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Hi Everyone. I'm right about to invest some money in a home theater setup and I think I have a couple of good options worked out but I was looking for some recommendations/input. My budget is around $1600.00 to supply a 16ftx16ft living space with some half decent sound. I have 2 options that I've worked out so far and I was wondering which setup would be better or if I should change anything around. Here are my 2 setups:
My first setup is a 5.1 configuration driven by a Yamaha RX-475 5.1 AV Receiver.
- Center: (x1) Polk Audio CS2 Series II
- Satellites: (x4) Polk Audio Monitor 70's Series II
- Subwoofer: (x1) Polk Audio PSW505
My second setup is a 7.2 configuration driven by a Onkyo TX-NR727 AV Receiver.
- Center: (x1) Polk Audio CS2 Series II
- Front Facing: (x2) Polk Audio Monitor 60's Series II
- Satellites: (x4) Polk Audio Monitor 40's Series II
- Subwoofer: (x2) Polk Audio PSW505
From what I've found online, these 2 setups are roughly the same price and they are both half decent for an entry level home theater setup. My aim is for producing the best audio quality and the best synergy between the speakers while being able to go loud enough to still enjoy with a good number of people over talking, having a good time and what not. In terms of uses, it will pretty much be general purpose. I will be using it to watch tv, sports, to watch movies, play video games, and listen to music. The music that I listen to is wide ranging... from Telemann to Bach to Frank Sinatra to John Coltrane to Supertramp to ELO to The Beatles to Bob Dylan to Buck Owens to CCR to The Grateful Dead to Linkin Park to Bayside to Foster the People to The Arctic Monkeys or to whatever my guests want to put on etc etc. The speakers don't have to sound great for all of them but it would be nice if I could get a general all around good / even sound listening to all of them instead of the speakers favoring one genre of music over the other. Anyways, are these 2 setups half decent for what I want to accomplish, and if so, what setup should I choose? And if not, could any of you guys offer me any suggestions while not breaking my $1600.00 budget? ... Thanks for any help you guys might be able to give me, I'm a novice when it comes to all of this audio stuff (but really appreciate good sound) so any advice is greatly appreciated.
P.S. ---> The 16ftx16ft living space is roughly the area I want to be filled with sound. The room is connected to a dinning room / bar area of sorts for a total open space of 16ftx24ft. The area around the actual entertainment center / couches is roughly 11ftx14ft so I could put the speakers around a smaller area if need be.
My first setup is a 5.1 configuration driven by a Yamaha RX-475 5.1 AV Receiver.
- Center: (x1) Polk Audio CS2 Series II
- Satellites: (x4) Polk Audio Monitor 70's Series II
- Subwoofer: (x1) Polk Audio PSW505
My second setup is a 7.2 configuration driven by a Onkyo TX-NR727 AV Receiver.
- Center: (x1) Polk Audio CS2 Series II
- Front Facing: (x2) Polk Audio Monitor 60's Series II
- Satellites: (x4) Polk Audio Monitor 40's Series II
- Subwoofer: (x2) Polk Audio PSW505
From what I've found online, these 2 setups are roughly the same price and they are both half decent for an entry level home theater setup. My aim is for producing the best audio quality and the best synergy between the speakers while being able to go loud enough to still enjoy with a good number of people over talking, having a good time and what not. In terms of uses, it will pretty much be general purpose. I will be using it to watch tv, sports, to watch movies, play video games, and listen to music. The music that I listen to is wide ranging... from Telemann to Bach to Frank Sinatra to John Coltrane to Supertramp to ELO to The Beatles to Bob Dylan to Buck Owens to CCR to The Grateful Dead to Linkin Park to Bayside to Foster the People to The Arctic Monkeys or to whatever my guests want to put on etc etc. The speakers don't have to sound great for all of them but it would be nice if I could get a general all around good / even sound listening to all of them instead of the speakers favoring one genre of music over the other. Anyways, are these 2 setups half decent for what I want to accomplish, and if so, what setup should I choose? And if not, could any of you guys offer me any suggestions while not breaking my $1600.00 budget? ... Thanks for any help you guys might be able to give me, I'm a novice when it comes to all of this audio stuff (but really appreciate good sound) so any advice is greatly appreciated.
P.S. ---> The 16ftx16ft living space is roughly the area I want to be filled with sound. The room is connected to a dinning room / bar area of sorts for a total open space of 16ftx24ft. The area around the actual entertainment center / couches is roughly 11ftx14ft so I could put the speakers around a smaller area if need be.