Just installed the Apple 4K TV thing, hard wired to the router, in the cinema room.

Massive image improvement, can auto adjust to the video / audio output and seems the telly can handle most.

Just need to sort the surround out now, waiting on the plumber to come and do the radiator move first.

Anyone know if you can run with a half setup, so just front speakers and the sub? Would mean I can at least start but wondering if not having the rear speaker up would mean sound gaps!

    Mad_Cyril your AV-receiver should automatically adjust for the amount of speakers if you set it up right. Don’t be afraid to read the manual.

        Not sure, it’s a Denon. Out and about so can’t really check

          Mad_Cyril ok when you do, I can check out for you how to set it properly for the fronts (I assume you have two bigger speakers and the mid? and a sub.

              Thanks HG, plan on having a crack when I get back.

              If I get stuck, will give you a shout 👍

              Homegrove
              Have it working, but can’t find the mic supplied to do the balancing.

              Will do until I can, it won’t have got far!

                Mad_Cyril Anyone know if you can run with a half setup, so just front speakers and the sub? Would mean I can at least start but wondering if not having the rear speaker up would mean sound gaps!

                My understanding is if the front delivery can do Dolby Atmos then you make do without rears. But you need something to fire upwards and forwards so the sound comes back off the ceiling and deceives your ears it’s coming from behind. A lot of soundbars use this to compensate for not having rears but I imagine rears will sound better than even the most compensated front end setup. At the end of the day it’s usually a competition between aesthetics and sound quality.

                    Millsy My missus described à la a What Hi-Fi review.

                      Millsy LOL. Got a bad cold and didn’t even RESONATE with me when typing it.

                        5 days later

                        Wasily
                        It’s only temporary, waiting on getting the new radiator installed before I can permanently put everything in place.

                        Have got 2 x fronts working now instead of the native TV which is a good enough temporary improvement.
                        Not prepared to do more fucking about to only have to do it all again in a month’s time!

                        Has kicked off a house wide Cabling upgrade (not a euphemism) though, can’t believe what I’ve put up with until now!

                            Mad_Cyril When you get to mains conditioning and power isolation you know you’ve gone too far. If you TV supports it you can run a decent 3 channel with the TV as the centre speaker- TVs like Samsung and Sony this works well in the absence of a dedicated centre speaker.

                                Wasily When you get to mains conditioning and power isolation you know you’ve gone too far

                                No danger there 😂

                                  2 months later

                                  Wife wanted to rewatch Civil War from last year. That is a well designed movie when it comes to sound. Made me very happy about our 7 speaker set up in our movie room. Cats came to see what the fuck was happening clearly alarmed at the White House-raid in the end.

                                  • Amps replied to this.

                                    Homegrove Civil War

                                    Think I gave up on it after twenty minutes or so… worth sticking with?

                                        Amps it is VERY divecive which is apt considering what’s it about. Just from a technical point of view it rocks for sure. Sound and picture. We enjoy the film for other merits too.

                                          I’ve said it before, but Civil War was a 5/10 at best. I was expecting so much more.