philgv8
Novice Member
I guess this is another 'what speakers shall I buy' thread, so apologies, but I am confused!
The background is I have an old set of Gale 5.1 on a Yamaha RXV-675. I recently moved into my Barn, with half timbered walls, a galleried ceiling, and carpeted floor. My lounge is roughly 6m by 6m, with my TV (65" Panasonic) in a corner around 4.5m from my seating position. TV sound is ok although dialogue is blurred, music is mediocre with the front speakers inadequate and sub-woofer all over the place. The system has been fine in a much smaller space, but no more.
Having looked at a new speaker package as this is the weakest link I want to keep the surrounds discrete but increase the physical size of the centre and fronts and am thinking of keeping four of my Gales and going for 7.1, and just replacing the 3.1 set at the front, thereby improving the surround sound whilst concentrating on dialogue and music from the front. Is my thinking logical here?
My budget is up to £1k, with Q Acoustics, Dali Spektor, Elac Debut and Klipsch on the shortlist. Favourites are Klipsch (seduced by the copper aesthetics - the wrong reason!) and Elac. Favoured supplier would be Richer Sounds, dependant on availability. Available space dictates book shelf speakers on low stands either side of the TV at low level, and a centre speaker over the TV. Sub-woofer at the front, but if too large might have to go on the rear wall? I also notice most speakers have bass units in the rear, presumably to reflect off the rear wall - I don't have a conventional rear wall so should I go for a front facing bass?
Any input gratefully received
The background is I have an old set of Gale 5.1 on a Yamaha RXV-675. I recently moved into my Barn, with half timbered walls, a galleried ceiling, and carpeted floor. My lounge is roughly 6m by 6m, with my TV (65" Panasonic) in a corner around 4.5m from my seating position. TV sound is ok although dialogue is blurred, music is mediocre with the front speakers inadequate and sub-woofer all over the place. The system has been fine in a much smaller space, but no more.
Having looked at a new speaker package as this is the weakest link I want to keep the surrounds discrete but increase the physical size of the centre and fronts and am thinking of keeping four of my Gales and going for 7.1, and just replacing the 3.1 set at the front, thereby improving the surround sound whilst concentrating on dialogue and music from the front. Is my thinking logical here?
My budget is up to £1k, with Q Acoustics, Dali Spektor, Elac Debut and Klipsch on the shortlist. Favourites are Klipsch (seduced by the copper aesthetics - the wrong reason!) and Elac. Favoured supplier would be Richer Sounds, dependant on availability. Available space dictates book shelf speakers on low stands either side of the TV at low level, and a centre speaker over the TV. Sub-woofer at the front, but if too large might have to go on the rear wall? I also notice most speakers have bass units in the rear, presumably to reflect off the rear wall - I don't have a conventional rear wall so should I go for a front facing bass?
Any input gratefully received