robkh1984v2
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- Yamaha YSP-5600
Hi folks! It's been over two years since my original post. Since then, I've moved 3 times, but it just so happens that my latest move was into an apartment that is nearly identical to the specs and layout I had when I first made this post! (Those audio gods must be laughing at me
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Alas, I have a bit more info and a few questions focusing again on speaker placement and type of speakers than the speaker brands. I added a few brands and types I was considering further down in case you have any feedback there as well.
GOAL
Upgrade Living Room from a large soundbar (Yamaha YSP-5600) + SVS SB-16 Ultra sub to a 5.1 or 5.1.4 setup. My poor sub deserves better!
Current Living Room environment (yeah, not ideal)
1)_Subwoofer location
CURRENT HW:
1)_AVR: HDMI 2.1, eARC, VRR,4K 120Hz or 8K 60Hz, Dirac Live +Bass Control
SVS

Alas, I have a bit more info and a few questions focusing again on speaker placement and type of speakers than the speaker brands. I added a few brands and types I was considering further down in case you have any feedback there as well.
GOAL
Upgrade Living Room from a large soundbar (Yamaha YSP-5600) + SVS SB-16 Ultra sub to a 5.1 or 5.1.4 setup. My poor sub deserves better!

Current Living Room environment (yeah, not ideal)
- L-shaped layout with kitchen to the right
- Total Living Room area: 509.23' ft^2 (29' 4.5" x 29' 9.75")
- Total Living Room volume: 4541 ft^3
- TV/Living Room area: 15' 9" W x 15' D ft^2
- TV to Couch: 13' 6" (out of 15' D)
- Ceiling: 8' 10"W
- Wood floors (Let's assume rugs aren't an option.)
- Couch is against the back wall, against the left wall (Note: Yeah, I tried the trick of pulling it away from the back wall an inch a day, but that didn't work. Lol. I could swap the Loveseat and 3-cushion sofas if that makes any difference.)
- Mostly bare walls. Planning on getting blackout curtains, which could help with absorption on the left and back walls. Open to adding more absorption and/or diffusion panels, but not on the ceiling.)
1)_Subwoofer location
- Front corner?
- Side mid-wall?
- FR and FL on/off of the TV stand?
- Lining up the Center to the Loveseat/Couch or Centered to the TV wall?
- Loveseat or 3-person Couch on back wall?
Factors
- Having the sub in the front corner or side wall affects this decision.
- TV stand to the bottom of the TV = 11". Also don't have much room on the TV stands to the sides of the TV.
- Limited options for bookshelves on the stand (eg, Arendal 1961 Bookshelves (11.3" H))
- More options if I put them to the sides of the TV stand (eg, Arendal 1961 Monitors (16.73" H), Arendal 1723 S Bookshelves (15.16" H), or SVS Ultra Bookshelves (15" H)).
- Type: Directional v Bipole (eg, SVS Ultra Surrounds) v Tripole (eg, Arendal 1961 Surround or 1723 Surround S). Another option would be using SVS Prime Elevations mounted horizontally. Not sure which wall for the Surround Lefts. (That's next)
- Location: Both on the back wall or should the one on the Surround Left be on the side wall, to the left of the couch?
- Front Heights: directly above the FL and FR bookshelves or wider apart to the top corners of the front wall?
- Rear Heights: Inline with the Front Heights? If so, that would mean the Rear Right Height would be closer to the Couch than the Surround Right speaker.
CURRENT HW:
- TV: LG C9 (65")
- Gaming: PS5
- Soundbar: Yamaha YSP-5600
- Sub: SVS SB-16 Ultra with SVS SoundPath Subwoofer Isolation feet
1)_AVR: HDMI 2.1, eARC, VRR,4K 120Hz or 8K 60Hz, Dirac Live +Bass Control
- NAD T778, but the next version of this if it comes out in the next few months
- Monoprice Monolith HTP-1 16-Ch
SVS
- Fronts: Ultra Bookshelves, Ultra Center
- Surrounds: Ultra Surrounds (Bipoles), Prime Bookshelves, or Prime Elevations (horizontally)
- Heights: Prime Elevations
- Fronts: MTM Monitors or two-way Bookshelves?
- Surrounds: 1961 Surrounds (Tripole), 1961 Bookshelves, or 1723 Surround S (can act like a Directional when tripole mode is disabled, unlike the 1961 Surrounds where Tripole is always on)
- Heights: 1961 Height modules (similar to the Prime Elevations, but with a wider waveguide.