I'm building a 5.1 system with the idea that I may add 2 or 4 in-ceiling atmos speakers in the future. I'm trying to keep my budget around $1,500 for these 6 speakers, not including the receiver. I'm buying them for a room that's 11.5ft x 16ft, dedicated for watching movies.
Having searched for HTIB/package deals from the brands I see favored (polk, elac, svs, klipsch, fluance, etc.), I'm moving on to lumping speakers together myself to compare prices and stats.
-My guess from what I've learned is that it's as simple as slapping together the following, as long as their from the same brand and line, such as the Polk Monitor XT line, for example.
-2 towers for front left & right
-2 bookshelf speakers for surround left & right
-1 center channel
-1 subwoofer
Do I have that right?
-Are bookshelf speakers the standard option for my surround left and right? I have seen some bi-directional surrounds and "satellite" speakers, but not sure I know the difference.
-For the center channel, I noticed a couple of Polk's lines have a center channel with 2 5 inch woofers (XT30) and another center channel with 4 3" woofers (XT35). The XT35 is more expensive, but I can't tell if they are up-charging for the compact design or if I should expect better sound from a higher quantity of speakers/drivers?
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Monitor XT30 Center Channel Speaker
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Monitor XT35 Center Channel Speaker
