$3000 budget.
I have been browsing your forums and I must say I am quite impressed with all the help from the members, so I decided to sign up and ask for help. I know many get sick of all the help questions, so I apologize in advance.
I currently have a Bose Lifestyle V30 system that I want to replace, and I know everyone thinks they suck. I was young (younger anyway) and dumb. I am now getting burnt by the priority style system it is because there aren't enough HDMI ports and the codes are out of date for much of the newer cable boxes, etc. and I can't change out just the receiver. So here is what I am needing for my room:
1) Room is large roughly 25'x25' with vaulted ceiling, but has a large fireplace running up through the center that sort of divides the room in half. The 60" tv is mounted on one side of the fireplace with components in a cabinet at one end (out of site). The wires are run in the mantle to the 2 pairs of front jewel cubes and the center channel. 4 movie seats face system about 10 ft from tv, so it is not a large space on the movie side of room. The two rear pairs are wireless. So I need something with similar smaller speakers that can utilize the smaller footprint of the bose jewel cubes and their wires, and need wireless rears as there is no way to get cable to rears (concrete slab floor and no attic).
2) Movie junkie (streaming, blue ray, and some gaming on xbox one)! All I care about is the tv/movie setup and ease of use in regards to sound ( not worried about listening to music, etc). I want to plug everything into the receiver and use one remote for everything. Things that make it easy are great (auto surround calibration, one remote, etc.) That is originally why I bought the bose and I liked it. I like good sound, but I am not going to measure every frequency.
3) Budget: around $3000. I would prefer a little less, but can push more for just the perfect setup.
So recap: reuse smaller space and wires from bose Jewel cubes; wireless rears, EASE of USE for sytem, System focused on movies/tv/games.
Thanks you so much in advance.