Bought an ok 2 speaker home theater system a few months ago. Mainly for movies and music.
From memory $900 all up. Harmon Kardon player, 2X Wharfdale Denton speakers, about 60W.
Good specs on them all, much better than my hearing.


Put the speakers on wall brackets above the TV. Bi-wired them - who knows if that is an improvement. Anyway, had that option, so did it.
The sound was not good. Missing the midranges - you know, area where people are talking ........
Had no graphic equaliser on the player. Only bass and treble, so tuned down the bass and treble with limited results.

After a few months the speakers seemed to improve by themselves. As though the speakers has 'run in.'
There was a layer of acoustic isolation screwed onto the bottom of the speakers from the manufacturer for when the speakers are placed on a book shelf/table.
There was another layer of acoustic isolation on the wall bracket, to isolate the speakers from the brackets. So 2 levels of isolation.
I removed the acoustic isolation from the speakers. That may have helped a bit.

Mainly though, the speakers seemed to improve with normal use.
Sounds weird, doesn't it ?

More likely your ear adjusts to the sound of the speakers.

Belgarion wrote on Jul 3^rd, 2021 at 11:08am:

More likely your ear adjusts to the sound of the speakers.

Ah, could well be.
Thanks

60W???

Last year, I bought a 5.1ch 600W surround sound system with subwoofer. $555 from JB HiFi. Best sound I have heard in a long time. Even the soundbar and subwoofer I am using for my computer here would outdo your system. You got ripped off.

Sprintcyclist wrote on Jul 3^rd, 2021 at 10:43am:

Bought an ok 2 speaker home theater system a few months ago. Mainly for movies and music. From memory $900 all up. Harmon Kardon player, 2X Wharfdale Denton speakers, about 60W. Good specs on them all, much better than my hearing. Put the speakers on wall brackets above the TV. Bi-wired them - who knows if that is an improvement. Anyway, had that option, so did it. The sound was not good. Missing the midranges - you know, area where people are talking ........ Had no graphic equaliser on the player. Only bass and treble, so tuned down the bass and treble with limited results. After a few months the speakers seemed to improve by themselves. As though the speakers has 'run in.' There was a layer of acoustic isolation screwed onto the bottom of the speakers from the manufacturer for when the speakers are placed on a book shelf/table. There was another layer of acoustic isolation on the wall bracket, to isolate the speakers from the brackets. So 2 levels of isolation. I removed the acoustic isolation from the speakers. That may have helped a bit. Mainly though, the speakers seemed to improve with normal use. Sounds weird, doesn't it ?

Speakers do break in although some high-end manufacturers do that at the factory for you.
I’m unsure what you mean by ‘acoustic insulation’ attached to the bottom and the brackets. What material was this made from ?
As to bi-wiring, depending on the design of the speakers it doesn’t always achieve anything.
For instance, Yamaha’s top of the range  NS 500 only accepts single wiring.
https://au.yamaha.com/en/products/audio_visual/speakers/ns-5000/index.html

Ayn Marx wrote on Jul 12^th, 2021 at 7:23am:

Sprintcyclist wrote on Jul 3rd, 2021 at 10:43am: Bought an ok 2 speaker home theater system a few months ago. Mainly for movies and music. From memory $900 all up. Harmon Kardon player, 2X Wharfdale Denton speakers, about 60W. Good specs on them all, much better than my hearing. Put the speakers on wall brackets above the TV. Bi-wired them - who knows if that is an improvement. Anyway, had that option, so did it. The sound was not good. Missing the midranges - you know, area where people are talking ........ Had no graphic equaliser on the player. Only bass and treble, so tuned down the bass and treble with limited results. After a few months the speakers seemed to improve by themselves. As though the speakers has 'run in.' There was a layer of acoustic isolation screwed onto the bottom of the speakers from the manufacturer for when the speakers are placed on a book shelf/table. There was another layer of acoustic isolation on the wall bracket, to isolate the speakers from the brackets. So 2 levels of isolation. I removed the acoustic isolation from the speakers. That may have helped a bit. Mainly though, the speakers seemed to improve with normal use. Sounds weird, doesn't it ? Speakers do break in although some high-end manufacturers do that at the factory for you. I’m unsure what you mean by ‘acoustic insulation’ attached to the bottom and the brackets. What material was this made from ? As to bi-wiring, depending on the design of the speakers it doesn’t always achieve anything. For instance, Yamaha’s top of the range  NS 500 only accepts single wiring. https://au.yamaha.com/en/products/audio_visual/speakers/ns-5000/index.html

Thanks.

The acoustic insulation was plasticy rubbery stuff.
Round stick on feet.

I had doubts on bi-wiring. Did it anyway.

Yamahas pretty darned nice stuff.