Hello all... first time posting here. I'm getting a new TV in about a week which will finally get me HD. I had my previous TV for a while which was a flat screen (not flat panel) 32" standard definition TV. It was a nice TV and was all I needed (college student) but after moving with that TV twice before, I finally decided to sell it and spend some money on a less bulky TV for my new apartment. Previously, I didn't really care to upgrade the sound system since my TV was behind the times I guess you could say.
I plan on getting a couple adapters to temporarily run my klipsch computer speakers (2.1 set up) since that's probably better than the usually weak speakers built into TVs. But, towards the end of the year, I might have some money saved up to drop on a simple system. With what little I know and have been able to research, I was thinking of sticking with a 2.1 system, or maybe skipping the sub if I can get decent bass out of the front speakers, since I will be living above someone.
Now for some of the specifics. I'm looking for good sound (obviously), but I also want something that will look decent. I personally consider these kinds of things to be both functional and decorative. I'm by no means an audiophile (if I spend enough time here, I might end up as one), but I definitely do appreciate good sound quality. If it comes down to it, I am willing to sacrifice attractiveness for quality sound, since that is the primary goal of speakers. These will be set up in my living room which is 12' x 15'. The room is mostly closed off, but the apartment is a loft design, so it is open to the bedroom above with ceilings at around 20' I'm guessing. My couch will most likely end up opposite the TV on the 12' stretch. I'm estimating my budget to max at $700-800. So for now I'm just going to say I'm looking at spending maybe $500 on speakers. My plan was to get a decent pair of floorstanding speakers, and maybe adding a sub if I had the money (or adding one at a later point). It will be used for TV for the most part, but movies and gaming fairly often as well. I had been looking at the boston acoustics CS226 in cherry. The few reviews I've read seem to show that they are good quality for the money. I've also found some good reviews for the fluance speakers saying that you get a lot for your money.
Now, I'm not even going to try and claim that I know much about this or that I know what I'm talking about at all. So if I'm going in the wrong direction here, please point me in the right direction. Any tips or guidance is much appreciated.
I plan on getting a couple adapters to temporarily run my klipsch computer speakers (2.1 set up) since that's probably better than the usually weak speakers built into TVs. But, towards the end of the year, I might have some money saved up to drop on a simple system. With what little I know and have been able to research, I was thinking of sticking with a 2.1 system, or maybe skipping the sub if I can get decent bass out of the front speakers, since I will be living above someone.
Now for some of the specifics. I'm looking for good sound (obviously), but I also want something that will look decent. I personally consider these kinds of things to be both functional and decorative. I'm by no means an audiophile (if I spend enough time here, I might end up as one), but I definitely do appreciate good sound quality. If it comes down to it, I am willing to sacrifice attractiveness for quality sound, since that is the primary goal of speakers. These will be set up in my living room which is 12' x 15'. The room is mostly closed off, but the apartment is a loft design, so it is open to the bedroom above with ceilings at around 20' I'm guessing. My couch will most likely end up opposite the TV on the 12' stretch. I'm estimating my budget to max at $700-800. So for now I'm just going to say I'm looking at spending maybe $500 on speakers. My plan was to get a decent pair of floorstanding speakers, and maybe adding a sub if I had the money (or adding one at a later point). It will be used for TV for the most part, but movies and gaming fairly often as well. I had been looking at the boston acoustics CS226 in cherry. The few reviews I've read seem to show that they are good quality for the money. I've also found some good reviews for the fluance speakers saying that you get a lot for your money.
Now, I'm not even going to try and claim that I know much about this or that I know what I'm talking about at all. So if I'm going in the wrong direction here, please point me in the right direction. Any tips or guidance is much appreciated.
But, then again, so did I. 
