I agree with Ultraviolet. Smallish floorstanders take up no more room than monitors on proper stands. If, however, you intend to place the speakers in a home entertainment cabinet on a shelf, in my opinion you might as well resign yourself to the fact that you will not achieve great sound for music only. At least make sure that you get a front ported design. There are alot of these out there from Monitor Audio, B&W, Paradigm etc... Given your price range for processing, amplification and speakers, I do not disagree with the AVR suggestion. Just do yourself a favor and assume future upgrades will come. If you get a receiver, make sure it has pre outs for at least amplifiers. After all, if you know of this website, you're already doomed to a course of constant upgrades and changes.
Amp/Speaker selection help.
I'm looking for a nice setup to be used along with my rear projection television. I will be using it for movies mostly and some 2 channel audio. I'd like to use monitor speakers because of space constraints. My price range for speakers and amp is between $2,500 and $3,000.
The part that really confuses me is the amplifier. Which way should I go for 2 channel theater and some 2 channel audio? Would I want tubes, SS, or a hybrid?
The dimensions of the room are 17' X 10'.
Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
Rob
The part that really confuses me is the amplifier. Which way should I go for 2 channel theater and some 2 channel audio? Would I want tubes, SS, or a hybrid?
The dimensions of the room are 17' X 10'.
Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
Rob
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