Hey all,
Long story short, I have been living with some friends for a while (while my wife and I are waiting for the closing on our new home) and in order to repay them for all that they have done, and since they recently wired their home for surround sound, I was looking to purchase ($500.00 or so) a 5.1 system for them.
I have done a bunch of reading on this forum and have significant experience from my own home theater, but I wanted to run this past you.
Since I am on a tight budget, and right now they have no speakers at all (i.e. anything is going to be an improvement) and since the way they wired their home (all speakers will be wall mounted) what do you think of doing this....
5 Fluance AV-BP2's bipolar (http://fluance.stores.yahoo.net/fluanbipsurs.html)
1 Fluance DB-150 Sub (http://fluance.stores.yahoo.net/fldbposu.html)
For a total of $450 + Shipping
Can one use bipolar speakers as fronts or even one as a center channel? What are the pros or cons to this idea... are there any other choices that I have for 500.00 in order to obtain 5 wall mountable speakers and a sub.
Thanks.
KWAGAR
PS. The other option that I am considering is this:
1 JBL EC25 E Series Center Channel (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=298541&is=REG)
1 JBL E150P Subwoofer (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=298555&is=REG)
4 JBL E-30 Bookshelf Speakers (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=298521&is=REG)
For a total of $487.90 Shipped!!
Long story short, I have been living with some friends for a while (while my wife and I are waiting for the closing on our new home) and in order to repay them for all that they have done, and since they recently wired their home for surround sound, I was looking to purchase ($500.00 or so) a 5.1 system for them.
I have done a bunch of reading on this forum and have significant experience from my own home theater, but I wanted to run this past you.
Since I am on a tight budget, and right now they have no speakers at all (i.e. anything is going to be an improvement) and since the way they wired their home (all speakers will be wall mounted) what do you think of doing this....
5 Fluance AV-BP2's bipolar (http://fluance.stores.yahoo.net/fluanbipsurs.html)
1 Fluance DB-150 Sub (http://fluance.stores.yahoo.net/fldbposu.html)
For a total of $450 + Shipping
Can one use bipolar speakers as fronts or even one as a center channel? What are the pros or cons to this idea... are there any other choices that I have for 500.00 in order to obtain 5 wall mountable speakers and a sub.
Thanks.
KWAGAR
PS. The other option that I am considering is this:
1 JBL EC25 E Series Center Channel (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=298541&is=REG)
1 JBL E150P Subwoofer (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=298555&is=REG)
4 JBL E-30 Bookshelf Speakers (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=298521&is=REG)
For a total of $487.90 Shipped!!