Hi,
Thanks for taking the time to read and comment.
I am in the process of extending and refurbishing my home.
There will be two rooms I want to feature visual/audio equipment.
Lounge - Approx 5m x 4.5m. A TV room which I will put in my Sony Bravia 55x8509c which I have had for a couple of years. We don’t want any/much surround sound in here. Maybe just a soundbar.
Main room - An open plan room around 10m x 8m. This room will have the kitchen with island at one side and a sitting room with TV at the other. In this room we want a good music system for entertaining.
Considerations - first hurdle, I have a wife! She dislikes speakers, doesn’t hear any difference between TV speakers or surround sound. Doesn’t like the ‘noise’ from a sub. To her it’s a waste of money and it all looks ugly.
She will allow me around £2000 on audio and £1800 on a new TV for the main room. She will only allow small satellite speakers and a couple of in-ceiling speakers. No floor standing, no bookshelf, no in-wall. We’ve previously had Bose Acoustimass and she is OK with the size of those speakers only.
I know, you will be thinking, get her told, it’s your house too. But I don’t allow her to spend a fortune on new outfits every week so this is just her getting me back. Happy wife, happy life, as they say.
So my thoughts so far. Of my budget for audio I’m going to split it around £1,500 for the main room and around £500 for the lounge.
In my last house I had a Bose Acoustimas system, I was happy with it, I used it for 5.1 and for music when entertaining. So I’m naturally thinking Bose Acoustimass again, it will keep the wife happy with the size of speaker and I was happy with the performance. The largest difference this time though is the size of the main room. I’m not sure a 5.1 will cut it. So I’ve thought to add a couple of in-ceiling speakers in the middle.
So I’ve thought - Denon AvR-X2700h av receiver. Bose Acoustimass 10 series V speakers and sub. With 2 x Monitor Audio in-ceiling c180’s in the middle.
Would the C180’s work as Atmos?
The setup for the main room has been priced at £1,499 by Exceptional-AV
Then a Denon DHT-S716H for the Lounge which would link with the main room via HEOS for when we want music in both rooms. £599 at ElectricShop.co.uk
Please share your thoughts and/recommendations. Baring in mind the budget and speaker/wife issue.
Thanks
Thanks for taking the time to read and comment.
I am in the process of extending and refurbishing my home.
There will be two rooms I want to feature visual/audio equipment.
Lounge - Approx 5m x 4.5m. A TV room which I will put in my Sony Bravia 55x8509c which I have had for a couple of years. We don’t want any/much surround sound in here. Maybe just a soundbar.
Main room - An open plan room around 10m x 8m. This room will have the kitchen with island at one side and a sitting room with TV at the other. In this room we want a good music system for entertaining.
Considerations - first hurdle, I have a wife! She dislikes speakers, doesn’t hear any difference between TV speakers or surround sound. Doesn’t like the ‘noise’ from a sub. To her it’s a waste of money and it all looks ugly.
She will allow me around £2000 on audio and £1800 on a new TV for the main room. She will only allow small satellite speakers and a couple of in-ceiling speakers. No floor standing, no bookshelf, no in-wall. We’ve previously had Bose Acoustimass and she is OK with the size of those speakers only.
I know, you will be thinking, get her told, it’s your house too. But I don’t allow her to spend a fortune on new outfits every week so this is just her getting me back. Happy wife, happy life, as they say.
So my thoughts so far. Of my budget for audio I’m going to split it around £1,500 for the main room and around £500 for the lounge.
In my last house I had a Bose Acoustimas system, I was happy with it, I used it for 5.1 and for music when entertaining. So I’m naturally thinking Bose Acoustimass again, it will keep the wife happy with the size of speaker and I was happy with the performance. The largest difference this time though is the size of the main room. I’m not sure a 5.1 will cut it. So I’ve thought to add a couple of in-ceiling speakers in the middle.
So I’ve thought - Denon AvR-X2700h av receiver. Bose Acoustimass 10 series V speakers and sub. With 2 x Monitor Audio in-ceiling c180’s in the middle.
Would the C180’s work as Atmos?
The setup for the main room has been priced at £1,499 by Exceptional-AV
Then a Denon DHT-S716H for the Lounge which would link with the main room via HEOS for when we want music in both rooms. £599 at ElectricShop.co.uk
Please share your thoughts and/recommendations. Baring in mind the budget and speaker/wife issue.
Thanks