I should have done this in the first place - Home Audio Upgrade

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Despite it's excellent performance, Linus has had nonstop problems with the Sony HT-A9 wireless surround system we installed in his family room. Luckily, Sony came out with a new receiver that claims to offer the same magical spatial surround sound technology that you can use with normal wired speakers. If only it was that easy.

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova

Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:24 The good & the bad
1:58 Headphones on - HT-A9 demo
5:16 Pure agony
5:28 Install time
12:05 Calibrating the new setup
16:49 Headphones on - new system demo
18:11 Headphones on - Top Gun Maverick demo (new system)
18:38 Linus blind picks the better system & conclusion

[largewallofbeans]

I did not expect that segue, Linus and Jake have raised their son so well.

[JKeemTV]

Jake's reaction to the first segue killed me, the boy is learning well. As much as I love these home improvement videos, I hope this solution just works with no issues in the future so you can relax and enjoy it.

[lalanunu]

Absolutely love the audio editing that was done at the beginning. As a headphone user I appreciated the surround effect lots haha

[K_shabby]

I love Linus’s house content - honestly my favourite series on the channel and I say this with nothing but love and respect for his entrepreneurship and work ethic and well deserved success. All things I look up to.

So I say this with love when I say Linus, you can’t say “movie night ruined” when you’re watching a movie in your kitchen adjacent open plan awkward shape living space when you have a HOME MOVIE THEATRE right there 🤣😂

[voiceofreason]

I'm an audio guy and you guys did a great job with your setup. It was smart to include the wife to get that WAF approval number as high as possible.

I especially like that you figured out that using the TV speaker for a center speaker was a terrible idea. The stand alone center speaker is where you will get your clarity for dialog. Ninety percent of TV/movies is dialog and 90% of dialog comes out of the center speaker.

[pileofstuff]

As someone who has worked with RF for over 30 years, I have *always* advised people to use wired for reliability and wireless only when something has to be in motion.

[Viperspider]

I can't imagine having a home theatre and still wanting to watch movies in the living room. I feel Linus' frustration here lol.

[reddcube]

I recommend have wires inside the crown molding. When you install crown molding there’s always a gap back, enough room for 1 or 2 speaker wires.

[IdealIdeas]

i dont understand why you would have a movie night in the living room when you have your own cinema room

[janners]

I'd love to see a teardown of the old speakers to see if there was any possibility of doing a janky hard wiring to the boards on the inside.

[MapVette]

This is pretty much why I never rely on wireless for anything. Companies always seem to think everything should be wireless, but there is so much radio traffic in the world today that you can never expect it to always "just work".

[mantenbrink]

If only setups like these weren't extremely expensive. I'd love an LTT video about best bang for your buck home theatre setups. Like the best cheap reciever to do surround, and what speakers to pair with advantages and disadvantages. That would be really interesting

[pwd]

Yvonne getting final say even though there's a literal room full of audio professionals and technical professionals in the room is the most hilarious thing in the world and I love it.😂

[bryanbaskin]

I love that Linus took a similar path to me and ended up in a similar spot with regards to living room audio. Tried wireless surrounds hooked to a AVR and struggled with signal drops and static pops. Finally ripped those out and carefully hid wires along baseboards until I could complete the runs in the wall and ceiling for 7.2.4 Atmos. The SVS Elevate are good and the little 3000 Micro is a tough sub that’s good for filling in bass in position where it might get hit or in the way.

[spencerbair]

0:30 wear headphones. "360 Spatial Sound Mapping" goes from left to right. Excellent little easter egg

[guspaz]

I have the HT-A9 and I also initially had wireless dropout issues. In my case, I was able to make adjustments to my setup to solve them (moved my wifi access point and set the HT-A9 speakers to the "prioritize signal over quality" settings), but that wouldn't be possible for everyone. I definitely agree that it's a huge flaw with this product. If they ever do a successor, they definitely need to tack this from both ends: improve the stability of the wireless itself because there's no reason wifi-based audio transmission should be so troublesome, and also provide a wired backup option.

[Frog-kouu]

It would make so much sense for the HT-A9’s to just have Ethernet as a backup/second option. Put a port on each unit and one on the hub, and if you need to run them wired you just plug in an unmanaged switch and it automatically switches over.

[bradmangaming]

LTT went from tech channel to home improvement channel and I am all in for it haha 😂

[foxmulder]

The fact that your room is the typical rectangular home theatre, but you are getting virtual rears is amazing.. That AV receiver sounds like it's going to be my next AV receiver. Great video.

[-carlos-danger]

I'm a Canadian general contractor. I've been a huge fan of Linus for a long time. I've used/recommended a couple of his teams solutions to clients over the years.
This is where I draw the line. I know that stuff has to be done for the camera. But the wiring solution used in this case is abysmal. There was no reason that this could not have been done where no wire channels are needed to destroy the look of the crown or other moldings. "You can barely see it" it no an excuse in my circles.
Still love you bro.