firetrap
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Hi Guys,
Long story short... My 18yr old Sony AVR has died and I want to replace it and upgrade my budget, unmatched front speakers with a decent F/C/R set at the same time.
Here's a quick layout of my existing speaker positions:
After reading lots of posts I was going to go for a front set of Monitor Audio Bronze 2's and matching centre. My reason being that they are at the top end of my budget and are front ported rather than my existing Eltax speakers which have rear ports. They are also pretty much the same size. I was going to add a BK P12-300 sub and keep my Mission 70DS speakers for the time being to complete the 5.1 setup.
A bit more reading and I discovered that even the Bronze 2's aren't recommended for wall mounting close to a wall, let alone in a corner! I don't really have any much other choice of speaker positions and there is a large fireplace to the right of the TV and floorstanding speakers aren't an option due to having kids around.
I'm thinking I might have to scrap my ideas and look into 'lifestyle' satellites and a matching sub to improve my current system.
Can any of you suggest any options that I haven't stumbled across yet? Any advice would be appreciated.
Si.
Long story short... My 18yr old Sony AVR has died and I want to replace it and upgrade my budget, unmatched front speakers with a decent F/C/R set at the same time.
Here's a quick layout of my existing speaker positions:
After reading lots of posts I was going to go for a front set of Monitor Audio Bronze 2's and matching centre. My reason being that they are at the top end of my budget and are front ported rather than my existing Eltax speakers which have rear ports. They are also pretty much the same size. I was going to add a BK P12-300 sub and keep my Mission 70DS speakers for the time being to complete the 5.1 setup.
A bit more reading and I discovered that even the Bronze 2's aren't recommended for wall mounting close to a wall, let alone in a corner! I don't really have any much other choice of speaker positions and there is a large fireplace to the right of the TV and floorstanding speakers aren't an option due to having kids around.
I'm thinking I might have to scrap my ideas and look into 'lifestyle' satellites and a matching sub to improve my current system.
Can any of you suggest any options that I haven't stumbled across yet? Any advice would be appreciated.
Si.