Joe S.
Stunt Coordinator
I'm in the process of putting together a more dedicated HT in our (soon to be) new home. Right now I have an Outlaw 950/750 setup powering JBL S series center and S36s all around, with an SVS PB-12+/2 (so a 5.1 setup).
This new home has the space for a projecter and just about any speaker setup I would desire is possible. What I'm wondering is for primarily home movies (DVD, TV, HD-DVD?) should I be looking to have L/R towers to fill out the sound or is that wasteful? Would I be better off with a 7.1 setup of something more basic and solid (like the SVS or outlaw speaker bookshelves), or would like 850s from Rocket do a better job?
Obviously, the Rockets will sound better, but for HT is it a big gain for all the extra cash, or should I focus on 7.1 with very good bookshelf speakers instead?
Just wondering what the good folks' opinion is here.
This new home has the space for a projecter and just about any speaker setup I would desire is possible. What I'm wondering is for primarily home movies (DVD, TV, HD-DVD?) should I be looking to have L/R towers to fill out the sound or is that wasteful? Would I be better off with a 7.1 setup of something more basic and solid (like the SVS or outlaw speaker bookshelves), or would like 850s from Rocket do a better job?
Obviously, the Rockets will sound better, but for HT is it a big gain for all the extra cash, or should I focus on 7.1 with very good bookshelf speakers instead?
Just wondering what the good folks' opinion is here.