New 7.2 Home-theater - Speakers selection help

[kris4]

Hello ..

I am a beginner and need help with 7.2 home theater installation in the basement,

During construction, it was pre-wired to 7.2 audio system, and dimensions are in the attachment.

I need help with speaker selection
# Speakers size: Compact size preferred
#Front speakers- either Tower or wall-mount
#Rear- preferred wall-mount
# Single family house with no near neighbours, So noise not an issue
# Budget - $2000 ( for all 7.2 speakers)
# Usage: Movies or Videos (mostly), music, PS3 Games


Please share your thoughts ...




Yamaha RX-V675-R 7.2-Channel

 

[afterlife2]

Hi and Welcome. How big is your room and your budget?

 

[kris4]

Room ~40x15 ft, Budget $2000

 

[everettT]

Just the .2 would eat up almost 2/3s of your budget to fill that size room. That room is large . What's the seating distance to the front 3?

 

[kris4]

Seating distance 20-25 ft from the projector screen

 

[everettT]

You really need to reconsider your budget if you want to fully enjoy your setup. 20' is also a long way to the fronts. How large is your screen?

 

[kris4]

Thinking of 120 screen, what is the typical speakers $$$ for larger rooms ?

 

[everettT]

To fill that room your looking at $1600 at least for subs. As for the front 3 are they going behind the screen or to be seen? The surrounds can be inexpensive . So maybe around $2000 /2500 for the speakers. (Sensitivity will determine what type of amplification is needed as for watts to hit the right dbs at 20'). Also you might want to up the screen size to over 130" at 20'.

 

[everettT]

http://www.audioholics.com/loudspeaker-design/subwoofer-room-size

 

[kris4]

Front speakers to be seen, no preference.
Going with Tower speakers instead of Wall-mount, any help for Subs ?

 

[everettT]

For duals I'd look at the HSU vtf15 mk2 or the vtf3 as they seem like one of the best bargains price to performance wise. There are others that will be within a couple of hundred dollars available. Rythmik, SVS, and PSA or some other ID manufacturers to consider. No retail sub under 2000 ea will do the trick in your room. Have you listened to any speakers yet?

 

[afterlife2]

Take a look at the 7.0 package: http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/speakerpkg.html

 

[shadyJ]

If you don't need extreme loudness volumes, I would go for a Hsu Hybrid 1 7.2 package and ask them to throw in another VTF1 for a 7.2 package. That will come in just under budget. You can use the subwoofers as speaker stands. It may be worth your while to step up to the Hybrid 2 package for more powerful subwoofers, but that will go over your budget just a bit if you get two of those subs. If you really want to rock hard, go for a Hybrid 3 package and get two VTF3s, that will hit you hard.