Bro Foodie,
Thanks for the inputs.
I’ve very little play in terms of speaker placements… in any case, the approximate layout of the room is as
My main speakers are quite bulky as are the amplifiers powering them.
The sub is MK Sound X12, which is a big box squeezed in btw the components, they are literally 1-2cm nx to each other. There is little play width wise.
Length wise, my screen is actually in front of the speakers, a floor rising one from Vividstorm. I had wanted an “In-your-face” kinda granduer and putting the screen behind the speakers kinda limit the size as the speakers would block the view. Therefore, there is only so much space I can shift towards the sitting area before it gets “too near”…
I started the journey with Music as priority, but in recent times I do not listen ‘critically’ as much as I used to. Partially, the interest in a new AVR was due to the shift to more streaming services vs local sources.
I have moved from Nvidia Shield to now Apple TV - I just discovered that Apple messes with the audio ie, it does not passthru bitstream other than Atmos - I’m looking to get an xbox as next replacement. It does support KODI based on articles on the web - currently I run KODI off a HTPC that I hope to discard as it is over 5yrs old.
I liked the NAD for the BlueOS better streaming functionality. Bass management would be something to look at - not sure if this can be deployed for stereo setup as well…
So as you can see, there are many criterias at play and the challenge is finding the middle ground on the compromise.