FriendlyFire
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Hi everyone,
I've been lurking this place for a little bit and greatly appreciate the amount of effort and the quality of measurements and discussion I've seen. I hope to pick your collective brains a little as I try to untangle the mess of choices I've thrown myself into.
I will be moving to a condo soon and am starting to prepare the living room audio setup. This will be primarily for movies, TV shows and gaming, I don't expect to listen to music there very often, if at all. I currently only own a pair of B&W 606 S2 strapped to a Cambridge Audio azur 351A (both purchased well before I discovered ASR, though I still am fine with them for now) which I use as PC speakers, primarily for music.
I have a budget of around 3k$ for the speakers only and very few options for testing speakers properly (I don't think going in a store and listening to the speakers on their shelves or demo setup is a good test). I will most likely be pairing them with a Denon AVR-X1700H since I want HDMI 2.1 and that looks like a solid enough choice. I have time to wait for sales, but there's currently a KEF sale going on in a few shops (no idea if that's rare or not).
The speakers will be in the living room (around 11' x 11', but it's an open floorplan extending to the kitchen), so fit and finish are relatively important, and I will have to place the center channel underneath the TV, so it unfortunately has to be a horizontal speaker. I would like to avoid a subwoofer if at all possible, since I'm worried about noise complaints (the condo is hardwood flooring on concrete and I'm on the second floor so I'll have neighbors all around).
I've read good things about the ELAC DBR62, but then I'm not sure what center speaker to pair them with. The KEF LS50 Meta are very appealing (and I can just get a third for the center channel which is nice), but I feel like I'd rather have them to listen to music with. There's always the option of moving the 606 S2 to the living room and finding a matching center then buying a nice(r) pair for music. Finally, I could go for a middle ground with the KEF Q series, but it doesn't seem as well reviewed. I'm aware that a sub is likely better than stepping up, but I prefer a slight degradation or paying more than being that one annoying neighbor.
Looking forward to thoughts and recommendations.
I've been lurking this place for a little bit and greatly appreciate the amount of effort and the quality of measurements and discussion I've seen. I hope to pick your collective brains a little as I try to untangle the mess of choices I've thrown myself into.
I will be moving to a condo soon and am starting to prepare the living room audio setup. This will be primarily for movies, TV shows and gaming, I don't expect to listen to music there very often, if at all. I currently only own a pair of B&W 606 S2 strapped to a Cambridge Audio azur 351A (both purchased well before I discovered ASR, though I still am fine with them for now) which I use as PC speakers, primarily for music.
I have a budget of around 3k$ for the speakers only and very few options for testing speakers properly (I don't think going in a store and listening to the speakers on their shelves or demo setup is a good test). I will most likely be pairing them with a Denon AVR-X1700H since I want HDMI 2.1 and that looks like a solid enough choice. I have time to wait for sales, but there's currently a KEF sale going on in a few shops (no idea if that's rare or not).
The speakers will be in the living room (around 11' x 11', but it's an open floorplan extending to the kitchen), so fit and finish are relatively important, and I will have to place the center channel underneath the TV, so it unfortunately has to be a horizontal speaker. I would like to avoid a subwoofer if at all possible, since I'm worried about noise complaints (the condo is hardwood flooring on concrete and I'm on the second floor so I'll have neighbors all around).
I've read good things about the ELAC DBR62, but then I'm not sure what center speaker to pair them with. The KEF LS50 Meta are very appealing (and I can just get a third for the center channel which is nice), but I feel like I'd rather have them to listen to music with. There's always the option of moving the 606 S2 to the living room and finding a matching center then buying a nice(r) pair for music. Finally, I could go for a middle ground with the KEF Q series, but it doesn't seem as well reviewed. I'm aware that a sub is likely better than stepping up, but I prefer a slight degradation or paying more than being that one annoying neighbor.
Looking forward to thoughts and recommendations.