It does need to breakin period but should sound good now focal is a great product. It needs dsp like anthem,marantz,denon all have build in dsp in thier avr. I have the marantz av 10 with 16 channels and some mismatch speakers but it all had dsp done sounds great. Denon av 1 is on sale 5k and is fantastic as well 150 watts 15 Chantelle. Your dealer should have a dsp system. Have them do it .until then play the system on about 25 % volumn to break the system in 24 hours a day for several days. Good luck.
What speakers for amp and Receiver
Hello, new member here. I just want to start with saying I'm just getting started with my first big sound purchase. With that said, I just bought and had installed my new speakers, receiver and secondary amp. I feel like the installer did not install this correctly as my new system does not sound much better than my last. My question is what speakers should they have put on the second amp and which go to the receiver? I bought all this at a steep discount and still went over my budget. I know it does not all match perfectly but they said it should still sound great. This is the setup i have and it's going to stay this way for a while. this is my new equipment. (Receiver) Integra 9.2 DRX5.4, (Secondary amp) Bowers & Wilkins Amplifier CDA-4D 4-Channel Compact Distribution, (FL&R) Focal Omada N3 3-Way Floor standing Loudspeakers, (Center) Focal Omada Center 2-Way Center Channel Speaker, (Surrounds) Focal 300IW6 White 2-Way In-Wall Loudspeaker, (Rears) Focal 100IW6 White In-Wall 2-Way Loudspeaker, (Atmos) 4- Focal 100ICW6 White In-Wall/In-Ceiling 2-Way Coaxial Loudspeaker, and 1 SVS PB-2000 Pro Premium Black Ash Subwoofer. Any advice is apricated. :)
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Did the OP even demo this gear in person? If not, how did you know you would like the sound of this gear combo before you bought it? Audio and AV setup is usually best if it is done incrementally, I think... |
You got a 9.2 receiver and a 7.4.1 Atmos configuration. So your installer sold you a 4 channel add-on amp to power the speakers unaccounted for by your receiver. That means you have 2 unused channels of power. That’s all I see wrong with what you were sold…but if it sounds little better than a Bose Lifestyle system, something is amiss. Incorrect setup and calibration or an extremely adverse acoustic environment are possibilities. Let them spend some more time dialing it in before you decide. The gear is certainly capable of producing very good performance. |
Here is another forum that deals in home theater. 🎭 |
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