Hi all,
Sorry quite a long post.
I've recently purchased a house I've been long time renting and we are in the current stages of rewiring and renovating.
I have a small living room (4.55m x 3.66m) that I use for my home cinema/music.
Current setup is 5.1.4 consisting of:
Polk Audio Monitor 70 towers front L/R (1070mm H x 197mm W x 375mm D)
Polk Audio CS2 Centre (197mm H X 540mm W X 280mm D)
Polk Audio Monitor 40 bookshelf rear surround (400mm H x 178mm W X 309mm D)
KEF Eggs X 4 mounted upside down for front and rear height speakers
Wharfdale SW150 Sub
A rough drawing/layout is below (speaker angles/size not correct but just showing positions)
I have a 58" DX902B and Denon x 4300H along with various other equipment all on a unit that the TV sits on.
I'm completely happy with everything, even though the layout it has flaws, the movie and music experience is good.
The main reasons for a changes is cosmetic, my significant other wants a cleaner look (currently lots of cable/trunking etc as couldn't channel the walls or cut holes in ceiling when rented) and if we're changing I'm thinking might as well upgrade the quality/sound of the speakers too as they are all over 10 years old now.
Musts:
1. Speakers must be white to match the new decor.
2. Ideally want towers at the front, not a fan of bookshelf/stands from a visual point of view.
3. Rear corner speakers must be smaller than they are currently.
4. Budget around £2500 - £3000 (excluding sub)
First thing we've decided is all the AV equipment from the unit will be moved outside of the room in an accessible cupboard, the TV will then be wall mounted with the centre 'floating' on a shelf below it, no cables will be visible in the room from main seating position.
Floor level speakers - I've been eying Monitor Audio Silver 200 towers, Silver C150 centre and Silver 50's in white for the replacing the 5 floor level channels.
The look of these are really nice and stood out, I haven't heard them yet though. What we be the thoughts on these? Anything else that stands out as suitable?
One of the main concerns I have is having too much for the size of room.
Height speakers - This is where I need the most help, currently the KEF eggs are mounted on the ceiling roughly at either end of the room and the front and rear set kind of point at each other as this was the only way I could mount them without looking silly at the time, the Atmos experience still seems good, but I know the positioning isn't ideal currently. I definitely want in ceiling speakers, I've seen Monitor Audio C265 ceiling speakers that seem like they would work nicely.
Main questions here - Are the C265 speakers a good match? Is 4 ceiling speakers overkill in this room or would they be fine if placed better? I'm thinking the rear set should be as far back as possible with the front set being moved nearer the listening position.
Sub - I'll be going with a BK sub, a friend has a Gemini model and I'm really impressed with it, so I think my minds made up on this one.
Any advice or thoughts on the upgrade/setup is appreciated.
Sorry quite a long post.
I've recently purchased a house I've been long time renting and we are in the current stages of rewiring and renovating.
I have a small living room (4.55m x 3.66m) that I use for my home cinema/music.
Current setup is 5.1.4 consisting of:
Polk Audio Monitor 70 towers front L/R (1070mm H x 197mm W x 375mm D)
Polk Audio CS2 Centre (197mm H X 540mm W X 280mm D)
Polk Audio Monitor 40 bookshelf rear surround (400mm H x 178mm W X 309mm D)
KEF Eggs X 4 mounted upside down for front and rear height speakers
Wharfdale SW150 Sub
A rough drawing/layout is below (speaker angles/size not correct but just showing positions)
I have a 58" DX902B and Denon x 4300H along with various other equipment all on a unit that the TV sits on.
I'm completely happy with everything, even though the layout it has flaws, the movie and music experience is good.
The main reasons for a changes is cosmetic, my significant other wants a cleaner look (currently lots of cable/trunking etc as couldn't channel the walls or cut holes in ceiling when rented) and if we're changing I'm thinking might as well upgrade the quality/sound of the speakers too as they are all over 10 years old now.
Musts:
1. Speakers must be white to match the new decor.
2. Ideally want towers at the front, not a fan of bookshelf/stands from a visual point of view.
3. Rear corner speakers must be smaller than they are currently.
4. Budget around £2500 - £3000 (excluding sub)
First thing we've decided is all the AV equipment from the unit will be moved outside of the room in an accessible cupboard, the TV will then be wall mounted with the centre 'floating' on a shelf below it, no cables will be visible in the room from main seating position.
Floor level speakers - I've been eying Monitor Audio Silver 200 towers, Silver C150 centre and Silver 50's in white for the replacing the 5 floor level channels.
The look of these are really nice and stood out, I haven't heard them yet though. What we be the thoughts on these? Anything else that stands out as suitable?
One of the main concerns I have is having too much for the size of room.
Height speakers - This is where I need the most help, currently the KEF eggs are mounted on the ceiling roughly at either end of the room and the front and rear set kind of point at each other as this was the only way I could mount them without looking silly at the time, the Atmos experience still seems good, but I know the positioning isn't ideal currently. I definitely want in ceiling speakers, I've seen Monitor Audio C265 ceiling speakers that seem like they would work nicely.
Main questions here - Are the C265 speakers a good match? Is 4 ceiling speakers overkill in this room or would they be fine if placed better? I'm thinking the rear set should be as far back as possible with the front set being moved nearer the listening position.
Sub - I'll be going with a BK sub, a friend has a Gemini model and I'm really impressed with it, so I think my minds made up on this one.
Any advice or thoughts on the upgrade/setup is appreciated.