Last piece of puzzle advice (speakers)

[mekong]

Hi,

I am pretty obtuse when it comes to HT but I think I have managed to assemble a pretty decent little system.

I have a 55" Panasonic VT30 Plasma TV, a Denon 2112 receiver and a PS3 for a blue-ray player.

Now I need to upgrade my speakers.

I am currently using old (5 yrs old) Infinity 5.1 HTIB speakers and they have been absolutely great but, I think an upgrade would be in order?

I am budgeting around 500-1000 and am thinking a 7.1 might be the way to go or would 5.1 suffice?

My room is approx 15' x 12' and square.

Any advice or help is much appreciated.

 

[its phillip]

Here's one system worth looking at:

2x Infinity P363: $400
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_108P363BK/Infinity-Primus-P363.html
Infinity PC351: $200
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_108PC351BK/Infinity-Primus-PC351.html
2x Infinity P163: $170
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_108P163BK/Infinity-Primus-P163.html
Total is $770 for five speakers, leaving you only $230 for a sub...so you should not buy a sub until you have a larger budget for it.

 

[mekong]

Truthfully, my budget is fairly flexible. I used the 500-1000 parameters just for an approx, I could easily move that up 500 dollars if it makes good sense to do so.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Yes, stepping up with sub is your best bet to get most enjoyment out of your theater experience.
This one is good choice and is on sale now:
http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/lfm1plus.html

 

[Coult_45]

Is your HTIB a tss-sat?

Hi,

I am currently using old (5 yrs old) Infinity 5.1 HTIB speakers and they have been absolutely great but, I think an upgrade would be in order?

Is your HTiB a tss-sat?
If so you could just buy these and they might look and sound similar.
http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Classia-C336BK-Three-Way-Speaker/dp/B0015YZQR2/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_2
http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Classia-CC225BK-Two-Way-Channel/dp/B0015YZQQ8/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_3

If you want to buy surrounds than you could add these.
http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-C255ESBK-Switchable-Two-Channel-Surround/dp/B00199M5VI
or
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplatemapper.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&qp=cabcat0200000##-1##-1~~cpcmcat241600050001##-1##-1~~cabcat0205000##-1##-1~~q466173746c696d69747067735f323639~~nf398||496e66696e697479&list=y&nrp=15&sc=audioSP&sp=-bestsellingsort+skuid&usc=abcat0200000#storeInventoryLink

upgrading your sub might be all the improvement you want.
depending on what you want one of these might be a fit.
emotiva sub 12
Rythmik FV12
outlaw lfm-1 plus

 

[sholling]

Here's one system worth looking at:

2x Infinity P363: $400
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_108P363BK/Infinity-Primus-P363.html
Infinity PC351: $200
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_108PC351BK/Infinity-Primus-PC351.html
2x Infinity P163: $170
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_108P163BK/Infinity-Primus-P163.html
Total is $770 for five speakers, leaving you only $230 for a sub...so you should not buy a sub until you have a larger budget for it.

This ^ with a Hsu Research VTF-2 sub. It's more than you need right now but will sound great and with the Infinities gives you a rock solid system that you aren't likely to outgrow for a few years - maybe more - even if you move to a place twice that size.

 

[Coult_45]

http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Classia-C336BK-Three-Way-Speaker/dp/B0015YZQR2/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_2
http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Classia-CC225BK-Two-Way-Channel/dp/B0015YZQQ8/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_3
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplatemapper.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&qp=cabcat0200000##-1##-1~~cpcmcat241600050001##-1##-1~~cabcat0205000##-1##-1~~q466173746c696d69747067735f323639~~nf398||496e66696e697479&list=y&nrp=15&sc=audioSP&sp=-bestsellingsort+skuid&usc=abcat0200000#storeInventoryLink

depending on what you want one of these subs might be a fit.
emotiva sub 12
Rythmik FV12
outlaw lfm-1 plus

This is cheaper than the other infinity system right now. The center is only a two channel but the speakers should be beter quality right??? I have never heard eather one. I am very curious why the otherone would be a better option?