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SierraMikeBravo wrote:
 Hey guys,
That is why I suggested an audio pro to begin with. Once the room is properly setup, you shouldn't have to change anything. |
I think this assumes a lot. It assumes that you will have the time and money to do everything you want to do in the first place, and that your tastes/desires will never change. In my opinion, this happens about 1% of the time. The rest of us start with the speakers that we can afford, and something not completely over the top like a $1500 Integra Pre/Pro. We want the best sound we are currently capable of, so we pay for the Audyssey calibration.
Then we get money for a front projection system which increases the screen size tremendously. Move couch, add second row, more Audyssey.
Econ stimulus check comes in...new surround speakers, more Audyssey.
Scratch off nets $5k...build a bar in the back, more Audyssey.
Next job pays double next state over, have to move, more Audyssey.
7.1 material become a reality, add rear channels, more Audyssey.
Go to conference, hear JBL Everests, sell kidney, more Audyssey.
If you have the kind of money to do things right the first time, including hiring a consultant, then you don't need to worry. You can afford multiple Audyssey cals. For the rest of us, we'll be changing and upgrading as money permits, and money will go a lot further if we don't have to pay $300 each time for a cal.