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Alon Goldberg · 05-14-2008, 06:18 PM

Hi Michael - welcome to HTF! A few questions to get you started:

1. What is your budget for speakers and possibly subwoofer?
2. Are you considering loudspeakers, bookshelf speakers, or satellite speakers?
3. What are the dimensions of your room?
4. Is your apartment building concrete or wood frame?

As for the system you've selected, the Sony ES-Series receiver is certainly very capable in its own right, but there are many receivers for far less money that will outperform this model.

For an apartment I would recommend building a 5.1 system instead of a 7.1 system.

I highly recommend you include a universal remote in your budget. The Logitech Harmony 880 is by far the most popular remote on the market, and for good reason. Also be sure to budget for speaker cabling, Blue Jeans Cable online is very highly quality and great value.

Cheers

05-14-2008, 06:18 PM	#2 of 10
Alon Goldberg *Alon Goldberg* Member Location: Vancouver, BC Join Date: Jul 2006 Local Time: 10:38 PM Local Date: 10-12-2008 Posts: 1,065	Re: Surround Speaker Help Hi Michael - welcome to HTF! A few questions to get you started: 1. What is your budget for speakers and possibly subwoofer? 2. Are you considering loudspeakers, bookshelf speakers, or satellite speakers? 3. What are the dimensions of your room? 4. Is your apartment building concrete or wood frame? As for the system you've selected, the Sony ES-Series receiver is certainly very capable in its own right, but there are many receivers for far less money that will outperform this model. For an apartment I would recommend building a 5.1 system instead of a 7.1 system. I highly recommend you include a universal remote in your budget. The Logitech Harmony 880 is by far the most popular remote on the market, and for good reason. Also be sure to budget for speaker cabling, Blue Jeans Cable online is very highly quality and great value. Cheers