Is a home theater even worth it or doable?


Please be honest with me. I'm a huge TV  movie fan as I'm sure many of you are, and in my youth I used to have a Denon setup, blu-ray, etc. I loved the experience. Fast forward 25 years and now I just stream my tv and movies off Netflix, HBO Max, and Hulu. We are doing a new addition where we have an open space concept. I see myself continuing to stream in the future, but would like a clean sound at least. I am treating myself to an 85" TV not sure the make model yet, but I want a big one. Does it make sense for me to even invest in something more then a sound bar given my streaming and open concept? If so, what type of setup should I consider or if I should prewire something up and where would that be? Thanks for your advice.
 

cody012

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Why not just add a TV to your two channel system? We love watching TV and movies through our stereo, and never miss the extra channels of audio. We did invest in a very nice TV, one of those that renders black as very black; and it was well worth the money. For sound, I just grab the audio from the back of the TV with an optical cable and into the DAC-60 card of an Accuphase E-5000. And, by saving the expense of three or even more extra speakers, all of the investment can optimize the stereo pair. In our case, it's a pair of Borresen Z3 Cryos. We do have a pair of subs too, and the sheer power of this system imbues movies with most of the visceral sound one would get in a theater.

Regards, Oran