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My 1st home theater.

You like Kali, sure, why not. Amir measured the IN-8 a few years back and it came out good.
The Q Concerto's are great speakers but they are passive, require amplification, and more expensive so budget just took a jump.

So far everything mentioned have been small stand-mount monitors. Since this is for HT use and monitors on stands take up pretty
much the same floor space as a tower, I would recommend thinking about a tower with a few more drivers and muscle. I did the stand mount thing
for a few decades and it works great with a good, well integrated sub or two. But all things being equal, towers can do it better.

You really do have to set a max budget limit to get well thought out advice. ;)
I thought I mentioned something very similar at least back in November. But if it's worth reminding. Is $9999 a reasonable budget to work with for a 9.2 channel home theater if it also includes price of TV and AVR?

However, more accurate would likely be a budget of $8000 since we already have a TV and WAF prevents upgrading from what we already have.

In that case, is the aforementioned Denon AVR not good enough to drive KEF speakers then? I had the impression that the AVR-X3700H and AVR-X3800H are excellent 9.2 AVRs, and not just for the price.
 
In that case, is the aforementioned Denon AVR not good enough to drive KEF speakers then? I had the impression that the AVR-X3700H and AVR-X3800H are excellent 9.2 AVRs, and not just for the price.
It should work out fine but maybe a bit short on power used to drive all those speakers.
But the good news is you can upgrade at any time by adding an extra amp or 3 when budget allows.
 
It should work out fine but maybe a bit short on power used to drive all those speakers.
But the good news is you can upgrade at any time by adding an extra amp or 3 when budget allows.
I'm aware of that limitation. It basically boils down to: "I hope they don't need the full capabilities of the speaker".

Further hammering this point is that the brother-in-law seems to have settled on a 68dB at MLP, which I assume is on the lower side for a home theater. I think in theory, I could get away with driving the individual speakers at 90dB at their absolute loudest peaks to achieve the necessary volume.

Or in other words. I assume they have absolutely no intention of ever pushing the speakers anywhere close to their limits, making decisions almost entirely of quality over quantity.

I also had a similar reasoning for going with a pair RSL Speedwoofer 12S. Quite possible the cheapest sub 20Hz capable subwoofer at the expense of somewhat low maximum output.
 
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