overwhelmed newbie questions

Hello everyone,

This is my first post after days of lurking and I have never owned a home theater system (except an old 4.0 that wasnt technically mine) .

I now have before me a bonus room that needs to be finished into a home theater. I'd like to future proof so 7.1 is the plan.

Since this is our first system i thought we might still feel blown away by
denon 1712 powering
energy rc micro set w/ sub
Cheapo built-ins eas-8c for the rears.

I found conflicting info on the site, a poster implying that a reciever such as this can power even big speakers adequetely, while the stickied guide says its good to have extra power on hand ...

Can I (please!) run these with no amp?

Should i splurge on rc10 and lcr for fronts then the micros as surrounds? (Included micro sub) Could the lone 1712 power these?

The 1300$ budget implied by rc10s is absolute limit...

Thanks for your guidance. I feel like i'm swimming in a sea of possibilities with no sight of land...

Good morning,


Thanks for your replies and welcome, its certainly very nice to be here. I have an odd room setup that is a bit tight so I thought small speakers so that it wouldn't look like I,m cramming too much equipment in a constrained space. I also can't find any reviews or info about built-ins.

I'm planning to pair this with a $1400 epson 3010.

Do you typically outspend video equipment with audio?

Its prob 80% watch movies /sports 20% music application, (and you do 'watch' movies :-)

I also don't know if i can pay $1000 more just to get 'better blacks' . Though now we're getting off topic.

To clarify i dont own anything, just saw cnet gush over the micros and takes (plus other reviews!) so i started looking at energy. There seem way too many brands for audio that i know nothing about so for comfort im just looking thru their line.

Also no drywall or insulation up. But noone reviews wall speakers... or talks about them in general...