I recently moved into a new place which has a very open feel to the living room and dinning room. The living room is 18' x 12' which feeds into the dining room which is 18' x 10'. Overall, I have a large room which is 18' x 22' with ceilings that go from 7' to 12' as you move closer to kitchen.
The breakdown of usage: 55% gaming (xbox 360 and playstation 3), 40% movies, tv, netflix, and 5 % steaming music through windows media center.
Since I live in an apartment, I would like to purchase something that sounds good without having to crank the volumes. Fortunately, my neighbors won't be bothered too much my space is over the garages.
I have decided to get the onkyo nr-809 for my receiver. I thought I was sold on the hsu research enthusiast 2 5.1 system about a week ago after reading the forum. Upon further research, it seems like this speaker system may be too neutral/sterile for my tastes. I'm a headphone junkie and tend to enjoy "brighter and more active" sounding phones like the high end audio technica and grado lines. I have been researching the energy speaker lines since there are some amazing deals to be had, but I'm not sure if they would be the best match for my needs.
My budget for speakers is a little under 2,000. Regardless of which direction I go on speakers, I believe I will purchase a hsu subwoofer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The breakdown of usage: 55% gaming (xbox 360 and playstation 3), 40% movies, tv, netflix, and 5 % steaming music through windows media center.
Since I live in an apartment, I would like to purchase something that sounds good without having to crank the volumes. Fortunately, my neighbors won't be bothered too much my space is over the garages.
I have decided to get the onkyo nr-809 for my receiver. I thought I was sold on the hsu research enthusiast 2 5.1 system about a week ago after reading the forum. Upon further research, it seems like this speaker system may be too neutral/sterile for my tastes. I'm a headphone junkie and tend to enjoy "brighter and more active" sounding phones like the high end audio technica and grado lines. I have been researching the energy speaker lines since there are some amazing deals to be had, but I'm not sure if they would be the best match for my needs.
My budget for speakers is a little under 2,000. Regardless of which direction I go on speakers, I believe I will purchase a hsu subwoofer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
