HOW TO Set Up a 5.1 HOME THEATER Surround Sound Speaker System
HOW TO Set Up a 5.1 HOME THEATER Surround Sound Speaker System
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► SETTING UP A 5.1 HOME THEATER SYSTEM
SURROUND SOUND SYSTEM
Jamo Home Theater Speakers https://bit.ly/2JWTV8o
Jamo Studio Series S 803 Home Cinema System: https://bit.ly/2JWTV8o
https://bit.ly/803HCS // https://amzn.to/2A8AxjD // https://amzn.to/3oiwHcs
SUBWOOFER
Kanto SUB6: https://amzn.to/2WHhW65
AV RECEIVER
Marantz NR1510 Receiver: https://bit.ly/3Dd2P88, https://amzn.to/2YG4q5c
TV
LG NanoCell 90 Series TV: https://amzn.to/2WcNeCI
SPEAKER STANDS
https://bit.ly/3xsoe9M and https://bit.ly/Kanto26
SPEAKER CABLES & HDMI CABLES
AmazonBasics Speaker Cable: https://amzn.to/2xLtWLb
AmazonBasics RCA Audio Subwoofer Cable: https://amzn.to/2ywpYGS
High-Speed 4K HDMI Cable: https://amzn.to/3cgUKSv
MEDIA CABINET
BDI Octave Media Cabinet: https://bit.ly/392U6sW
ROOM TREATMENTS
GIK Acoustics
► HOME THEATER SPEAKER SYSTEMS
ALL IN ONE SYSTEMS
Definitive Technology ProCinema 6D 5.1 https://amzn.to/3bhBQJS
Bose Acoustimass 10 Series V https://amzn.to/2AbT1Qn
JBL Cinema 510 5.1 System with Powered Subwoofer: https://amzn.to/2L8ku7T
Klipsch RP-280F Home Theater System Bundle (with Receiver): https://amzn.to/2WgeJv4
AV SURROUND SOUND RECEIVERS
Sony STR-DH790 7.2-ch Surround Sound Home Theater AV Receiver: https://amzn.to/2SPD7Sh
Pioneer VSX-LX303 9.2 Channel 4k UltraHD Network A/V Receiver:
https://amzn.to/2Wgr7eo
Yamaha RX-V385 5.1-Channel 4K Ultra HD AV Receiver: https://amzn.to/3bk3Jkt
Marantz 4K UHD AV Receiver SR6014 – 9.2 Channel: https://amzn.to/2WwygWU
HOME THEATER SUBWOOFERS
Polk Audio PSW10 10″ Powered Subwoofer: https://amzn.to/2SO6Pa5
ELAC Debut 2.0 SUB3010 400 Watt Powered Subwoofer: https://amzn.to/2SMIOjM
Bowers & Wilkins ASW608 Compact Powered Subwoofer: https://amzn.to/2LaF9rN
SMART TV
TCL 5 Series: https://amzn.to/3vuKFNK
LG C2 OLED: https://amzn.to/3tppAmy
Samsung QN900B: https://amzn.to/3zpjPJu
► TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SUBWOOFER PLACEMENT
How to Set up ANY Subwoofer. Easy Placement Guide: https://youtu.be/2HUOct0BGYM
► MORE HOME THEATER REVIEWS
Budget Home Theater System Review (Jamo): https://youtu.be/gxABNCBFejo
Budget Surround Sound Receiver Review (Sony): https://youtu.be/pQJSyAMdda0
► HOW TO Set Up a 5.1 HOME THEATER Surround Sound Speaker System
Looking to improve your Netflix, Disney Plus and all around movie watching experience? This beginners guide to setting up a basic 5.1 home theater surround sound speaker system will do just that. We’ll show you step-by-step how to set up your home theater speakers and show you which settings to use on your surround sound receiver and subwoofer to get the best home theater sound.
