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I know that you guys get a lot of requests for speaker advice, but I could sure use some. I need to replace my speaker system entirely, and would really appreciate suggestions since I have some unusual specifics in mind.
My living room (carpeted) is about 20 ft x 12 ft. We tend to use mostly the center of the room with home theater (HT) on one side and our main sofa 12 ft (a little less) on the other side. The ceilings are 9'ft high, but the side and back are open to a midsized atrium and large kitchen, respectively. The living room area is sunken by 2 feet.
There is wiring in the ceiling for ceiling speakers, but my impression is that these don't provide the best audio possible for the money (correct me if I'm wrong).
The system needs to serve both my home theater and classical music enjoyment needs. If I had to choose, I'd take Beethoven and Wagner over Bruckheimer and Spielberg. But I'd like a system that handles both very well. I currently have an Onkyo TX-SR806 amp (115 watts/channel).
What I'd really like to do is build up a very nice $2-$3K speaker system eventually. However, I can only invest $1.5K now. My thinking is to get two very good LR speakers, and then other decent components that I can get by with until I can eventually afford to upgrade them. I'm also just looking for a 5.1 system rather than 7.1.
I don't need anything capable of damaging the foundation (or blow women's clothing off), but I'd like enough power to be able to annoy my neighbor when necessary.
My wife is pretty reasonable about speakers, so size isn't an issue (although I'll take smaller over larger if I can get the same quality sound).
Hope that gives you enough to work with - thanks in advance for the advice.
-Paul
My living room (carpeted) is about 20 ft x 12 ft. We tend to use mostly the center of the room with home theater (HT) on one side and our main sofa 12 ft (a little less) on the other side. The ceilings are 9'ft high, but the side and back are open to a midsized atrium and large kitchen, respectively. The living room area is sunken by 2 feet.
There is wiring in the ceiling for ceiling speakers, but my impression is that these don't provide the best audio possible for the money (correct me if I'm wrong).
The system needs to serve both my home theater and classical music enjoyment needs. If I had to choose, I'd take Beethoven and Wagner over Bruckheimer and Spielberg. But I'd like a system that handles both very well. I currently have an Onkyo TX-SR806 amp (115 watts/channel).
What I'd really like to do is build up a very nice $2-$3K speaker system eventually. However, I can only invest $1.5K now. My thinking is to get two very good LR speakers, and then other decent components that I can get by with until I can eventually afford to upgrade them. I'm also just looking for a 5.1 system rather than 7.1.
I don't need anything capable of damaging the foundation (or blow women's clothing off), but I'd like enough power to be able to annoy my neighbor when necessary.
My wife is pretty reasonable about speakers, so size isn't an issue (although I'll take smaller over larger if I can get the same quality sound).
Hope that gives you enough to work with - thanks in advance for the advice.
-Paul