Polk and Yamaha and Mirage make soundbars which do surround from one sound position. See them: http://www.GreatHomeTheater.com/surround.html
If you like listening to stuff blowing up, you need a subwoofer.
Let me make a few other odd idea/suggestions for you.
This'll put some shorts in a knot, I'll bet!
I don't see it, but there must be a receiver somewhere?
Do this - feed a mini FM transmitter with a preamp or even a headphone output (low powered - it only has to go across the room) Try hobbytron.com --- then put a small FM receiver at and output into a powered subwoofer.
Might just work. Be sure you get a good transmitter as you don't want distortion and you'd hear it in the lows.
Just an idea.
Here's another... Epos ELS-3s (cheap - $299 a pair, yet deservedly award winning) on your mantle. Instead of those fireside speakers. The only question is if they'll play loud enough. (One man's loud is another's NOT LOUD ENOUGH!) Place them so they slightly overhang the wood and put them upside down so the tweeter is more at ear level (maybe even tilt them down a little) and not firing into the wood. Should give better imaging that way. They roll at about 80Hz so you'd sure need a sub and wouldn't get the fake surround effect of a soundbar. FWIW.
Good luck!
Bob Wood
If you like listening to stuff blowing up, you need a subwoofer.
Let me make a few other odd idea/suggestions for you.
This'll put some shorts in a knot, I'll bet!
I don't see it, but there must be a receiver somewhere?
Do this - feed a mini FM transmitter with a preamp or even a headphone output (low powered - it only has to go across the room) Try hobbytron.com --- then put a small FM receiver at and output into a powered subwoofer.
Might just work. Be sure you get a good transmitter as you don't want distortion and you'd hear it in the lows.
Just an idea.
Here's another... Epos ELS-3s (cheap - $299 a pair, yet deservedly award winning) on your mantle. Instead of those fireside speakers. The only question is if they'll play loud enough. (One man's loud is another's NOT LOUD ENOUGH!) Place them so they slightly overhang the wood and put them upside down so the tweeter is more at ear level (maybe even tilt them down a little) and not firing into the wood. Should give better imaging that way. They roll at about 80Hz so you'd sure need a sub and wouldn't get the fake surround effect of a soundbar. FWIW.
Good luck!
Bob Wood