Need Home Theater advice....

[osubuck_i_fan]

Sorry for the background...but years back I was very involved in Home Theater and actually sold A/V Equipment for several years. I'm tired of not having a usable home theater system. Back when I used to have an ear for good audio equipment I bought a pair of Paradigm Mini Monitors and a matching center channel. I currently have them stand mounted next to my 60" Vizio Plasma (720p). Due to the fact I have a 12 week old daughter my wife is learly about me keeping them in here (worried about collapsing on my daughter). I have almost no budget to work with (I currently working in the automotive business lol). Here's the advice I need should I .....?

1) Find a way to mount my Mini's up front (any advice appreciated) and work on finding another pair (v2 or v3) used to put in the back and Purchase an Onkyo 606 reciever

2) Wait until the budget allows and search out some Monitor 7's or 9's (v2 or v3) and put them up front and move the mini's to the back (any advice on how to mount appreciated). with a 606 reciever.

3) Search out a different set of rear speakers now (what would timbre match with my mini's v2 or v3?)

4) Sell my Paradigm's on ebay and buy an Onkyo ht-s6100 and upgrade the speakers later?

5) Something completely different?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

 

[strube]

I have some experience with carpentry so I built shelves on the wall for our Paradigm Titan V.3's (similar in size to your mini-monitors) and the matching center channel in my dad's pre-upgraded theater, and they were at a relatively high height. If you were even a little handy, you could do the same if you wanted, and connect a safety cable to the speakers to prevent them from falling off the shelves. You could also maybe find shelves that fit your needs at a home store like Lowes or Home Despot.

Another option is, when money allows of course, you could sell your current speakers and get Paradigm Cinema series speakers if you wanted to stick with the general sound you have now. They have smaller V.3 monitor series drivers in them, and they mount securely on the wall, which I see as a safety feature in your case . In addition to the safety aspect, I always worry about children taking off the grilles poking in my tweeters or something . Of course, you could also buy new stuff over time as your budget allowed, starting with rears - the Cinema series will match with your current speakers well, and they won't be changing drivers in the Cinema series anytime soon AFAIK.

They have 6 different sizes for the Cinema series: 70, 90, 110, 220, Phantom, and 330.

http://www.paradigm.com/en/paradigm/rec-systems-53-1-2-2.paradigm

 

[Highbar]

I'd say if you have the money now look to getting a set of towers for the front. You could still hook a safety line to them so they don't fall over. A quick search on Audiogon turned up to two pair of Monitor 7's one was V.3 I think the others looked like V.2's and they were $350 and $250 respectively. If you look around I don't think you'll have a problem finding a good set of speakers. On the other hand the Cinema series do look to be interesting and fit the "look" of the wall mounted flat panel TV's.

 

[tcarcio]

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[tcarcio]

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[Phil Taylor]

I suggest you shelf mount your minis and wall mount your TV (if it's not already). You won't want either to fall/be pulled onto your baby. Even if it doesn't fall - baby's tend to leave messy fingerprints so out of reach would be best for all concerned.

 

[3db]

I use these to mount my PSB Image 1Bs (my surrounds) which are similar to your Paradigms to the wall.

http://www.btech-usa.com/bt77.html