Hello there everyone! moving into a new house and so I want to upgrade my home theater, and I am confused in the vast sea of equipment going around here.
My living room is 19.7 feet by 17 feet for reference. I am confused like proper confused about what AVR to get. First of all, the speaker arrangement I'll prefer to go with is 7.1.2 with SVS prime 5.0 system which is going around for 1200 USD with a pb1000 pro around 600 USD new, I may go for a used if the price is good. I have JBL satellite speakers laying around from the system I currently use with a Harmon Kardon AVR 5.1 system from 2010 which my father assembled.
At first, I was gonna go with a 5.1 system just with latest tech and so settled on buying x2800h Denon with xt32 and later on upgrade to more speakers and buy a new AVR that would support them. until I got the idea to just use my JBL satellites as rear and ceiling. Then comes my current dilemma when I started to search again, which one do I go with? Pioneer VSX-LX305, Denon x2800H, RZ30, NR7100? now if I go with Denon and why I am confused is that if I go with Denon I'll have to scrap the ceiling channels or go 5.1.2 or I can just buy the other AVR and leave Denon.
I have heard that Denon's bass management is something exceptional, it has some software features like audio processing stuff, making the vocals boosting, some video software features that others don't have, and yes, its sound profile and reliability too. or is it just bullshit, and I should ditch Denon then go with NR7100 or any other that I mentioned? And any other features I should look into like internal processing being higher than amp so i can just attach an external amp.
If you have any suggestions or advice other than AVR or if you dislike whatever I searched up ENTIRELY and don't think any of my choices in AVR selection or speakers is good, please don't hesitate to inform me. Sorry if this looks like an extremely stupid, I am very new to everything and I can't just go in a store and try stuff out otherwise I wouldn't be here asking questions as in my country, home theater and enthusiast audio equipment is something extremely niche. my budget is less than 3000 USD. and do you think, after considering the model of my jbl speakers if it's even a good idea to pair em with the SVS'? I think auddesy xt32 will be enough for me ig my room isnt much complicated ig. I have attached a photo as well, the tv and sofas are NOT drawn to scale, they are quite small idk the architect fucked up there maybe. the only 'audio correction' present in my room will be large curtain covering most of the wall on the right window as there is a huge window there, the drawing is an earlier one so it just makes it to be the bottom half but in reality its 80% of the right wall. except that matte tiled floor with maybe a medium rug??? most prolly not but idk.
Future speakers: svs prime center, bookshelfs and satellites
current: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/jbl-5-...bwoofer/1551218.p?skuId=1551218&intl=nosplash
To be exact about the center channel: https://tmraudio.com/old-products/jbl-136si-sat-and-136sicen-satellite-center-speakers-set-of-5/
TV LOUNGE:
My living room is 19.7 feet by 17 feet for reference. I am confused like proper confused about what AVR to get. First of all, the speaker arrangement I'll prefer to go with is 7.1.2 with SVS prime 5.0 system which is going around for 1200 USD with a pb1000 pro around 600 USD new, I may go for a used if the price is good. I have JBL satellite speakers laying around from the system I currently use with a Harmon Kardon AVR 5.1 system from 2010 which my father assembled.
At first, I was gonna go with a 5.1 system just with latest tech and so settled on buying x2800h Denon with xt32 and later on upgrade to more speakers and buy a new AVR that would support them. until I got the idea to just use my JBL satellites as rear and ceiling. Then comes my current dilemma when I started to search again, which one do I go with? Pioneer VSX-LX305, Denon x2800H, RZ30, NR7100? now if I go with Denon and why I am confused is that if I go with Denon I'll have to scrap the ceiling channels or go 5.1.2 or I can just buy the other AVR and leave Denon.
I have heard that Denon's bass management is something exceptional, it has some software features like audio processing stuff, making the vocals boosting, some video software features that others don't have, and yes, its sound profile and reliability too. or is it just bullshit, and I should ditch Denon then go with NR7100 or any other that I mentioned? And any other features I should look into like internal processing being higher than amp so i can just attach an external amp.
If you have any suggestions or advice other than AVR or if you dislike whatever I searched up ENTIRELY and don't think any of my choices in AVR selection or speakers is good, please don't hesitate to inform me. Sorry if this looks like an extremely stupid, I am very new to everything and I can't just go in a store and try stuff out otherwise I wouldn't be here asking questions as in my country, home theater and enthusiast audio equipment is something extremely niche. my budget is less than 3000 USD. and do you think, after considering the model of my jbl speakers if it's even a good idea to pair em with the SVS'? I think auddesy xt32 will be enough for me ig my room isnt much complicated ig. I have attached a photo as well, the tv and sofas are NOT drawn to scale, they are quite small idk the architect fucked up there maybe. the only 'audio correction' present in my room will be large curtain covering most of the wall on the right window as there is a huge window there, the drawing is an earlier one so it just makes it to be the bottom half but in reality its 80% of the right wall. except that matte tiled floor with maybe a medium rug??? most prolly not but idk.
Future speakers: svs prime center, bookshelfs and satellites
current: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/jbl-5-...bwoofer/1551218.p?skuId=1551218&intl=nosplash
To be exact about the center channel: https://tmraudio.com/old-products/jbl-136si-sat-and-136sicen-satellite-center-speakers-set-of-5/
TV LOUNGE:
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