Home > Message Board > Home Theater > Home Theater Setup & Planning > Archive through December 23, 2004 > Room size small, any ideas?
Main Topics Main Topics   Your Account Your Account Search Search   Help/Instructions Help
Today's Posts Today's Posts | Last 3 Days Bookmark and Share
Author Thread: Room size small, any ideas?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

New member
Username: Nematode

Post Number: 1
Registered: Nov-04
Edit Post

Here's the situation. My room is 12' X 15'. Along one 12' wall there will soon be a Toshiba DLP (52"). I own a HTIB (Sony) now that I picked up at Costco for about $300. I'm wanting to upgrade, but I know the size of my room will limit my choices (somewhat?). My budget for receiver and speakers is about $2,000. From what I've heard and read, here is what I'm leaning toward:

Receiver: Marantz SR5500 or Onkyo SR702
Speakers: Polk Audio RM7200 or Klipsch (not sure which ones).

My main use for this system will be television, movies, and X-Box with occasional music listening. The limitations of my Sony are becoming apparent, so I want something with more "oomph". Also, does the TV size (52") seem too big to you? I don't want to overdo it, but I sure don't want to underdo it either. Any suggestions will be well received.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

New member
Username: Nematode

Post Number: 2
Registered: Nov-04
Edit Post

I've also heard that the Athena Audition Series setup (ASF1/ASB1/ASC1/ASP300) is also a very nice sounding surround speaker set. Would these match up well with the Marantz or Onkyo receiver?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message

Anonymous
 
Edit Post

My husband and I disagree. We are upgrading our 23" 10 year old tv for XMAs. It is in a huge playroom-roughly 21 wide by 25 long. THere is a seating nook in part of this space. I hope to install a TiVo and have the kids use this as their own space to hang out so we can have our living room back. My husband just cam eback with a 23" Sony Wiga and I feel that is too small. What size would you recommend and how can we upgrade the sound, simply, to surrounsound.
Thanks!
Topics | Last Day | Search | Formatting Tips | Terms | Rules | Help | Log out | Bookmark and Share
Home > Message Board > Home Theater > Home Theater Setup & Planning > Archive through December 23, 2004 > Room size small, any ideas? [ « Previous ] [ Next » ]