New Home Theatre Setup

[puckster]

I've started my new home theatre setup, and I've been buying it in parts. So far I have bought the Harmon Kardon AVR1700 and the Infinity Primus P363's for the front. I originally wanted to stick with all Primus because I thought it would look the best. But Im starting to change my mind and wondering what you all think would be some good speakers to accompany these. Also what you think I should buy next, Im remodeling currently remodeling my basement also, it is a 13Wx44L room. TV entertainment center at one end and I built a bar at the other. I planned on putting bookshelf speakers on a swiveling wall mount so i could turn them for having parties

 

[GFOViedo]

It would help to you what is your budget? Do size of speakers matter?

 

[puckster]

Speaker size isnt much of a factor. I was thinking about $300 for the pair or bookshelfs, $300 for subwoofer possibly $400, and about $300 for center channel.

 

[GFOViedo]

I would go upto $600 for the sub.

SVS has two subs on sale for $499. The PB1000 and SB1000.

Or EMP TEK dual 10" sub on sale for $324.00
EMP TEK E5Bi pair for $250
EMP TEK E56Ci center $450

or
EMP TEK E5Ci center channel $250

HTD SPEAKERS
Level 3 bookshelf pair $299
level 3 center $199
level 3 sub $429

 

[hizzaah]

That's fairly large space to fill..

I think the Cadence CSX-15 is around 375+ship. Something like the HSU VTF3 MK4 would be better, but it runs close to 800 after shipping

Ascend acoustics has some B stock 340SE's or 170SE's.
http://www.ascendacoustics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=BSTOCK

 

[puckster]

Thank you, until about a month ago I thought Bose was the best thing ever, and home theatre in a box was the way to go, so this is almost all new to me. I had a $200 samsung 5.1 that I thought was pretty good, haha little did I know. I'm looking forward to blowing the pants off all the people I know that still think that and are too hard headed to believe anything else.

 

[lsiberian]

Speaker size isnt much of a factor. I was thinking about $300 for the pair or bookshelfs, $300 for subwoofer possibly $400, and about $300 for center channel.

Can you wall mount your tv and get another p363 for the center? That would be best. Then add a pair of 153s for the surrounds and save the sub for later when you can get a really good one. Save up to 1k and you can get a really nice sub that fills the room instead of a mediocre one.

 

[gmichael]

I would stick to the Primus line for the speakers. It helps to have the same sonic signature for HT. Especially for the front 3. No need to stay with Infinity on the sub though. You already have received some good advice there.

 

[twoeyedbob]

I'll second vote for matching centre....you could spend big$$
On a centre ,but it'll never be right unless it's matched to L+R.
Use anything you've got lying about as rears for the time being, and spend all your $$ on centre and decent sub.


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[puckster]

That was kind of my original idea, I wasn't planning on spending that on a sub but I will if it makes a big difference. How do the 153s compare with the 163s for sound quality? Would it be worth spending the little bit extra for the 163s?

 

[twoeyedbob]

I can only talk generally as i've no experience of u.s stuff

But the centre spkr does the majority of the work ,so you can't afford to cut any corners.
I've also wasted quite alot of time trying to get budget subs
To integrate into system's...

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