Feedback on new system

[tomillinois]

Hello I would like some feedback on a new system for my wife. She wants to have a new surround sound system for main room and also drive sound for in ceiling speakers. I am a lucky guy!

My plan:

Onkyo NR5009 will be connected to TV and will also be connected to PC.
Onkyo PA-MC5500

Zone #1 Home theater room all hardwood floors 20ft x 20ft x 20ft

Speakers: Pair Polk Audio RTi A9s front
single Center Polk Audio CSi A6
Surrounds pair Polk Audio FXi A6
Sub Polk Audio DSW Pro 660

Zone #2 kitchen and dining room in ceiling speakers to be added later use existing speakers 2 speakers in ceiling for each room

Zone #3 Outside Sound Envelope to cover 100 ft x 75 ft with new powered outdoor speakers ( done this coming spring )


I am looking for feedback on this to get opinions on if this will give me a good base system for a home theater and enough power to drive the Zone 2 and Zone 3 areas.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

This will be my xmas gift to my wife and I want her to be very happy!

Thanks in advance,
Tom

 

[adk highlander]

Hi Tom and welcome to the forum.

Your receiver choice look good and that should be a very nice gift. I'm not very familiar with the amp and at around 1700 for nine channels it seems like a decent product. Are you planning on using the external amp for the theater and the internal amps assigned to the other zones?

How do you plan on controlling everything? I have a fairly complex multizone system and if I did not have a good control system my wife would be very annoyed.

 

[lsiberian]

Any particular reason you going with Polk? I think you can do better in most situations. And their subs are not very good IMO.



SVS, Epik, Elemental Designs, and HSU all make better subs than polk.
The PC12-NSD is only 150 more and way better.

Infinity, Energy, Aperion, SVS, and KEF would all be better directions for speakers IMO.

My recommended setup is Infinity Primus 362s
http://www.harmanaudio.com/search_browse/product_detail.asp?urlMaterialNumber=P363BK&status=

for the fronts 152s for the surrounds
http://www.harmanaudio.com/search_browse/product_detail.asp?urlMaterialNumber=P153BK&status=

and SVS subshttp://svsound.com/subwoofers/cylinder/pc12-nsd?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=18&category_id=8

www.accessories4less.com is the cheapest place for Onkyo receivers.
http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/ONKTXNR5008/Onkyo-TX-NR5008-THX-Ultra2-Certified-9.2-Channel-Network-Receiver/1.html

I would get a cheaper receiver the Onkyo NR809
http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/ONKTXNR809/Onkyo-TX-NR809-7.2-Channel-Network-A/V-Receiver/1.html
and put the money into better subs.

 

[tomillinois]

Great advice.

I want to ensure that the amp can power the zone #1 and zone #3.

What else would be recommended?

As you can tell I am a newb.

Thank you,
Tom