Advise for In-Walls for Dedicated HT

claude

Hi Guys,
First time posting, however I have received a great deal of information from the site. I am currently in the process of building a house (85% complete) and I have allocated a room in the basement for a HT. The dimensions are about 21ft x 10ft. My issue is speaker selection for a 7.1 set-up. From reading the site, the TC series is the best option if LC is not affordable. The two options I am considering are:
Option 1:
TC265i for LCR
TC65i for Surrounds (total of 4)

Option 2:
TC65i for LR
TC265i for C
TC65i for surrounds (total of 4)

My question is: Do I really need the TC265 for the LR in option 1 since I will also have a subwoofer. I can save a bit of money if I can go with Option 2. Is there a big difference for the front stage if I go with the TC65i for L&R.

Any advise will be helpful. Also any advise on a good receiver will be helpful as well.

Thanks,
DK

okiepolkie

Get the best L/R's you can for the front, even if you have a sub. They will provide a more solid sound overall.

What is your budget for the receiver?

claude

Thanks okiepolkie. So you feel it is a substantial difference between the TC65i and TC265i for the front stage. Any other opinions? Also for the receiver my budget is $500.00.

Thanks,
DK

dragon1952

Is this strictly HT or will it be music also?

lazypineapple

not meaning to jack this thread but
I'm wondering on this one
for me
Music too

okiepolkie

The L&R speakers, even in HT, are responsible for a lot of the soundtrack's music, so they are still very important. The larger L/R, and sometimes center help recreate the music more faithfully. You are also using a large room, and the larger fronts will help the subwoofer out as well.

As far as receivers go, I haven't kept up with all the variations from denon, yamaha, onkyo, etc.... I have used Cambridge Audio for most of my installations over the last couple of years. Others might have a better idea of what is available at this point.

dragon1952

The new Yamaha's are really good. I've got the RX-V659 for my HT and really, it does a nice job for both HT and music and you can find it for well under $500. I know they've got the old rap on them about being bright and not great for music but I think they've addressed that.
http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=200506

As for those two specific speaker options I agree with okie...I'd go with option 1 or if you go for option 2 just the TC65i's all around. Actually, for an HT only system I'm pretty happy with the RC85i's all the way around.

claude

Thanks Okipolkie and dragon1952. This will be a dedicated HT so very littly music. I appreciate the advise. I will probably purchase this weekend, however installation will be in 2-4 weeks.
Thanks,
DK

dragon1952

If you don't mind Ebay you can get them a lot cheaper there than retail. That's where I got my RC85i's.
http://attr-search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&catref=C6&from=R9&from=R9&_trksid=m37&fstype=1&satitle=polk+audio+tc*&sacat=14990%26catref%3DC6%26curcat%3Dtrue&a6=-24&a14=-24&a31572=-24&a10244=-24&alist=a6%2Ca14%2Ca31572%2Ca10244%2Ca31573%2Ca3801&pfmode=1&reqtype=1&gcs=1578&pfid=1963&pf_query=polk+audio+tc*&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=97341&sabfmts=1&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search&fgtp=
http://attr-search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&catref=C6&from=R9&from=R9&_trksid=m37&fstype=1&satitle=polk+audio+rc*&sacat=14990%26catref%3DC6%26curcat%3Dtrue&a6=-24&a14=-24&a31572=-24&a10244=-24&alist=a6%2Ca14%2Ca31572%2Ca10244%2Ca31573%2Ca3801&pfmode=1&reqtype=1&gcs=1578&pfid=1963&pf_query=polk+audio+rc*&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=97341&sabfmts=1&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search

Just watch out as some are sold as pairs and others are per speaker. There's a pair of TC265i's though for only $419. The seller has a lot of dings on his feedback but also a bunch of satisfied customers.

garyinct

Get Tc265's for LRC make up the price difference by just going with the Tc615's for the 4 surrounds. JRmusic has regular online sales that the 615's are $69-79 each. I am using all three models in my house and have 615's as surrounds in room little bigger then yours with Onkyo705.

claude

Thanks Gary INC. I guess the consensus is the price difference for the TC265 for LCR are justified considering sound quality. I think your set-up sounds good. I just finished reading reviews of the Onkyo 705 and it received rave comments. Hope to pull the trigger and purchase this week.