Hi everyone,
First of all, I am a huge noob when it comes to home theater and/or surround sets, apologies in advance if I am asking beginner questons (not an English native by the way). Hope that I've come to the right place for some tips and advise.
I just moved into a new home and want to invest in a new home theater set, preferable a 5.1 Set-Up. the problem however is that I am not sure how to go about things as the room is not perfectly setup for a surround system. I have not purchased any system as of yet and am open to any ideas.
I have attached a picture of our livingroom below.
As you can see we currently have our telivision positioned next to our fireplace (the yellowish box to the left) which (I know) is not ideal. The fireplace is made from concrete (covers the floor to the ceiling). Also, there is a door in the middle of the room to enter the living room (forgot to add this to the image) which is positioned to the right (about 1m) of our couch.
As mentioned, I am a beginner and have absolutely no experience when it comes to installing or setting up a home theater set or surround system. I would love to have a good 5.1 Set-Up based on the above layout, but can Imagine that this is going to be a challenge.
The first problem would be the 3 front speakers. The middle speaker can be positioned below our telivision, but the two other speakers are going to be a major issue. We can put the left speaker on the righst side of the fireplace, and the right speaker next to the right of our telivision (at the same height), but i doubt that this setup is even an option.
Also, what I am wondering, is whether it is not a problem that the two back speakers would be positioned next to the couch as we have our couch backed against the wall. I read a lot of tips to position the back speacker behind the couch/sitting area in stead of next to it. Moreover, I can image that the sound would bounce of the walls if they are positione too close to the walls?
My apologies for the messy post, some of you will probably think that the above Set-Up does not make any sense at all, which I completly understand haha. Honestly, I am open to any suggestions, all I wish is to have the best surround Set-Up possible in our small but comfy livingroom.
Hope you guys can help!