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Basement 7.2 recommendation
Have you checked into HT - A9 spatial system ... ? 
Tune of the Day
" All Along the Watchtower "Live at Red Rocks 8 15 95Dave Matthews Band  
Considering ditching 5.1 for a soundbar; suggestions?
@hilde45, For myself I would divide the space giving two separate systems offering a unique possibility for acoustic treatment.That being said I find my Stereo System Images admirably for AV purposes. A Sound Bar should be able to lock in vocals b... 
Advice on dedicated room
@ronboco, the concrete walls are not bad as a surface inherently.Concrete is damped / well damped ( below grade ) but very reflective.The entire audible spectrum will be reflected making diffusion and absorption more important.Addressing the low e... 
ATC SCM7 or Legacy Studio HD for small living room?
Herb Reichert - 09/27/18 Stereophile Review:https://www.stereophile.com/content/legacy-audio-studio-hd-loudspeakerReichert gives his impression of the HD while noting the criteria for comparison (vs Harbeth 30.2 Monitor - his system standard). 
Recommendations for speakers with Luxman 509x
- can you elaborate on this?Yes ... it's good to see the follow through!The ' Bolt Area ' is a reference to the work by R. H. Bolt - 1939 where a plot / graph is used to access spatial modeling as applied to room acoustics by dimension.Room dime... 
Recommendations for speakers with Luxman 509x
Looking at the list so far the first post stands out.Super Nine ...' Ease of placement ', ' Enhanced Sweet spot ', ' Bass Output '.Reference:https://www.stereophile.com/content/devore-fidelity-gibbon-super-9Having witnessed an Orangutan / Octave d... 
Advice on dedicated room
What do you want to accomplish? Sound proofing or Acoustic Treatment? If both or either one you will need a plan and importantly some knowledge of how to set / realize the goal. 
Brothers from another Mother ?
Hello saki70, I would suggest having an open mind in any circumstance when considering making a selection.Jumping right in - parttimeaudiophile.com has a write up on Acapella ( as a brand other than listed ). End Game? The Acapella Apollon - Part-... 
Raising standmount speakers
Please note that many ( most ) Loudspeakers have diminished power power ( off axis ) horizontal and vertical power output ( volume ).Listening in my ’ Room ’ I notice these effects more moving my listening position (ears) closer / farther away as ... 
Two channel and home theater room under construction
Now is the time to get a baseline plot for RT60 ( room empty ).In the above post for " current room " you may want to focus on low end range - zero Hz to 300 ms being the greatest imbalance @  400 ms roughly twice the two hundred ms ring.You may b... 
Raising standmount speakers
A bit of 'tilt' (shim ... fraction of an inch) to adjust the angle to proper height.My guess would be that the eight inch rise would not have a great effect.Does the speaker not sound right?Seating at a poor acoustic position would make a differen... 
so this is my system whats next
The system looks good ... !The area seems spacious enough for a good listening environment.The ceiling cloud is likely helping a bunch ... possibly more panels on wall (when possible) to aid RT60 response.Possibly some fine adjustments to placemen... 
When are people going to wake up and realize listening is a skill?
And then for some the ’ skill ’ comes naturally ... 
Acoustic treatment for windows and a piano
Hello phasemonger, as you have identified the range (highs) you are in good shape for continuing to a solution.One - the piano is helping with diffusion but could be a source for reinforcement of a resonance.Try covering at least part of the piano...