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Empty canvas: recommendations on blending audio and moving watching

I am in the process of finishing my basement, including a room approximately 20' x 25'x that I plan to use for both TV/movie watching and audio listening.

I enjoy an occasional streaming program on HBO or Netflix and in my current TV room I have the TV connected to a set of stand-mount speakers driven by a small amp - more than use the TV speakers, but not a big 5.1 surround sound set up (something I've never been that interested in).

For the new room I am excited to finally move forward with a tube-based system (my prior years have all been SS) with speakers such as Devore O/96 (or Gibbon Super 9).  My question is, if this is the audio configuration, what to do with the TV audio?  Running TV audio through sensitive speakers like Devore doesn't seem like a good idea.  Would a speaker bar for the TV suffice?  Or is there another configuration for the TV sound that would be better.

Recommendations welcome!
kba_8040
mahler123
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OP said in his OP that he had no interest in 5.1...
big_greg
6,567 posts
 
You're worrying about something that is a non-issue. I've used 102 dB sensitive speakers for home theater.
kba_8040 OP
10 posts
 
Thanks all for the helpful comments. It sounds like the consensus is that the speakers selected for vinyl/digital audio could/should be connected to the TV no problem - good to have confirmed.

Should I go down the home theater route, any problems with blending front audio speakers like Devore with other speakers in a 5.1/7.1 set up (e.g., front two speaker are the Devore, with the other speakers being...something else)? And if I do, sounds like the best bet would be to drive the 5.1 set up with a different amp designed for home theater (as Nobel100 suggests), with presumably an input splitter for the front speakers to toggle the input from the tube amp set up (for audio listening) and the home theater amp.

Am I on the right path? Thanks again all!
big_greg
6,567 posts
 
Honestly, you might get better responses somewhere like AVS forum. Many will say that the timbre of the speakers is important and that you should use the same brand. I have a mix of speakers and it works great for me. I use a preamp for 2-channel listening that has a home theater bypass option. I can use my main speakers as part of my 7.1 system or for two channel listening with the press of a button. I have a 5 channel amp for the surround speakers.
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maxwave
924 posts
 
+1 on big__greg  response

What will be the main usage ? Music or movies ?You will choose your gears according to this.These usages are very different.The cables will have to match the quality of those gearsWhat is your budget ?
Will you need room acoustic treatment ?
The center speaker should have the same timber than the front 
speakers. Etc , etc....

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