Upgrading Your Audio & Video Equipment | FOMO? 

At the very least get an atmos capable receiver with DTSx. Kef has good deals on theater speakers. Soundbar is nothing like a theater system.

Great video buddy! Ive been getting the itch to upgrade the audio, even though I probably don't need to and dont want my wife to kill me lol.

Actually just upgraded to a Panasonic UB-820 4k player. It really is amazing. It’s as if watching movies again for the first time.

Glad you’re talking about audio, far too many RU-vidr movie channels only use their crappy TVs audio, honestly imo they’re not movie lovers even if they have thousands of movies but are satisfied with TV speakers, video presentation is only half of the experience, good quality audio is directors intent. I always try to recommend a subwoofer at least(and they still don’t listen🤦‍♂️). And I don’t even have a modern sound system, I use a older Sony AV receiver connected to a bunch of speakers surround sound, subwoofer etc(I got everything from thrift store for 30 bucks). I’m planning on upgrading next year to modern equipment(doesn’t mean my current equipment is bad, still way better than sound bars 😂). for TV I have a 77” LG C1, I will upgrade TV in three years, may go 83” G series LG OLED.

I have a lg c2 49 INCH 4 k Dolby vision tv , Panasonic ub820 4 k Blu-ray player, ysp 2500 soundprojecter with sub woofer, tbh it does me 🎼🎥💿👍🏻📺 good video mate 👍🏻

great topic and discussion, I used to be totally fine watching movies on my phone 😂 now I love Brendan's new 75in tv lol he is also on the hunt for a sound system

Get yourself a nice Denon receiver You get a lot of speakers reasonable price online put yourself together a nice little system on the cheap you’ll be amazed.

I'm happy with my audio set up but i can't wait to upgrade my tv later this year.

I bought a 49 lg cx lg 4K player Sonos beam sub mini and 21sls a year ago. I’ve now bought a 65 c3 a Sonos arc, sub gen 3 and two era 300s. My advice to others is work out what the end game dream is and buy it once

We had an LG soundbar but man the vocals were always super low. Turn up the volume and get your ear drums destroyed by every other sound. My wife actually won our Samsung 4k TV in a contest. Once i had a 4k tv, i started using my Xbox one x to watch movies. It was awful snd nearly half of my discs wouldn't play. Got to my breaking point snd then decided I needed something worth using for my movies or there was no point in continuing to collect movies. Got the Panasonic 820 and the Samsung 880b sound bar with the rear 7.1 speakers. Wife thought I was nuts until i sat her down and had her listen to an Atmos tracked movie. Plus the vocal tracks are so much better now. She wasn't happy about the price tag but definitely agreed it was better than what we had

I had a LG CX 55 until January 2024. Upgraded to the LG G3 65 in January 2024. I have a middle of the road LG sq75r soundbar with surround speakers, and a Panasonic ub820 4k player. I’ll say that even in 2024 an LG CX is still an excellent tv (I have it in mine and my wife’s bedroom now that I got my G3) the CX in 2024 is still better than any of that Hisense, TCL, or almost any non flagship LCD tv crap that’s been released this year

Frank, would u ever consider doing watchalong livestreams?

I say we Anchorman this discussion 😂

I've gone from a soundbar to HT in a box and from budget right up to my current high-performance AVR, and I just like to say don't be scared to make the jump. Nowadays, AVR's are so simple to set up that they even walk you through the process.The integrating or dialling the system in comes with experience, besides there's plenty of advice on HT RU-vid videos, especially if one chooses to go with a popular AVR brand something like Denon or marantz for example. The idea is to try and keep things evenly balanced! Meaning one is unlikely to get their money's worth by purchasing expensive speakers and connecting them up with an inexpensive AVR/Amp (or vice versa) There's a saying in the audio world.. "your only as good as your weakest link!" However, the most important advice is to have fun and enjoy the journey. Good luck Our eyes follow our ears to where the story lives 🫣

Yes the real controversy of this video, was infact your lack of cable management, sir!

When you have better equipment viewers will take your opinion on audio more seriously. If you’re doing this on RU-vid you HAVE to get theater equipment. By the way I’m waiting for Crimson peak 👀