How much does that cost? I checked the website, it shows only xl-S and not WAF-1.

i wanna ask, if aelite neo subwoofer vs psb subseries 125, which one is a better choice? I am using it in a small room.

Ok thanks.. any 10inch sealed sub u might be able to recommend?

around 1 to 2k?

I just spent quite a bit on the pair of Ascend Sierra 2 towers and horizon center... haha. Remaining budget tied up for a new display too, so not sure where I'm gonna squeeze out for another sub.
I know bro. 3 is better than 2, and 4 is better than 3. Budget quite tight now and your deal is very tempting. But on the hindsight, I'm also waiting for the SB16U. I'll let you know!
No, the "expand surround" setting cannot be changed anymore. Again, all DTS tracks be it 5.1 in DTS-MA, DTS, or even DTS:X (where in it would be downconverted into 7.1) will be played at 7.1 if you have 7 channels connected and enabled on your receiver. It's been a "complaint" for many years now. Yamaha has not done anything to address this for whatever reasons and don't expect them to either in the future.

"Straight" is not straight for Yamaha. Straight simply means the receiver does not employ any DSPs or upmixers.

It depends. Some rooms really just can't do PureDirect because of too many issues within the room itself. People can harp about all the "turn off all the digital stuff! let is sound pureeeee!", really what matters is what sounds best to your ears at the end of the day.

Buy online directly from their website. Needed to exchange a few emails and a single call to get the delivery plan proper though.

I've only had time set it up yesterday though, but got it 2 weeks ago. Hopefully can do some proper listening over this weekend.

Read this: http://www.audioholics.com/audio-video-cables/power-cables
Keywords are: "well-made cables".

Most mid-range receivers, amps of any kind (intergrated, power amps, tubes, whatever) comes with a cable that is already CERTIFIED and TESTED to perform without any issues that would hamper the performance of the product it is being connected to.

However, because we are in Malaysia and our SIRIM certifications can all be songlap behind closed doors, then you may want to check what kind of who-knows-where made cables you are getting out of the box.

I personally just buy a reel of Gotham 85225 GPC for all my equipments. It's reasonably cheap (not some furutech voodoo bullshit) and is very well made.

so scary adventure. make me think twice triple to update my marantz streamer.

it working fine with ori functions so i just leave as it

To put it very simply, lobing refers to the issue where speakers of MTM design has an issue where woofers can cancel out one another causing dialog intelligibility to become an issue when the listener is sitting off axis (meaning not directly infront of the center speaker).

Not a big issue if you only have 1 MLP, but if you have a wide room and have many seats, you should choose a WTMW center speaker design or just buy a vertical bookshelf and use that as the center channel instead (of which then you would absolutely want to match it with your L/R speakers).

Angle adjustment is not a feature. You can just DIY yourself by buying a pack of door stoppers (if speaker feets are not an option) and get the exact angle you want for any kind of speaker.

Hi everyone.
Just want to share my current home theater system.
I started getting my first hi-fi system some 5 years back
and there is no turning back to those crap little plastic home theater system.

Below are my setup :
Primarily used for both music & movies.
Good enough for both musics & movies in compact space.

TV Model : Philips 42"
Amplifier : Onkyo TX-NR929 with Audyssey multeq xt32 calibration
Front Speaker : Mordaunt Short Mezzo 2
Center Speaker : Mordaunt Short Mezzo 5
Surround Speaker : Mordaunt Short Mezzo 1
Subwoofer : Mordaunt Short Mezzo 9 (Small nice compact sub)
Interconnect/Cable : Home made DIY Speaker cable (Very low cost, get a few banana plug and good AWG cable)
Media Player : Normal Player with HDMI output. Usually use to hook up hard disk to play

All the above can get second hand for great price now

Total estimate system cost : below RM10K

Tips of getting good systems.

*** Get last year or last 2 years top of the range model for amps and speakers.
Usually you can get a good discounted price for them since every year they going to roll out new model anyway.
Trust me most of the time they are no major hardware difference between last year and current year model, usually only packaging different.