Hello everyone!
Moving into a new place in a few weeks that is pre-wired for 6.1 (I think) 5 in-wall and 1 in-ceiling (center-rear in-ceiling because of a window) and I'm semi overloaded reading so many reviews/threads. My thought as it stands right now is I would do a 5.1 setup but I've been going back and forth on several setups and could use some feed back, surround setups are new to me so if I'm totally off please let me know. This will be used for both music and movies and wife wants my floor speaks to be lost in the move.
Room = 16x22
Receiver = Onkyo TX-SR605 (but plan on upgrading to TX-NR616 or similar towards the end of the year)
Budget $500-$700
Items I'm considering
Subwoofer :
BIC F12 $193 (have not really found a better option in this price range so far)
Speakers:
One thing I'm not sure of is if 3-way vs 2way speakers are important. I've read where people say to use 3 x 3way for LCR and 2way for rear's and others say just to use 5 x 2way and let the subwoofer do the rest.
1) Mono Kevlar 8'' (3 x 3way and 2 x 2way, but depends on the question above)
2) Polk RC85i x 5 ($149/pair)
3) HTD 3 x HD-W80 and 2 x HD-W65 ($423)
4) Bic HT8W x 5 ($139/pair)
5) Yamaha NS-IW660 x 5 ($139/pair)
6) Some combination of the above or speakers I have not considered
Thanks in advance everyone
Tom
Moving into a new place in a few weeks that is pre-wired for 6.1 (I think) 5 in-wall and 1 in-ceiling (center-rear in-ceiling because of a window) and I'm semi overloaded reading so many reviews/threads. My thought as it stands right now is I would do a 5.1 setup but I've been going back and forth on several setups and could use some feed back, surround setups are new to me so if I'm totally off please let me know. This will be used for both music and movies and wife wants my floor speaks to be lost in the move.
Room = 16x22
Receiver = Onkyo TX-SR605 (but plan on upgrading to TX-NR616 or similar towards the end of the year)
Budget $500-$700
Items I'm considering
Subwoofer :
BIC F12 $193 (have not really found a better option in this price range so far)
Speakers:
One thing I'm not sure of is if 3-way vs 2way speakers are important. I've read where people say to use 3 x 3way for LCR and 2way for rear's and others say just to use 5 x 2way and let the subwoofer do the rest.
1) Mono Kevlar 8'' (3 x 3way and 2 x 2way, but depends on the question above)
2) Polk RC85i x 5 ($149/pair)
3) HTD 3 x HD-W80 and 2 x HD-W65 ($423)
4) Bic HT8W x 5 ($139/pair)
5) Yamaha NS-IW660 x 5 ($139/pair)
6) Some combination of the above or speakers I have not considered
Thanks in advance everyone
Tom