► MY CURRENT REFERENCE SYSTEM
BEST SMART TV
LG 8K Smart TV: https://bit.ly/LG8K99TV
BEST BUDGET SMART TV
Hisense 65-inch QLED TV: https://bit.ly/BestBudgetTV
MEDIA CABINET & TV STAND
BDI Octave Media Cabinet: https://bit.ly/BDIMEDIA
LOUDSPEAKERS
Klipsch Heresy IV Speakers: https://bit.ly/heresyiv
SPEAKER STANDS:
Kanto Bookshelf Speaker Stands (budget): https://bit.ly/Kanto26
Solidsteel Speaker Stands (best): https://bit.ly/SolidAA
TURNTABLE
Cambridge Audio Direct Drive Turntable: https://bit.ly/AlvaCA
Fluance RT85 Turntable: https://bit.ly/RT85player
U-Turn Orbit Special Record Player: https://bit.ly/OrbitSpecial
DESKTOP SPEAKER
Klipsch The Fives Powered Speaker with HDMI-ARC: https://amzn.to/2YUol00
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Cable management to surround should have been mentioned.
Subscribed! Great video, thanks Andrew. I’m new to all this and will be setting up a home theater soon. Can I ask what you would consider the minimum gauge of speaker wire recommended for a home theater?
Thank you.
Excellent. Good explanation to figure out the way how home theatre works
Can I use a soundbar with built in subwoofer as a center speaker? And must I use 5 speakers for it to function properly? Asking because I don’t have enough room to place two surround speakers, so I might just go with only one. Thanks!
Hi. Great video. This is a wall mounted tv so how do you hide the cables that run from the bottom centre of tv down the wall. Thank you.
Thanks
As someone with a Marantz AVR and an LG TV this was epecially useful!
can I use two surrounds speakers on one channel out put please?
Have you considered doing a follow up/updated video to this Andrew?
what if I don’t have a smart tv but I have the HDMI and all the hook ups on the back of my tv. I’m not getting any sound or anything out of my 5.1 surround sound
Excellent video.
Wait just watching this video got me confused. I notice you set the crossover on this sub to 80hz and in your older sub videos you said to put it to LFE are those 2 different knobs? I see on the one you said to set to LFE it says Low pass filter.
Excellent video apart from not knowing how to pronounce "subwoofer"
Sir my sony ht iv 300 , when connected to my smart tv (only 3 front speakers works)
Surround speakers are not working😓😓
Please suggest
What about the cable box
How do you connect the mounted speakers? Is there a cord that’s drilled behind the walls or something? Didn’t explain how that works
Great infomation.
Can you use in ceiling speakers for both the surrounds and the atmos? How would you place them?
This surround sound five speaker set is $500, not $200. How can the price go up $300 on something that’s three years old and outdated?
so i need a home theater system + a av receiver + a subwoofer + a lot of cables. running through the numbers in my head and it gets pretty expensive pretty fast.
The Trilogy.
For a 5.1 setup would it be necessary to get a amplifier as well as your av receiver.
I just purchased an Onkyo HT-S 3910. is that a good system? I’m looking for the sound of a theater and for it to sound crisp.
Surround speakers in a 5.1 DO NOT go directly to the side of the listening position…they go behind and to the side
This is via Dolby themselves
Amazing video 🙏🏽🙌🏾❤️ thanks!
I know this is an old video but just for information the Jamo s803 set up here is currently retailing for $1958 in Australia via Amazon. I know inflation has hit hard but this is extortionate!
QUESTION OF THE DAY: What’s your favorite home theater system? What movie do you recommend for home theater testing?
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Get to the point quickly .Time is a premium
My system speakers seem to be set at a lower level than needed?
Can I adjust these speakers with my remote?
Your surrounds look very high up
Great Explanation…apart from getting a 5.1 system, we now have a Bose Acoustimass and subwoofer system hooked up with the Smart TV and receiver with 2 cube speakers hearby. It’s a great sound. But we are seniors and would like to add 2 more cube Bose speakers if possible to place them near our sitting area. Not sure if this is possible…also would entertain other speaker products, but would really like to just enhance what equipment we have now. Should I call in a professional?
