Great stuff guys! I think that the room really must be the difference. My room is 18x18x8. His room is 24x16x10. Perhaps I should focus more on speaker placement than power. Im thinking of going to a 9.2 also so perhaps rather than spending the money on an amp i can spend it on a reciever and add another sub. Forgive me for this question. Are the other 2 speakers (7 to 9) additional surrounds or other?

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