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10 k speaker setup. 5.1

Hey Gang,

I am more of a two channel guy so I told my son in law I would reach out to the HT guys. 
‘They recently purchased a home with a dedicated theater room. 25x15X8.  Theater seating with elevated back row. 
He just had a Sony Laser projector installed with 120” screen. He has an Anthem electronics so he is good there. 
He lives in Madison,Wisconsin so may not have a lot to choose from locally.

The screen hangs pretty low because of a soffit in front of it.   The Fronts cannot be setup in a normal two channel configuration because of screen size. I think ha can get away with a phantom center with some real good speakers. 
The current surrounds are mounted on the wall and I am sure he will want to mount whatever he may buy. 
They do enjoy their music but with the seating configuration both of  front HT recliners are  way off axis. 
He has a 10k budget but they are both DR.s and if it goes a touch above it should not be an issue. 
6-7 k fronts?

1500 surrounds?


1500 sub? 

any input appreciated. 
thanks,

Russ

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ghdprentice
6,380 posts
 

I’m not sure I completely understand… “the fronts cannot be setup as normal two channel”.

 

But the center channel is the most important in home theater. 85% of the sound comes from this channel. So, it is really important to have the three fronts positioned appropriately, of the same brand (voicing) and of high quality. The other surrounds can be of lessor quality… same voicing… but while not used as much it never hurts to have high quality if you can afford them .

 

Also, this sounds like it is intended to be a pretty high end system. I recommend modifiers the front to get the sound system to be ideally placed, not let the decoration drive the speaker placement. 
 

 

loomisjohnson
1,903 posts
 

i agree with ghdprentice--you won't want to forgo the center channel. it sounds like you can't do a conventional setup of your fronts/center because of the screen, but it would be more helpful if you posted a photo of the room--conceivably they could go to wallmounts or in-ceilings. as for speaker brands, lots to choose from--once you settle on the speaker type, i would peruse accessories4less, which has vg prices on focal, kef, b&w, etc.

soix
8,681 posts
 

I wouldn’t recommend a phantom center for reasons stated above and also because it sounds like the L/R speakers will be spaced pretty far apart and you’ve got people sitting off axis — all of which cries out for a center speaker. SVS offers a high-performance HT speaker package, and even adding a pair of their SB3000 subs (and you really should get a pair) they’d still only be around $6500 (+ tax), and they offer a 45-day, risk-free in home trial including shipping both ways.
https://www.svsound.com/products/ultra-tower-surround-package

https://www.svsound.com/products/sb-3000

If they prefer a wood veneer a similar system could be assembled with Aperion Audio speakers (but I’d still go with the SVS subs)…

https://www.aperionaudio.com/collections/verus-speakers

They’d likely be thrilled with either, and with the $$$ they’d save they could take a really nice vacation. Hope this helps, and best of luck.

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