Rolph77
Established Member
Hi,
We are about to begin re-decorating the living room and I have the opportunity to upgrade some of my speakers.
My current (old) setup is:
LG CX 65" OLED
Opposition 203 UHD player
PS5
Marantz SR-7013 AVR
B&W 684 tower speakers for front left & right
B&W equivalent centre channel
B&W 686 bookshelf speakers for rear surrounds
PSB XA Imagine up firing atmos speakers placed on top of the four B&W speakers
SVS SB4000 sub
so a 5.1.4 system. used for films, music, tv and gaming.
The 686s and PSBs are all up for sale in the classifieds so they are all going (cheap plug!).
I am ditching the speaker stands for the rears so I am after wall mounted surrounds, something that ideally sounds better than the 686s.
I have looked at (but not been able to test) the Monitor Audio Bronze FX 6G speakers, they are currently £330 on Richer Sounds.
I have looked (again not been able to test) at the SVS Prime Elevation speakers for front and back atmos, these would be mounted on the wall, just underneath the coving.
In-ceiling is not an option.
The living room is rectangular, 6m x 3.5m.
The TV is on a unit at one end of the room, centre channel underneath, left and right fronts in either corner, sub in-between TV unit and right front. Rear surrounds will go on the back wall behind the smaller sofa. The bigger sofa is along the right hand long side wall. I do not really have any viable wall space for side surround speakers, that the missus would agree to anyway..
So my questions... are the MA Bronze FX 6Gs at least as good, if not better than the B&Ws? Should I save a bit more and go for the new Silver 7Gs?
These only seem to come in a gloss black finish, which is a little annoying as I would prefer black ash. Although they are quite a bit more money at £600.
The SVS are not cheap at £500 a pair, are there any alternatives to these? I am hoping to get an upgrade in atmos effect having them wall mounted at ceiling level rather than relying on a ceiling bounce as i have done previously.
If I have left any valuable information out please let me know.
Thanks for reading
We are about to begin re-decorating the living room and I have the opportunity to upgrade some of my speakers.
My current (old) setup is:
LG CX 65" OLED
Opposition 203 UHD player
PS5
Marantz SR-7013 AVR
B&W 684 tower speakers for front left & right
B&W equivalent centre channel
B&W 686 bookshelf speakers for rear surrounds
PSB XA Imagine up firing atmos speakers placed on top of the four B&W speakers
SVS SB4000 sub
so a 5.1.4 system. used for films, music, tv and gaming.
The 686s and PSBs are all up for sale in the classifieds so they are all going (cheap plug!).
I am ditching the speaker stands for the rears so I am after wall mounted surrounds, something that ideally sounds better than the 686s.
I have looked at (but not been able to test) the Monitor Audio Bronze FX 6G speakers, they are currently £330 on Richer Sounds.
I have looked (again not been able to test) at the SVS Prime Elevation speakers for front and back atmos, these would be mounted on the wall, just underneath the coving.
In-ceiling is not an option.
The living room is rectangular, 6m x 3.5m.
The TV is on a unit at one end of the room, centre channel underneath, left and right fronts in either corner, sub in-between TV unit and right front. Rear surrounds will go on the back wall behind the smaller sofa. The bigger sofa is along the right hand long side wall. I do not really have any viable wall space for side surround speakers, that the missus would agree to anyway..
So my questions... are the MA Bronze FX 6Gs at least as good, if not better than the B&Ws? Should I save a bit more and go for the new Silver 7Gs?
These only seem to come in a gloss black finish, which is a little annoying as I would prefer black ash. Although they are quite a bit more money at £600.
The SVS are not cheap at £500 a pair, are there any alternatives to these? I am hoping to get an upgrade in atmos effect having them wall mounted at ceiling level rather than relying on a ceiling bounce as i have done previously.
If I have left any valuable information out please let me know.
Thanks for reading