You just saved me. Thanks so much. I was going crazy. I spent 2 hours trying to figure out why my speakers didnt work.
Just set your speakers to smalls and use LFE only, DO NOT use LFE+Main, this will duplicate the bass frequencies to your mains and sub, which is not great.
Great video, very informative… thank you
One more question, can I use a pair of tower speakers for front right and left and a pair of tower speakers for back right and left?
You dont cover the dvd player connection to tv
so, my jamo 5.1 surround all have clamp connectors for speaker wire no plugs what does that change
I have the befree 5.1 channel surround sound bt speaker system model no. bfs-460
Hi Andrew, newbie here and newly subscribed! Thanks for your video, I followed it step by step in hooking up my system. I have one question about something I didn’t see mentioned in the video. Sorry if it’s a dumb question, as I said, I’m new. Does the LAN cable go to the receiver (mine is marked "Network") or does it go to the TV?
Thanks very much.
What height would you recommend for speaker stands for surround speakers?
Hello sir
My speaker crossover setup (all speaker polk audio), av receiver marantz sr6015 Emotiva xpa-3 gen3 Power amp
Polk audio- Tower speaker RTI A9 30HZ-26KHz –
Surround Speaker RTI A1 50HZ ’27KHZ –
Centre speaker CSI A6 45HZ 27KHZ-
Dolby atmos speaker RC 80I 35 HZ 20 KHZ
Subwoofer- svs pb 2k pro
Lower and Upp IIer Audio Quality-3dB Limits
25 Hz → 125 Hz
What crossover level should I set my each speaker and sub on? on?
Does the surround speaker placement of left and right not behind apply to a Sonos system with beam gen 2 and two Sonos ones as surrounds?
Awesome video. I enjoyed every bit of you very clear explanations. I am new in home theatre setup and i have learnt a lot from you.
I’m going to watch Avatar (jungle noises) or Jurassic Park
This is a really solid video overall I only have a couple of additions I’d recommend if this were to be every remade.
1. If you have a modern AV receiver with an auto EQ software but you prefer to still manually setup the speakers. Run it 1 time and record the distances it measures. When you manually complete the setup you can input the exact to the cm distances for each speaker.
2. In terms of cross over, I in my personal experience, have never come across an auto EQ software that recognises the crossover frequency correctly. Satellite speakers are notorious for getting way out of line. I have dealt with Cambridge Audio Minx Min22’s that any receiver I ran them through refused to put them below 200hz. Cambridge Audio themselves recommend a power level 140hz. To remedy this I started to use Chesky Records Stereo Surround Setup from 1997. In the CD (or more likely digital copy) it has a short section with a voice and tone running down from 250hz to 50hz. When running this at an appriopriate level, listen for when the sound takes an extreme nose dive in volume and clarity. Right at that read out is the cross over that a speaker sits at.
For everyone out there running really low end setups that don’t come with documentation or you have speakers that you don’t know anything about – follow this video but supplement in the 2nd point to nail the cross over frequency. I guarantee they will feel like brand new speakers.
Wait wait WAIT …. I think I really messed up, you said at the end congratulations you just successfully installed your first 5.1 surround theatre system in your living room. Mines in my washroom is this ok? I did it for my wife to watch a movie when she takes a bath
I bought the jamo because of this video so thanks so much ❤
I think the SpongeBob movie has HDR and 7.1 😂
One note about the 1510 vs 1509 is that the 1510 supports eARC, so audio coming from the TV will be losslessly sent to the AVR
I’m getting 5.1 with Q Acoustics 3010i with Marantz CINEMA 70S I’m going to keep looking back on this as reading the manual let’s say hard for me to follow. Seeing how you do it on here really helps me to understand thank you