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Ennsio · 05-01-2008, 11:10 AM

You haven't mentioned anything about budget yet. What's your price range for speakers and receiver? Do you want a sub? How important is good sound quality to you? Do you want tiny satellite speakers, bookshelves, or floorstanders?

A soundbar might not be the best choice for your setup because of the open side. Those speakers work by reflecting the sound off the walls so not having a side wall to bounce sound off of might be problematic for the sound field. A 3.1 setup with a good sub could keep you happy if you did not want visible wires, and then you could upgrade to 5.1 if you moved to a different place in the future.

Also, are you completely against visible wires along the base of one wall if they are neatly bundled? I have the same kind of setup in my living room and run the wires along my baseboards on the one side and then have them bundled together to not be too big a mess and have furniture blocking the view for most of the distance. My surrounds are on the fireplace mantel though, so I can run the wire discretely up the side of the fireplace so you don't see wires running up the wall, which may not be possible for you.

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05-01-2008, 11:10 AM	#5 of 7
Ennsio *Chris* Member Location: Calgary Join Date: Feb 2007 Local Time: 10:03 PM Local Date: 10-12-2008 Posts: 235	Re: Help needed planning HT for Condo You haven't mentioned anything about budget yet. What's your price range for speakers and receiver? Do you want a sub? How important is good sound quality to you? Do you want tiny satellite speakers, bookshelves, or floorstanders? A soundbar might not be the best choice for your setup because of the open side. Those speakers work by reflecting the sound off the walls so not having a side wall to bounce sound off of might be problematic for the sound field. A 3.1 setup with a good sub could keep you happy if you did not want visible wires, and then you could upgrade to 5.1 if you moved to a different place in the future. Also, are you completely against visible wires along the base of one wall if they are neatly bundled? I have the same kind of setup in my living room and run the wires along my baseboards on the one side and then have them bundled together to not be too big a mess and have furniture blocking the view for most of the distance. My surrounds are on the fireplace mantel though, so I can run the wire discretely up the side of the fireplace so you don't see wires running up the wall, which may not be possible for you.