Thanks. Just trying to help but its difficult to choose which brand for some one who intends to use a projector because its just like choosing a LED/LCD HDTV... so many factors and so many brands that affect our choice.

For projectors, its even more complicated to choose. The Lamp bulb have a life span which lasts only for a few thousand hours and need to be replaced, maybe after a few years. Manufacturers usually state the lifespan for "Full Power" and for "Eco Power (Reduced Power Saving)". The higher the power (Ansi Lumens) the shorter the lifespan. For example... XX Brand : Full Power last from 2000 to 3000 hours and Eco Low Power last from 4000-5000 hours. Such lifespan should only be used as a rough guide only because its not really accurate.

A square room is a bad idea for HT. Is ok for the screen but the sound will be a mess

Thanks. You guys really helpful. Will do more research base on that.

Will acoustic treatment solve the mess? Or any other solution?

Only to an extent. But you will eventually run into balancing between 'good' reflections and 'bad' ones.

A good HT room is usually constructed in an asymmetrical measurement. So basically a rectangle room is preferred.


Your solutions are few.
For one, you can "cut" the square shape room into a rectangle one, but that will mean making the room even smaller than it already is. If you can live with that, then some furniture moving and small renovation will do.

The other thing you can do is basically sit "near field". But this defeats the whole purpose of a "Home Theater", especially since you want a projector.

Extend the room.

I measure the room again, it is actually 12.3ft x 10.5ft. Smaller than I presume, but not that "square".

This is not too bad.

used unit. good guessing.
sound is satisfy but i suspect not burn in yet.

i got the port plug included, testing tonite.
will be careful wont jam the sponge deep

Thanks for the reply. Never expected you to actually search in detail for the AVR model number.

Probably the amp is already discontinued by the company and it's a low end model so I doubt it would have any of the functions that you have mentioned above.

Anyway, here are the photos of the front panel.

Sharing my setup

TV Model : LG 65EC9700 OLED
Amplifier : Denon X-6200
Front Speaker : KEF R500 + Atlantic Technology 44DA Atmos addon Module
Center Speaker : KEF R600c
Surround Speaker : Acoustic Energy Aego T
Subwoofer : SVS PC13 Ultra



This post has been edited by dexth: Jul 13 2016, 01:43 PM

Wow many different brands. Won't the sound mismatch

Fronts & center must match. Surround and Atmos module not as important. I have tried using KEF LS50 as surround, but wasted la
SVS sub integration is not an issue too.

This post has been edited by dexth: Jul 13 2016, 02:21 PM

Agree is not a must to be the same but the more matching the better the surround sound will be

nice setup!!

thanks

And here's my pc room setup. My wish one day there will be a 60" ultrawide OLED...haha.

TV Model : LG 34UC97 / LG 60" FHD Plasma (backup)
Amplifier : Denon AVR-1912
Front Speaker : KEF LS50
Center Speaker : KEF LS50
Surround Speaker : Acoustic Energy Aego T
Subwoofer : Rythmik F12