3.1 Home theater for a small apartment

[Don Boogie]

Hello

I got a few question's about assembling a 3.1 audio system for my small appartment

The living room it's self is around 20 square metres, however the theater room is about 10 square metres, so 5X4.

for the 3.1 system i have kinda a budget, wich is around 3500 Euro.

I need a receiver, tough, will be either a Denon/Marantz or PIoneer,but not sure how to spend the rest of the budget, will i go for 2 small fronttowers, with a center, and will i buy the subwoofer later.

Or would i go with some bookshelfspeakers on a stand, add the subwoofer their, and buy the center later on.

I will post later on a photo of the room, tough, the speakers will sit pretty close to the wall.

In terms of speakers i have on my list to listen are:

-Kef Q900, but i think those will look to big in my room?

-B&w Cm8 SII, only thing i would think they could be bad in the room because of the rear ports, the speakers can be moved a lil bit from the wall, but well, maybe max 2 foot away.

Other speakers i also would love to hear are the Kef R300 and maybe the b&w cm5.

What i hope to accomplish wiht the setup?

It will be used for about 80 percent watching movie's and listening to 20 percent for music.

Music i listen is Rap, hiphop, the 80's,90's and some classic music .

I hope to get an audition some where during the big holliday in july, than i got some more spair time .

Thank you all for the future advice

Kind Regards

Boogie

p.S: before i forgot, around my area, i can listen to b&w, monitor audio,Dali, kef and i spotted also a Klipsch dealer nearby.

 

[bigboss]

Kef R300 is a very good option. Also check Monitor Audio Silver RX and Apex series.

For AV receiver, look at YamahaRX-A1040 and Pioneer LX58. I've got Marantz SR7009 which is brilliant as well.

For subwoofer, I would highly recommend SVS SB1000.

This should come within your budget.

 

[bigboss]

You can try the SVS subwoofer at home for 45 days from here:

http://www.lsound.eu

 

[Don Boogie]

ty bigboss for the reply, i will look in to the kef r300.

I have a few blu ray movie's wich i will take with me for an audition.

If i would go for for example kef, would the kef r400 b subwoofer a good choice?

I don't like to buy online subwoofers/speakers, to much hastle if something wrong with an item and you know send it back in, in belgium we do have the standard subwoofers from the company's like the b&w asw10cm or like the kef r400b , or even velodyne.

If i wanted to try a svs, i would be needed to drive 2 hours to holland

If i would buy the subwoofer later, i might spend a budget of 1200 euro a side for the woofer, but than i will add that piece a lil bit later on .

 

[bigboss]

Kef R400b is also very good. SVS offers better value for money. I've had Monitor Audio AW12 before which was brilliant as well. I rate independent subwoofer manufacturers more for producing high quality subwoofers. Velodyne is one such which you should demo.

 

[Don Boogie]

alright, ty for the input, than i best go for a 3,0 system first, and try to audition some subwoofers later on

Are their also similair bookshelf types to the kef r300, or is that one the best in it's class? Like price/qualtiy wise

 

[bigboss]

Also check Monitor Audio Gold 50 and Gold 100.

 

[Don Boogie]

tx! I will put those also on my listening wish list.