Protoplasm
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I have a pretty tight budget to get some kit to go along with my new TV (Panasonic TH42PX80) and I've ordered the Yamaha DSP-RX861 and am seriously contemplating the Tannoy Mercury F1 customs to go with it in a simple stereo setup for the time being.
Then I figured that adding a sub will (hopefully?) really add to my aural experience and I read a little and decided that the Mordaunt Short 309i sounded good, or perhaps the Wharfedale SW150, both being at the top end of what I planned to spend.
Then I read the reviews of the BKs and I swung to getting the Gemini as it sounded just my sort of thing, but now I wonder if in the longer term it's better to push for the XLS-200 (or something else but that really is all I can spend) or whether the extra cash would be better spent on getting something other than the Tannoys.
Err, that's it really... I appreciate any advice as I'm [-]a bit[/-] clueless and have never had a sub before so I don't know what is overkill bearing in mind how much I've skimped in the other departments. Anyway, some hopefully salient info:
* My room is about 4mx4m (about 3m high, carpeted and with quite a large opening into another room).
* I'll be listening to 90% TV/movies (Sky, Apple TV, PS3) and 10% music (Apple TV, CDs).
* It will be at a reasonably low volume, seldom going very high (semi-detached).
* It needs to have reasonable WAF.
Then I figured that adding a sub will (hopefully?) really add to my aural experience and I read a little and decided that the Mordaunt Short 309i sounded good, or perhaps the Wharfedale SW150, both being at the top end of what I planned to spend.
Then I read the reviews of the BKs and I swung to getting the Gemini as it sounded just my sort of thing, but now I wonder if in the longer term it's better to push for the XLS-200 (or something else but that really is all I can spend) or whether the extra cash would be better spent on getting something other than the Tannoys.
Err, that's it really... I appreciate any advice as I'm [-]a bit[/-] clueless and have never had a sub before so I don't know what is overkill bearing in mind how much I've skimped in the other departments. Anyway, some hopefully salient info:
* My room is about 4mx4m (about 3m high, carpeted and with quite a large opening into another room).
* I'll be listening to 90% TV/movies (Sky, Apple TV, PS3) and 10% music (Apple TV, CDs).
* It will be at a reasonably low volume, seldom going very high (semi-detached).
* It needs to have reasonable WAF.