Mark_UK
Legal Alien
Looking to get some ideas as I keep flip flopping.
As I put in the home renovation thread, I’m lucky to have moved into a house that has more space, and a nice square room that’s crying out to get a decent set up installed.
We have a decent sized family off the kitchen, so whereas this isn’t going to be a home cinema type room, as it still will be used as a living room, I wasn’t to put in a nice sounding set up.
I keep changing my mind about a sound bar and AVR and speakers. I really like the idea of the home theater set up, but it does have some draw backs. The extra power consumption, having to fire everything up each time I turn on the tv (most of my viewing is just regular tv), and trying to get the rear speakers in place without wires running everywhere (we are going for laminate in the room, soI’m struggling to come up with a way of getting those wires fairly hidden.
The sound bar I’m considering is the Sonos Arc with sub and rear speakers. I know the sound is never going to match separate speakers, but this thing gets some decent reviews. Also less wires to the rear, just power cables, and I have outlets at the back of the room. The cost is ridiculous, but I’m willing to pay for the right set up.
I’m not an audiophile, but I want a good set up. I know a sound bar won’t compete, but I can go on to YouTube if I want to read sound bars are **** type comments. So looking for some balanced help, and reviews of the stuff you have. Is home theater more trouble than its worth is basically what I want to know.
As I put in the home renovation thread, I’m lucky to have moved into a house that has more space, and a nice square room that’s crying out to get a decent set up installed.
We have a decent sized family off the kitchen, so whereas this isn’t going to be a home cinema type room, as it still will be used as a living room, I wasn’t to put in a nice sounding set up.
I keep changing my mind about a sound bar and AVR and speakers. I really like the idea of the home theater set up, but it does have some draw backs. The extra power consumption, having to fire everything up each time I turn on the tv (most of my viewing is just regular tv), and trying to get the rear speakers in place without wires running everywhere (we are going for laminate in the room, soI’m struggling to come up with a way of getting those wires fairly hidden.
The sound bar I’m considering is the Sonos Arc with sub and rear speakers. I know the sound is never going to match separate speakers, but this thing gets some decent reviews. Also less wires to the rear, just power cables, and I have outlets at the back of the room. The cost is ridiculous, but I’m willing to pay for the right set up.
I’m not an audiophile, but I want a good set up. I know a sound bar won’t compete, but I can go on to YouTube if I want to read sound bars are **** type comments. So looking for some balanced help, and reviews of the stuff you have. Is home theater more trouble than its worth is basically what I want to know.