Well, this forum/website is where I have gotten the best, most realistic info on what I am looking for, so I figured I would throw this up for suggestions and comments before I buy...
The details...need to stay in a $1500 budget for speakers, sub, and 5.1 receiver for a mix of TV, movies, and music...floor standing speakers are out do to WAF, and the room is 14 x 11, open to a kitchen of the same size, total cubic feet of room with kitchen is about 2500...
I have narrowed it down to...
4 x Magnepan MMGWs and a MMGC - $900
1 x Yamaha Rx-V659 - $350
1 x Velodyne VX10 - $160
I still need to try to work a DVD player in there somewhere, so I may end up going a touch over budget...I listen to CDs and watch DVDs so rarely that it si not much of a concern.
I like clear, open sounding speakers, and upon the right deal I wouldn't mind buying used or refurbished. One of my main concerns is that I don't want the system to be a one sweet spot only set up, it needs to sound good when I entertain as well, which I know can be a concern with planers, but I have heard them in different applications and those fears were all but erased.
Ready? Go!
