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@Luis Vazquez not yet. i have the board/lumbar or stud piece that i ended up getting from my neighbor, haven’t had much time to cut them for usage and need to get a proper work bunch so i can do some angle cutting to match the edges of the speakers. But i will build it out and post some pics. for the acoustic panels am still trying undecide on what of the many wallpapers i have to turn in to a acoustic fabric cloth maybe something from here: https://myfabricdesigns.com/ but havent decided on what to use for initial test that would match well in the space. thanks for checking in on this.

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Hey Ben,

Hopefully i can get that project started soon. I gotta build out some acoustic panels and will build those stands at then. just a matter of time. Will surely update and provide some pic when all that is started and finished :D

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i would love to see 1723 Monitor THX in-ceiling version for the atmos, keeping the Ultra2 THX certification. so i can keep my family/theater living room all at THX Ultra2 for my room size. I know KEF has the Ci200RR-THX which is Ultra2 certified but would like to keep everything Arendal :).

[ghost_of_el_dorado]

definitely Satin finish. Gloss is nice but definitely don’t want distraction of the reflection from it in theater environment.

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I actually have been looking at the XPA-DR3, haven’t made the purchase yet. but I have been using the  OSD X5180 5 channel amp to drive 1723 Monitor THX. all 5 of them. I think All channel driven is like 135 into 8ohm, considering the 1723 can dig down to 4 ohm. I have never felt like i needed more power. for majority of the content i watch, i never had to go below -15 on the receiver. most of the content that i watch i stay between -25 to -15 on the marantz. fills the room (16x19x9) with good volume without any issues or any discernible sound quality. I have tried the Emotiva BasX A3 with LCR and probably wouldn’t be able to tell much of difference.

 

XPA-DR3 would probably benefit more with a processor with differential out like the RMC-1, i think that one is differential… Again if you’re able to enjoy the sound, quality and be immersed in the content, its all that matters, everything else just disappears :D

[ghost_of_el_dorado]

I use Marantz 8805A with OSD X5180 (5 channel) amp. I keep the volume level between -25 to -15 depending on the content am watching with 1723 THX monitors for 5.1.4. Great sound, quality and overall experience with Watching movies, playing video games on PS5 and even 2 channel listening with bunch of flac files.

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Hey Jim,

I have a family/living room similar in size that opens to kitchen/nook. 16′ wide and 19′ long with 9′ ceiling then open up to kitchen/nook. I went with 1723 (5x)… for the 5.1.4 i will eventually make it 7.1 once i figure out some space 3 seat large sofa/couch. The 1723 THX are perfect in the space. Fills the room really with my Marantz 8805A with OSD 5180 amplifier. Can’t go wrong, again, if you have the necessary space along with rest of the furniture that might you might be going with, 1723 THX may be perfect. :)

 

my room size is just below the 3000 cubic ft for the THX Ultra certification. Mine is just around 2800-ish something with viewing distance of just around 12 feet. 1723 Fills the room with excellent SPL. On the Marantz with Amp, i keep the volume between -25 to -15 depending on the content am watching… never needing to go above those volume/spl levels

 

Hope it helps.

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Can’t speak a whole lot on the Marantz. I haven’t heard many to begin with. i had Denon AVR-X6700H before going the separate route. Denon sound great too. just had issues with pre-out on that so ended up selling and got the Marantz. It sounds great, i’ve been enjoying for stereo, movies, gaming and sounds great in all the format for the 4k blu-rays i have and some of the games have great audio in them like God of War. As i mentioned, can’t speak a whole lot since i haven’t had the chance of hearing other av processors products. I was looking at the RMC-1 but also wanted to just cover all the basis with audio formats and i don’t think RMC-1 has the Auro3D, not sure how big of deal that is, but just wanted to get something that covered all the basis and not have to keep checking out various other processor/separates. this hobby with very expensive and annoying when shipping stuff back within trail period or testing etc…

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Monolith 24inch stands with sand in the columns. The base plate is on the smaller side but that can easily be fixed with some wood. Very solid, heavy duty.

For the center channel, its Sanus SFC18-B1 18in stand.

[ghost_of_el_dorado]

Hey Rene,

I actually have 4x 1723 Monitor + center as well. I use the Monolith 24inch Stand. It actually support way more than claimed since I’ve sat/stood on top of them (am at 160 lb) so more than enough for these monitor. Of course, these would depend on your needs. for center channel i use the Sanus SFC18-B1, top base may seem smaller but works for my needs.

Hope this helps.

Thanks

– Dash

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