Hiya... hoping to get a little help on what sub(s) to go with for my new family room.
Looking to get the most bang for the buck in my 28x30x8 family room.
While I love the space for the entertainment and open nature.... it presents a nightmare for my budget/sub. The room is carpet on concrete, cinder block half walls and is open to the stairway and another small alcove space.
Nearfield placement might be possible.... but will likely not pass the WAF. I would have to try my best to get creative with furniture arrangement for her to not mind. Budget wise I would like to stay under $500. I leaning towards the PA-150. While I know it doesn't go very low it seems to have good output. Size isn't an issue and I have options for placement along any wall or any corner. I'm open to suggestions on what would work best. This system will be entirely for HT... no music beyond pandora/spotify on the WD Live. I also have no issues with multiple units. WAF is fine if there are four... as long as they aren't end tables.
So, Pro: HT use only, can be any size/shape/color, can have multiple and can corner load them
Con: $500 budget, most likely can't place nearby, huge space.
I have/had two BIC DV 1210s (sealed) that I use to use behind the couch in my previous house/great room. Unfortunately the amps decided to die at the same time and the best option I can find is the PE 250w plate amp at $120 a piece. Not sure if it is even worth it to try and do anything with them. Or buy DV1220s because the drivers look the same and I would have some spare parts? Or just trash them.
Also... is it worth saving to step up to a MultEQ XT32 AVR? Or is MultEQ XT sufficient? Right now I have and old Panny xr that I need to retire. I SHOULD have jumped on the Denon Amazon deal but I wanted to get the sub situation sorted first. The Panny is old but works... the sub are old and don't work. IF XT is sufficient I'll probably try and grab a Onkyo/Denon as the summer cuts roll out. IF XT32 is really gonna help my huge room/sub situation maybe I'll save up for the Onkyo 818.
Thanks for your help.
Looking to get the most bang for the buck in my 28x30x8 family room.

Nearfield placement might be possible.... but will likely not pass the WAF. I would have to try my best to get creative with furniture arrangement for her to not mind. Budget wise I would like to stay under $500. I leaning towards the PA-150. While I know it doesn't go very low it seems to have good output. Size isn't an issue and I have options for placement along any wall or any corner. I'm open to suggestions on what would work best. This system will be entirely for HT... no music beyond pandora/spotify on the WD Live. I also have no issues with multiple units. WAF is fine if there are four... as long as they aren't end tables.

So, Pro: HT use only, can be any size/shape/color, can have multiple and can corner load them
Con: $500 budget, most likely can't place nearby, huge space.
I have/had two BIC DV 1210s (sealed) that I use to use behind the couch in my previous house/great room. Unfortunately the amps decided to die at the same time and the best option I can find is the PE 250w plate amp at $120 a piece. Not sure if it is even worth it to try and do anything with them. Or buy DV1220s because the drivers look the same and I would have some spare parts? Or just trash them.
Also... is it worth saving to step up to a MultEQ XT32 AVR? Or is MultEQ XT sufficient? Right now I have and old Panny xr that I need to retire. I SHOULD have jumped on the Denon Amazon deal but I wanted to get the sub situation sorted first. The Panny is old but works... the sub are old and don't work. IF XT is sufficient I'll probably try and grab a Onkyo/Denon as the summer cuts roll out. IF XT32 is really gonna help my huge room/sub situation maybe I'll save up for the Onkyo 818.
Thanks for your help.