Downgrading sound

darreny · 9 Feb 2018 at 16:33

Has anyone gone from separates to a soundbar. I'm getting a bit fed up of the clutter so am currently considering maybe a yamaha ysp2700. Current system is a yamaha 1073 amp, monitor audio bx2 front and bxfx rears with a mission centre and rel strata sub.
Other things lying around I can use or sell are yamaha dsp-a1 amp, pair of mission 780se, logitech z680 full set, technics stereo amp from early 90s which I still love with the 780se.
I don't think I'd miss surround sound but would miss sound that didn't have some wallop so either soundbar and sub or sub/sat system in 2.1.

darreny · 9 Feb 2018 at 18:29

tom_nieto said:
Rather than spend your cash straight away, why don’t you try going over to a stereo system using your current kit? You could still use the sub too. Might be worth a try before shelling out on a sound bar. The 780se’s are quite compact iirc.

I was going to try the logitech sats with the strata and amp this weekend. I have a projector too so the inputs and outputs come in handy on the yamaha

darreny · 9 Feb 2018 at 20:17

MonkeyMan said:
One thing I noticed on a friend's soundbar after he moved from separates is that a lot of films now sound quite muddled, particularly the vocals.

Speech just seems a bit lost in the mix compared to his old setup. Can't remember what it was but not a cheap setup.

This was the issue with the logitech, it lacked clarity

darreny · 10 Feb 2018 at 10:02

The goal is to just have a clutter free easy to use system (for the wife) we have another little one due in July. The TV is in an alcove on the wall and I'm a joiner so there's no problem building any unit that speakers can be hidden in.

darreny · 11 Feb 2018 at 19:37

Richer sounds have given me a ysp 2700 to try for a week, unfortunately they didn't have the mic and I thought it might have been the same as the one on my 1073 but it's a smaller connection so not getting the surround effect but as a sound bar it sounds great

darreny · 12 Feb 2018 at 17:27

Just had a chat with my neighbour and he's been considering the same thing. He runs quite a high end atmos 5.1.4 system

darreny · 14 Feb 2018 at 10:31

Going to take the soundbar back. With not having the mic to set up I can't tell if it will fill the room with sound like my 5.1 does.
Does anyone have any opinions on some small discrete speakers so I can have 4 rears

darreny · 14 Feb 2018 at 12:45

I'm liking the look of the Cambridge audio minx so going to ask if the have any I can try. Will the bass management accommodate so many different speakers?

darreny · 14 Feb 2018 at 13:15

lucid said:
Monitor Audio Radius 45 - 4"x4"x5" or 100mm x 100mm x 125mm, so very small, and they have an addition rear-firing tweeter to create a more diffuse effect than a standard speaker. £199/pr

Anthony Gallo Nucleus Micro - basically a 4" sphere £149ea so £300/pr

Cambridge Audio Minx Mini12 - and 80mm cube using a single BMR driver £70ea so £140/pr

Just looking at the Cambridge Mini12 and think I'm going to try a pair and see how they are. I can always try them on front duties while I have them

darreny · 14 Feb 2018 at 13:46

lucid said:
Monitor Audio Radius 45 - 4"x4"x5" or 100mm x 100mm x 125mm, so very small, and they have an addition rear-firing tweeter to create a more diffuse effect than a standard speaker. £199/pr

Anthony Gallo Nucleus Micro - basically a 4" sphere £149ea so £300/pr

Cambridge Audio Minx Mini12 - and 80mm cube using a single BMR driver £70ea so £140/pr

I could try the logitech sats but I think they are 4ohm, will this cause me much issue with the yamaha 1073?

darreny · 21 Feb 2018 at 16:29

Got a pair of Cambridge audio Mini12 to try out for the next week so I'll set them up later.
How does 7.1 work in 5.1? Do the back and sides output the same sounds?