There was a thread here not long ago, but I can't find it now.
Having a new house built and the family room will be a multi-purpose room. It is 18x14 and opens up to the kitchen.
I have poked around on AVSFORUM quite a bit, but it is just too technical most of the time and there is anything but a consensus about what is best.
The walls will be pre-wired for 7.2, though I will likely just run a 5.1 setup.
Thinking about in ceiling for the surrounds and 2 floorstanding speakers and a nice center. I will definitely have a budget...perhaps $2500? Would love to get it all for that, but I do not mind spreading out the purchases either and starting off with a smaller 2.0 or 3.0 setup and adding in other components as I go along.
Definitely would love some amp and/or receiver options as well. The system would be used for music around 70% of the time and movies 30% of the time.
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I'll bump the other thread for you. (if it is the one you mean.)
If I were spending $2500, mostly listening to music, and willing to just start with towers, I would look at Ascend
Sierra towers or Salk Song towers. Or something of equivalent value from Focal or Paradigm or Totem or PSB etc....
http://www.ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/speakers/SRT/srt.html
http://www.salksound.com/songtower%20home.htm
I might even just stop at a 2.1 setup and never add the center or surrounds if I were doing it again.
Do you like DYI projects? You might start wth a set of these. If you like'em get 2 more pairs and then get the recommended sub as well. Why pay more?
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=300-706
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