joffy1780
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Hi guys, longtime member, haven't posted in ages, but looking for some advice please.
So my current setup is 5.1.4 with the front and rear heights (KEF Q50s) currently sitting atop of my fronts (Q750s)and rears (Q150s), but with plans to wall mount these pretty soon.
I'm thinking of going 7.1.4, but my sofa is only 40cm from the rear wall and my surrounds are about 2.4m apart.
My AVR is a Denon 3600 which means I would need a 2 channel amp as well as additional speakers to go 7.1.4.
Given the space constraints, I'd considered a pair of KEF T101s for the rears and would look to buy a second hand amp with a budget of around £250 for the amp.
Do you think it would be worth the expense?
And if so, would you use a lower budget amp to power the rears, or go for a better amp and use it to power my fronts, possibly an integrated amp with a H/T bypass?
Looking around on ebay I'm confident I could get an Arcam a80/85 or something of a similar quality within my budget, and could look to use it for 2 channel sources as well.
Any thoughts, advice or recommendations would be most appreciated.
Pic of rear wall below.
So my current setup is 5.1.4 with the front and rear heights (KEF Q50s) currently sitting atop of my fronts (Q750s)and rears (Q150s), but with plans to wall mount these pretty soon.
I'm thinking of going 7.1.4, but my sofa is only 40cm from the rear wall and my surrounds are about 2.4m apart.
My AVR is a Denon 3600 which means I would need a 2 channel amp as well as additional speakers to go 7.1.4.
Given the space constraints, I'd considered a pair of KEF T101s for the rears and would look to buy a second hand amp with a budget of around £250 for the amp.
Do you think it would be worth the expense?
And if so, would you use a lower budget amp to power the rears, or go for a better amp and use it to power my fronts, possibly an integrated amp with a H/T bypass?
Looking around on ebay I'm confident I could get an Arcam a80/85 or something of a similar quality within my budget, and could look to use it for 2 channel sources as well.
Any thoughts, advice or recommendations would be most appreciated.
Pic of rear wall below.