So I have slowly been getting my media room set up the way I want it and the only things I have left to do are to run network and coax cables to the room and buy/setup the speakers.
The current setup is:
Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8100 - 1080p Projector, ceiling mounted, ~100" projected onto wall
Onkyo TX-SR806B - 7.1 Receiver
Altec Lansing ACS45.2 - 2.1 Computer Speakers, probably close to 10 years old but sound surprisingly well for what they are
HTPC - Listed in sig
Logitech Harmony One Advanced
Logitech DiNovo Mini - Keyboard/mouse when needed
Xbox 360
Wii
Six black leather reclining media chairs
The room is roughly 9' wide x 16' deep x 12' tall. (I am not at home now but I will try to get the correct measurements later.) There is enough room at the front for floor standing speakers and a moderate sized sub (2'x2') but not enough room for large surrounds. The chairs are setup in two rows of three with the second row raised about one foot higher than the front. The second row is centered against the back wall and the front row is against the left wall (if seated) to allow a gap to access the second row.
My budget is about $700 for a 5.1 setup and may add two more surrounds at a later time. I would prefer all black speakers but they at least need to match. My usage is probably 75% games and 25% movies. Once I have the satellite box moved into the theater room, the movies/tv percentage will probably increase some but will still mostly be gaming.
This is what I am considering right now:
Polk Monitor 50 - Front left/right pair
Polk CS1 - Center channel
Polk OWM3 - Surround Sound Pair
So assuming I could purchase the 5 speakers above for ~$400 that would leave me with $200-$250 for a a subwoofer. What subwoofer would you all recommend? Would you make any changes to the speaker selection above? Anything else I would need to mount the speakers (I already have 250ft of speaker wire)? I also need something to put my HTPC, receiver, Xbox, Wii, STB, and center channel in or on, so any suggestions on this would be greatly appreciated (preferably not rackmount and black would be best).
Your help is greatly appreciated!
The current setup is:
Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8100 - 1080p Projector, ceiling mounted, ~100" projected onto wall
Onkyo TX-SR806B - 7.1 Receiver
Altec Lansing ACS45.2 - 2.1 Computer Speakers, probably close to 10 years old but sound surprisingly well for what they are
HTPC - Listed in sig
Logitech Harmony One Advanced
Logitech DiNovo Mini - Keyboard/mouse when needed
Xbox 360
Wii
Six black leather reclining media chairs
The room is roughly 9' wide x 16' deep x 12' tall. (I am not at home now but I will try to get the correct measurements later.) There is enough room at the front for floor standing speakers and a moderate sized sub (2'x2') but not enough room for large surrounds. The chairs are setup in two rows of three with the second row raised about one foot higher than the front. The second row is centered against the back wall and the front row is against the left wall (if seated) to allow a gap to access the second row.
My budget is about $700 for a 5.1 setup and may add two more surrounds at a later time. I would prefer all black speakers but they at least need to match. My usage is probably 75% games and 25% movies. Once I have the satellite box moved into the theater room, the movies/tv percentage will probably increase some but will still mostly be gaming.
This is what I am considering right now:
Polk Monitor 50 - Front left/right pair
Polk CS1 - Center channel
Polk OWM3 - Surround Sound Pair
So assuming I could purchase the 5 speakers above for ~$400 that would leave me with $200-$250 for a a subwoofer. What subwoofer would you all recommend? Would you make any changes to the speaker selection above? Anything else I would need to mount the speakers (I already have 250ft of speaker wire)? I also need something to put my HTPC, receiver, Xbox, Wii, STB, and center channel in or on, so any suggestions on this would be greatly appreciated (preferably not rackmount and black would be best).
Your help is greatly appreciated!
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