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I'm at a point where I'm looking to re-do a number of items in my home theater - my 8 year old RP HDTV finally developed a major problem, so I'm now looking to rethink a lot of things (getting rid of the "entertainment center", upgrading my 10 year old AVR, etc.).
Part of this process is considering how all of this will work in my living room - I currently have a set of 5 Infinity SL-20s in a 5.0 setup, but they've never been well placed in the front. (Well, the back is kind of screwy too, but that's another post.) At one point, I had a dedicated Infinity horizontal center channel, but I was never happy with the sound (which is why I went out to eBay to complete my SL-20 set).
I'm not unhappy with the Infinitys, and I might keep them - but I'm also looking at the option to move to something else, possibly floorstanding/tower speakers as L/R. This brings me back to where I originally started with my old center channel - have they improved in terms of consistency between the main speakers, as well as off-center quality?
I'm also trying to consider how I'm going to make a new TV work - I'm leaning away from wall-mounting, so I haven't seen any built-in mounts on any furniture that lifts a 55" to 65" TV high enough to put a 15" inch tall speaker (my current SL-20s) under it without blocking it. I can get small floor stands, but then I can't really use part of the storage in the TV stand (since the speaker would be in front of the doors).
I guess I'm torn between what I know (fully matched speakers) and what would seem to fit best (horizontal center channel) in a new setup. I'd appreciate feedback from folks who've looked at this, and have thoughts on sound and configuration. Thanks.
Part of this process is considering how all of this will work in my living room - I currently have a set of 5 Infinity SL-20s in a 5.0 setup, but they've never been well placed in the front. (Well, the back is kind of screwy too, but that's another post.) At one point, I had a dedicated Infinity horizontal center channel, but I was never happy with the sound (which is why I went out to eBay to complete my SL-20 set).
I'm not unhappy with the Infinitys, and I might keep them - but I'm also looking at the option to move to something else, possibly floorstanding/tower speakers as L/R. This brings me back to where I originally started with my old center channel - have they improved in terms of consistency between the main speakers, as well as off-center quality?
I'm also trying to consider how I'm going to make a new TV work - I'm leaning away from wall-mounting, so I haven't seen any built-in mounts on any furniture that lifts a 55" to 65" TV high enough to put a 15" inch tall speaker (my current SL-20s) under it without blocking it. I can get small floor stands, but then I can't really use part of the storage in the TV stand (since the speaker would be in front of the doors).
I guess I'm torn between what I know (fully matched speakers) and what would seem to fit best (horizontal center channel) in a new setup. I'd appreciate feedback from folks who've looked at this, and have thoughts on sound and configuration. Thanks.