Help complete the system for my apartment
Hi all,
I recently started upgrading my home theater system. I started off with a super cheap sony htib and have since upgraded the receiver and sub. Right now I have a pioneer vsx-819h 5.1 receiver, a sony sa-w2500 sub and the cheap speakers.
I was considering getting a nice set of small bookshelf speakers for front and surround and a matched center, but they are just too large (both physically and visually) for my apartment. My apartment is 15x10. That limits me to using satellites all around? I'm looking at either the rm95 speaker set or tl250 set. I can get the rm95 for $250 or the tl250 for $500 with a free psw111 sub. I'm not sure if the tl250 is worth the extra money as I was hoping to stay closer to $400 for my budget.
I'm open to any opinions on this, and would like to thank everyone in advance. FWIW I like the looks of the tl250 more.
I recently started upgrading my home theater system. I started off with a super cheap sony htib and have since upgraded the receiver and sub. Right now I have a pioneer vsx-819h 5.1 receiver, a sony sa-w2500 sub and the cheap speakers.
I was considering getting a nice set of small bookshelf speakers for front and surround and a matched center, but they are just too large (both physically and visually) for my apartment. My apartment is 15x10. That limits me to using satellites all around? I'm looking at either the rm95 speaker set or tl250 set. I can get the rm95 for $250 or the tl250 for $500 with a free psw111 sub. I'm not sure if the tl250 is worth the extra money as I was hoping to stay closer to $400 for my budget.
I'm open to any opinions on this, and would like to thank everyone in advance. FWIW I like the looks of the tl250 more.
Post edited by surfjax87 on
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Go with the TL250. The blackstones are really a huge improvement and you really dont want to end up regretting saving a few bucks down the line
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Wait for tl350Room Theater:
Fronts:RTIA3
center; CSIA6
AVR: Onkyo 709
panasonic 55"plasma
Ps3 slim 250gb
surrounds.Fxia6
Sub...svs pc13 ULTRA
Amp:Emotiva xpa3 -
If you can afford it, go with the TOP of the TL line!
Actually 10 x 15 is big enough for larger speakers. My basement room is 10 x 20 x 6.75 but only 10 x 14.5 of it is used for HT. I have a Polk 12" sub in there along with two Rti-A3s a CSI-3 and a couple of generic L/R surrounds. And there is still plenty of space for a love seat and full sized sofa? On the other side of the room is a large bookshelf, an upright piano, and a desk and printer and smaller bookshelf?
cnhCurrently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!
Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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cnh, the layout of the living room is what makes it so difficult. I have a fireplace offset from the tv and a kitchen countertop/bartop at a weird angle to the back of the couch. Whoever designed it didn't have a HT setup in mind. There would have to be 2 free standing left speakers (front and surround) just placed somewhere in the room which looked a little too weird for me when I made cardboard cutouts the size of the bookshelf speakers to get a feel for the size and layout. The small satellites looked much more acceptable IMO.
