I am in the process of setting up my first Home Theater and I am very new to this so I was hoping someone could give me some suggestions. I really don't know much about speakers:
I have a friend that can get me the following speakers at a great price: Polk, Infinity, Boston Acc, or maybe Ascend. I need a 7.1 setup and I am looking to spend around $800.
3 Fronts: bookshelf
4 Rears: ceiling
Room Size: 12w x 16l
1) I know I should hear them and decide on my own which sounds best but I was hoping someone could share their thoughts as to which is the best bang for the buck - sound, quality, etc?
2) Is it OK to mix and match the brand of speakers/sub or should I get the same brand (fronts, rears, sub, etc)?
3) I am looking to get a Denon 2308ci or Onkyo 705. Do any of those speakers sound better with either of these avr brands or are there issues that I should not use one of these speakers with either avr?
4) Their seems to be so may specs for a given speaker. What should I be looking for to get great (I like it loud ) sound for my setup (size, watts, ohms, frequency, etc - not to sure what all these specs mean
)
5) What should I look for in a sub (don't know anything about subs
)?
Thanks,
Joe
I have a friend that can get me the following speakers at a great price: Polk, Infinity, Boston Acc, or maybe Ascend. I need a 7.1 setup and I am looking to spend around $800.
3 Fronts: bookshelf
4 Rears: ceiling
Room Size: 12w x 16l
1) I know I should hear them and decide on my own which sounds best but I was hoping someone could share their thoughts as to which is the best bang for the buck - sound, quality, etc?
2) Is it OK to mix and match the brand of speakers/sub or should I get the same brand (fronts, rears, sub, etc)?
3) I am looking to get a Denon 2308ci or Onkyo 705. Do any of those speakers sound better with either of these avr brands or are there issues that I should not use one of these speakers with either avr?
4) Their seems to be so may specs for a given speaker. What should I be looking for to get great (I like it loud ) sound for my setup (size, watts, ohms, frequency, etc - not to sure what all these specs mean

5) What should I look for in a sub (don't know anything about subs

Thanks,
Joe