Hello all, I am hoping you guys will be able to help me pick out some speakers for my first real home theater. I am refinishing my basement and am setting up a 7.1 surround system. The room is not huge, 20'x12' dedicated to home theater with another 20'x16' off to the side for a bar area, so total room is 40'x16'. Based on the research I have done these are my current selections (i'm starting to question some of my choices):
AV Receiver - Denon 4311CI
Left & Right Mains - Axiom M80 v3
Center - Axiom VP180
Left, Right, & Back surrounds - Yamaha NS-IW480CWH 8" 3-Way In-Ceiling Speaker System
I went with the 4311CI because it seems to be a real winner in most everyone's opinion, only drawback being the price but I think I can get one for around $1300 which is acceptable to me for the features it has.
I went with the Yamaha surrounds because only half the room is for home theater so I have no wall to mount the left and rear left speakers on. So I want with 4 of these mounted in the ceiling. Probably not the best configuration but I think its good enough, I'm interested in other opinions on this decision.
And now for the decision I'd really like your input on. I went with the Axiom speakers because I really wanted to spend the money once on a top quality system, and be happy for a very long time with my choice, i.e. I'm ok with making a reasonable investment in the left, right, and center speakers, just so long as I end up with top shelf results. In some of the recent reading I have done I'm starting to realize two potential errors in my choices:
1. Putting these speakers in this size room might be a bit excessive, perhaps even a bit idiotic. Could a lesser set of Axioms such as the M60's paired with a VP150 or VP160 be the smart move here?
2. I have recently read some disturbing things about the quality of Axiom internals. Should I be looking at other brands? If so, can you make some good recommendations for alternative Left, Right & Centers for less than 2K?
I would like the system to sound equally nice with home theater and with music.
I'm all very new at this and just want to make the right choices. I know speakers are subjective to each individuals listening tastes, but some common sense recommendations would be a great help.
Thanks to any of you who take the time to give me some guidance!