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    Home theater surround sound

    I ordered the Samsung Harman Cardon 5.1 HW Q6CR/ZA (soundbar and subwoofer)

    It was just OK. Not as full sound or loud as I wanted it to be. Not bad for the price: $229 refurbished from Amazon.

    Anyone know of a louder/fuller option at a decent price. Or a speaker setup that would rock the house a little better?

    Is connecting soundbar through optical cable or HDMI better?

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    It sounds like your looking for a true 5.1 system. I would run everything through HDMI.

    You would need an A/V Receiver, left and right fronts, center speaker, 2 surrounds, and a sub.
    A/V Brands: Denon, Onkyo, Yamaha, Pioneer
    Speakers: Klipsch, Axiom, etc.

    There's a lot of speaker options out there just depends on your budget.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MaroonFlounder View Post
    I ordered the Samsung Harman Cardon 5.1 HW Q6CR/ZA (soundbar and subwoofer)

    It was just OK. Not as full sound or loud as I wanted it to be. Not bad for the price: $229 refurbished from Amazon.

    Anyone know of a louder/fuller option at a decent price. Or a speaker setup that would rock the house a little better?

    Is connecting soundbar through optical cable or HDMI better?
    HDMI is better. Optical cable limits you 2 uncompressed channels or up to 5.1 compressed. HDMI supports up to 32 channels.

    For the rest, it depends on your budget and WAF.
    https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...best-soundbar/

    These guys like the Vizio SB46514-F6. but it is $1,000...
    I have read good things about the Roku sound bar and sub.

    I have not shopped for a separate speaker system since setting up my 7.2 home theater system 15 years ago.

    I have a av receiver, a separate 7 channel amp, and speakers I love.

    I have upgraded the avr once to be able to use HDMI switching, I'll have to upgrade again to get true 4k processing when I upgrade the tv again.

    I like getting an AV with room correction software like Audessey to smooth out the sound and help with the locations of speakers.

    I agree with Bass Chaser on av's

    On speakers, I'm a fan of Paradigm, Polk, and ELAC. You can get a good sub from SVS, or HSU for not too much.


    https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...-sound-system/

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