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Originally Posted by fleury
Thanks for the input guys! Answers to questions:
1) Bought a PS3, but will mostly use the system for TV and music. I'm sure once I do get addicted to blu-ray movies, it's gonna be used for that.
2) Sound-wise, personally, I like clarity a hell of a lot more than just loudness. Loudness is a bonus, but hearing subtle things on any song is really really cool and I prefer that a lot more than just loudness.
3) Room dimensions. I live in mom and pop's place, and use the basement for the entertainment hub and it's completely wide open. It's a large room about 45'x25' (guestimation), but I'm using one corner of the essentially square room, for this, but it's still a wide open space.
As for the sub, everyone says the same thing, so that should be a priority I guess. A couple things I'm not sure about though, is how much should I realistically expect to pay for a Receiver (I'm guessing $800+/-); and is the centre channel speaker really that important (if I'm going to chince on something, should this be the one component I go cheaper on?).
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Glad to help.
1.) Ahkay. The PS3 is pretty much the way to go these days. That'll work just fine. Focusing on music makes the speaker choice a bit more important. A good sub works well in home theater and music applications.
2.) Clarity over loudness, eh? Generally speaking, I'd recommend you avoid Klipsch in this case. This is a generalization, but Klipsch's efficiency and dynamics might not benefit you as much as Paradigm's "detailed nuances" -- as subjective as these terms may be.
3.) Interesting. That shouldn't cause any problems, but I wonder how you plan to configure a 7.1 system in that space? Sort of on that topic - you might consider picking up a 5.1 system for the same $ you'd otherwise spend on the 6.1/7.1. This is what I'd probably do, since I'm a little less interested in that extra level of surround sound envelopment in comparison to a little more clarity. You can always add surrounds later. Something to think about.
4.) The sub needs to be somewhat of a priority, yes.
5.) You should expect to pay $500-$1000 for a receiver. Big range, I know, but you've got a lot of options in this regard. I'd recommend making something like the
Denon AVR-789 your benchmark for comparison.
6.) No, I would not chintz out on the center channel. The fronts should all match (it is okay to get a special center speaker that looks different as long as it is from the same company (for timbre matching), or preferably, if it is designed to be sold together with the L and R's as a set).
If I were to chintz out anywhere, it would be on a combination of receiver and surround speakers. They make the least overall difference on the experience IMO.