Daniella
My husband and I recently added on a theater room and we are just learning about audio systems. We purchased the DENON AVR-2312CI receiver and an Epson 8350 projector. The room measures 16x20 and we have connections for 6 in ceiling speakers. We plan to buy 5 speakers. Can anyone recommend good speakers and a subwoofer based on this informaiton? We are hoping to spend around $100 per speaker. Not sure of our budget on the subwoofer yet since we haven't done any research. The less we can spend the better as this room is becoming very expensive! I came across the Polk Audio 50-RT speakers for $109 which seem pretty good. I can't find any reviews on them since they are so new. We also looked at the Yamaha NS Series 3-Way In Ceiling Speakers but read on a review website they are aging technology. Does anyone have an opininon on these speakers or other speakers? We could use some advice on a subwoofer too.
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I really can't help you any with ceiling speakers because that's really not the way to go with a home theatre. It looks like you are putting together a nice little media room and I just hate to see you go to all that trouble and expense and end up with an inferior movie experience. Having a home theatre can be a lot of fun, all your friends will want to come over for a, "movie night". I do this all the time, friends come over, we BBQ something out on the patio, chow down, then head upstairs to the theatre for a movie. Some of my friends are of the opinion that a movie hasn't come out yet until it comes out on Blu-Ray in my home theatre, commercial cinemas including I-Max don't count. The sound quality in commercial cinema's is just too poor, the seats are less comfortable, and of course the home cinema has the advantage of a pause button;-)
No ceiling speaker no matter how good is going to match the performance of a good free standing speaker. The problem is that it's going to cost you more so an already mounting budget is going to have to go yet a little higher. The advantage is a much more enjoyable movie experience and friends saying, "we have to do this again soon" after the movie instead of, "well it's late....". You already have a decent little entry level AVR, you have a nice little projector, and you're going to connect it to ceiling speakers:-(
You didn't mention what you are planning to do for a screen, there are lots of DIY options for making your own screen that will save a lot of money that could be redirected toward better speakers. You can buy bulk screen material and stretch your own screen over a frame... http://store.cousinsvideo.com/cut-to-size.html
Choosing free standing speakers is going to be the hard part especially on a limited budget. The loudspeakers are the most subjective part of the system so listening to them yourself is paramount. There are some definite wrong solutions. Any of the typical Japanese brands like Sony, Pioneer, etc are wrong solutions. Bose is a definite wrong solution. No commercial speaker product is great in my opinion especially in the mass market (sub $2000 range) and in the ultra-high-end... (over $25,000 range). The low end stuff is too under engineered and too cheaply made and the over $25k range is typically too incorrectly engineered and the price based too much on snob appeal.
There are some options in the few hundred dollar range. Here is one example... http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MRBBX5 along with... http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MRBBXCE and with this subwoofer... http://emotiva.com/ultra_sub12.shtm You can use the little Polk ceiling speakers for surrounds and that will be fine. This system isn't going to get you stellar performance but it will get you a performance level you can be proud of and one that will have your friends constantly asking when's the next movie night. I don't think you will get this with even the best ceiling speakers in the world. You're already putting a lot into this with the AVR, projector, screen, seating, etc etc... You might as well go the extra steps to make it something you can truly enjoy. I know I really enjoy my theatre, it's definitely worth it!
my theatre http://mfk-projects.com/home_theatre.htm
mk
I really can't help you any with ceiling speakers because that's really not the way to go with a home theatre. It looks like you are putting together a nice little media room and I just hate to see you go to all that trouble and expense and end up with an inferior movie experience. Having a home theatre can be a lot of fun, all your friends will want to come over for a, "movie night". I do this all the time, friends come over, we BBQ something out on the patio, chow down, then head upstairs to the theatre for a movie. Some of my friends are of the opinion that a movie hasn't come out yet until it comes out on Blu-Ray in my home theatre, commercial cinemas including I-Max don't count. The sound quality in commercial cinema's is just too poor, the seats are less comfortable, and of course the home cinema has the advantage of a pause button;-)
No ceiling speaker no matter how good is going to match the performance of a good free standing speaker. The problem is that it's going to cost you more so an already mounting budget is going to have to go yet a little higher. The advantage is a much more enjoyable movie experience and friends saying, "we have to do this again soon" after the movie instead of, "well it's late....". You already have a decent little entry level AVR, you have a nice little projector, and you're going to connect it to ceiling speakers:-(
You didn't mention what you are planning to do for a screen, there are lots of DIY options for making your own screen that will save a lot of money that could be redirected toward better speakers. You can buy bulk screen material and stretch your own screen over a frame... http://store.cousinsvideo.com/cut-to-size.html
Choosing free standing speakers is going to be the hard part especially on a limited budget. The loudspeakers are the most subjective part of the system so listening to them yourself is paramount. There are some definite wrong solutions. Any of the typical Japanese brands like Sony, Pioneer, etc are wrong solutions. Bose is a definite wrong solution. No commercial speaker product is great in my opinion especially in the mass market (sub $2000 range) and in the ultra-high-end... (over $25,000 range). The low end stuff is too under engineered and too cheaply made and the over $25k range is typically too incorrectly engineered and the price based too much on snob appeal.
There are some options in the few hundred dollar range. Here is one example... http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MRBBX5 along with... http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MRBBXCE and with this subwoofer... http://emotiva.com/ultra_sub12.shtm You can use the little Polk ceiling speakers for surrounds and that will be fine. This system isn't going to get you stellar performance but it will get you a performance level you can be proud of and one that will have your friends constantly asking when's the next movie night. I don't think you will get this with even the best ceiling speakers in the world. You're already putting a lot into this with the AVR, projector, screen, seating, etc etc... You might as well go the extra steps to make it something you can truly enjoy. I know I really enjoy my theatre, it's definitely worth it!
my theatre http://mfk-projects.com/home_theatre.htm
mk
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