Having recently upgraded my amp to a Dennon x3500h , i am now ready for my speaker upgrade.
i currently have Boston acoustics sound-ware xs small satellite speakers which did the job in a smallish room.
Now my home cinema setup in much larger room 6m x 4m i am looking at either the Q accoustics 7000i or the Monitor Audio bronze 5 package. simple question which would match my amp and room setup?
any thoughts or views much appreciated .Am trying to get a listen to both speaker systems at my local R.S shop ,just wanting to hear comments for owners of similar setups.
You are comparing two totally different products. 7000i is small satellite system best suited to small rooms which you don`t have and B5 package is full sized tower system, although very compact sized. To make it fair you should be comparing MA B5s to these (example):
Q Acoustics 3050/3010/3090c (old model, discount prices)
Q Acoustics 3050
i / 3010
i / 3090C
i
Dali Zensor 5 / Zensor Vokal / Zensor 1 (old model, discount prices)
For a medium sized room any of the mentioned tower systems would be fine if you can place them ideally further from walls and like in the link below.
That also means you don`t have tv in corner or anything similar craziness.
5.1 Surround Speakers Setup | Dolby Laboratories
I recommend that you call and book demo time and ask ~3 different models to be compared with X3500H receiver, so it will be more similar to home situation! This will give you idea of different type of sounds. Pick the one you like the most.
Don`t buy the subwoofer that comes with the package! You can choose it freely from dedicated manufacturers and there is much better options than those subs that comes with the three brands!
I would say if you watch lot of blockbuster type movies, put extra care which subwoofer you choose. There is lot options depending of your budget and needs. You don´t have small room so you shouldn´t look the smallest sub either! Will link couple options low budget in mind.
If you want to buy all from RS, then pick SVS (PB1000 is more movie oriented with extra rumble):
SVS Sb1000 Black Ash
SVS Pb1000 Black Ash
BK Electronics has been most popular option here for low budget for the last 10years:
Platinum P12300-SB
Platinum P12300-SB-FF
Platinum P12300-SB
Monolith-FF
Monolith-DF