Help with new system

neuros

Hello all,
I am new here and have been very impressed with the boards and how helpful everyone seems to be. I need help with speaker options for a new home theater room I am working on. This room will be used for 1-2 years while we design and build a new house, so I want to select some equipment that may be more than I need now but will move to the new house well.
Here is the setup:
1. The room is 11.5 ft wide and 14 ft long, carpet on floor, corner window on front right, 12 panel french doors in middle of back wall. Room is on second floor, so has easy attic access for wiring. Main viewing position will be two chairs 9ft from front wall (8ft from tv)

2.TV: 50 in Sony sxrd

3.Outlaw 990/7700 vs 970/7500 vs B&K AVR507?

4. SVS sub: cylinder vs cube? which model for a room this size?

5. Speakers: Yes, I am afraid it does have to meet the "wife test" as this room is off the master bedroom. She would live with free standing speakers up front but will want in wall/ in ceiling speakers in back. What would be my best choices in a room this size and these constraints. She would be estatic with all in wall system.

6. Center speaker: csi5

7. 5.1 vs 6.1 vs 7.1? merits and disadvantages in a room this small

general comments appreciated and thanks for your help
neuros

danger boy

neuros wrote:

Hello all,
1. The room is 11.5 ft wide and 14 ft long, carpet on floor, corner window on front right, 12 panel french doors in middle of back wall. Room is on second floor, so has easy attic access for wiring. Main viewing position will be two chairs 9ft from front wall (8ft from tv)

2.TV: 50 in Sony sxrd

3.Outlaw 990/7700 vs 970/7500 vs B&K AVR507?

4. SVS sub: cylinder vs cube? which model for a room this size?

5. Speakers: Yes, I am afraid it does have to meet the "wife test" as this room is off the master bedroom. She would live with free standing speakers up front but will want in wall/ in ceiling speakers in back. What would be my best choices in a room this size and these constraints. She would be estatic with all in wall system.

6. Center speaker: csi5

7. 5.1 vs 6.1 vs 7.1? merits and disadvantages in a room this small

general comments appreciated and thanks for your help
neuros

Ok, one at a time..

Room is a little small yes.. but there are smaller home theater rooms out there too. so the right speakers and components will make it work just fine.

2. nice TV

3. I'd go with the Outlaw 990-7700 combo. Not only because I use the 990 myself. The 970 has had several audio issues (check Outlaw hideout for more).

4. go with the box SVS sub or HSU sub box design. WHile the box and cylinder subs are equally as good.. the box is easier to hide in a corner.. instead of this big massively tall black tube. trust me... i have used the SVS cylinder before and i now will always go with a box sub from now on.

5. Polk Audio makes some excellent in wall speakers. I've heard them... very impressive. Go with inwalls if it's eaiser on the WAF (wife acceptence factor).

6. ever condsider the Polk Audio SurroundBar instead of wiring the whole room for speakers? Give it some serious thought. Circuit City has them.. and you can demo it.. with a good sub.. it's very impressive. High WAF too!

7. for your size room.. go with 5.1 the extra effort in amps, wiring and speaker placement for a 6.1 or 7.1 isn't worth it.. very limited amount of DVD movies are out there in 6.1 or 7.1 if at all.

good luck and welcome to Club Polk.

stick around and ask more questions. AL

schwarcw

Welcome to the Club Polk Forums! Ditto what Danger Boy said about the subs. I think SVS has their PB-10 on sale for about $379.

I like the RTi-6's, especially in cherry. They will match your CSi-5 real nice. In walls are good for HT also.

Thanks for joining and post questions as you need help. Good luck! Let us know what you do and how it sounds:)