I was going to wait for Denon’s new X4800H receiver, but the release date has apparently slipped a bit and I’d like a new receiver for Christmas.
After talking with someone at B&H, I decided that I would probably be just as happy with the X4700H, plus it’s $1,000 cheaper... and it arrives Thursday as opposed to some unknown point in the future. (A big selling point for the X4800H is better 8K video and I don’t use my system for top-end video. Nor do I intend to have 4 sub-woofers.)
I’ll have two height speakers, at least to start. My question, being new to any sort of height-capable receiver, is the best positioning with two. My first thought was that they should go behind me. But is there any value in them going in the middle of the room off to the sides up high, or the front up high? Does it even matter?
I’m totally clueless on how to maximize my setup with just two heights.
After talking with someone at B&H, I decided that I would probably be just as happy with the X4700H, plus it’s $1,000 cheaper... and it arrives Thursday as opposed to some unknown point in the future. (A big selling point for the X4800H is better 8K video and I don’t use my system for top-end video. Nor do I intend to have 4 sub-woofers.)
I’ll have two height speakers, at least to start. My question, being new to any sort of height-capable receiver, is the best positioning with two. My first thought was that they should go behind me. But is there any value in them going in the middle of the room off to the sides up high, or the front up high? Does it even matter?
I’m totally clueless on how to maximize my setup with just two heights.