Hello all,
I will be moving into a new apartment and would like to update my home theater setup and would like advice on where to best put my money.
My current setup:
Yamaha RX V559 (possibly with a damaged sub-out and seems to have an issue sustaining high volumes [if anyone can diagnosis this it would be appreciated]), Canton AS 10 subwoofer (might be toast if the receiver isn't), 4 of 5 Canton MXII single woofer speakers (one speaker wire prong broke and was fried when soldered wrong). Ya the current setup is a little rough... hence the desire to upgrade!
The new room:
I have yet to lease an apartment but the living room should be 12'x12' with the room bleeding into a dining room and the overall size is 12'x20' and even larger including the kitchen. So there are only three walls surrounding the "TV room" with the right "wall" being the open living room/ kitchen.
This is the setup I am thinking:
(I am really hoping diagnose my receiver or my subwoofer... however, I have been assuming neither may survive or if one does, it might be relocated to my bedroom.)
As such
Receiver-
Denon AVR-3311ci (809$ lowest price online/ eBay new)
Loudspeakers-
(2) EMP E55ti fronts ($795/ pair, audiohlics store)
(1) EMP E5ci center ($220, audioholics store)
(4) Canton MXII reused speakers for rear surrounds and rears
Subwoofer(s)-
(2) Emotiva Ultra 10 (12?)
-or-
(1) HSU VTF 3 mk3
TV-
Mitsubishi DLP 65"
Use:
40% TV/ Movies
40% Music
20% Games
Questions:
-Ideas on the broken sub/ receiver?
-Any loudspeaker recommendations over the EMPs at that price range? They seem hard to beat...
-I would like to do a 7.2 setup but will patiently wait if my ~800$ is better spent on a single VTF 3 (or 2?) vs two Emotivas right off the bat.
-Do I have my dollar amounts appropriated in a way that allows for good expansion in the future? Or should I go bigger on a certain part of the above and use cheaper stuff on something else for the time being? Maybe huge towers and reuse a Canton center or something to that effect?
-Any recommendations and advice are appreciated!
