Welcome...hi all,
i've been reading posts on this forum for a few months now and finally decided to join the family, so here i am.
Thats a good briefing, would be of help, but one thing what we would like to know, is that what is your combi of Music vs Movies, should it be considered as 50:50 or so... or what is it...as per your above statement, i think its more of music, say 70:30...i'm looking for a sound system to go with my sony 37 lcd that could provide for a mix of everyday tv viewing, music and movies. for music, my use would include the following: worldspace (50%), ipod (30%) & audio cds (20%). i like listening to the following genres: rock, fusion, ghazals & hindi movie numbers. my movie watching pattern is 70% xvid avis (from usb) and 30% dvds. for everyday tv viewing, i would want to hook up the sound system with tata sky but i have apprensions about it. for music channels & movies, it could provide a better listening experience but for everything else, it could get too loud.
See what basically you are lookin in, and the location setup you have, i personally will prefer that you look in for Bookshelves... Get some 5.5" Driver in for fronts, and some 4.5" drivers for rear... 10" Sub with 100w RMS will be more than enough, and Center Speakers...1. i'm planning to arrange the setup in my living room which is roughly l-shaped. please take a look at the attached floorplan (not to scale). room dimensions are mentioned on the plan. the preferred location for the lcd & seating is also marked on the plan. given the space and the location, what kind of speakers should i be looking at? would towers be better, or book shelves?
Wooden Flooring will defenitely help your bass level...its on a positive side...2. i'm planning to have a wooden laminated flooring in the living and dining (l).would that have a negative/positive impact on the sound?
For your location, dont waste on Recliners, instead go in for some good sofa sets..3. what is the impact of different type of seating on the sound? how is the sound affected by solid wood furniture vs. say, recliners/leather/faux leather?
Thats a wonderful idea, but what i can see is, that you are loosing on selection...4. i'm currently looking at a startup budget of 50-60k. with that, i'm planning to get a avr & a pair of towers. i'll later be adding a sub and surround speakers. reading the threads on the forum, i'm looking at denon 1509/marantz 4001 and wharfedale diamond 9.5/mordaunt short avant 906i. is that a good choice given the room size/shape? do you have any better suggestions?
Before deciding on to the speakers, there are number of things to be considered...and then look in for the selection..
Moreover, get the cabling done for 5.1 setup...
please let me know your thoughts on the above.
cheers!
Ok now, tell me one, thing...see thats for sure that you will not be able to cover the area to get the proper effects..
But, what i will suggest you that you should even consider a pair of speakers in the Dining area..
You most probably will be purchasing a 7.1 amp...as very few models are available in 5.1 mode..
and when you are doing in the same, then why to waste to two channels..?
The benefit of the same will be that, in case you are looking in for listening to music, while having dinner or something, then only those two speakers can be switched on with your TV, or only Music, so you will not miss those effects..
Think it over, and dont hurry up to get in your selection..
Thanks
Mridul