Home theater upgrader

[rikus01]

So I am upgrading my theater system from a Bose all-in-one that I bought back in 2004. However I run into a bit of stumbling block and I am not exactly sure where to go. I recently was able to get my hands on a Denon AVR-X3200W and a BiC American F12 for a relative good price. However, I am unsure on what the next step is. The current room is rather small (10x15) but we will be transitioning to bigger rooms by the year end. My initial plan was to build the sound system incrementally. Starting at 2.1 for now, and then going 5.1/7.1 once we get into the bigger rooms. The research I have done points to saying that I should get shelf speakers first for now to complete the 2.1. Then when we get into the large rooms, I can add a center speaker and two floor speakers while moving the shelf speakers to the rear as surround speakers. Is this feasible? Any suggestions on what kind of speakers will go well with what I have? I am partial to the XTZ 95 series (http://www.xtzsound.us/shop/us/Speakers/95-series/xtz-95-24-black-matt) as I have read nothing but glowing reviews about them but since this my first time building my own theater system, I am a bit hesitant in pulling the trigger. This also represents the max my budget will allow at this time.

 

[bigboss]

To answer your questions:

1) Yes it is possible to go for 2.1 now and later upgrade to more speakers.

2) You don't necessarily need floorstanders. You can even have bookshelf speakers all round. Floorstanders can add to bass, but that is irrelevant because you will have a separate subwoofer anyway to handle bass.

3) Look at XTZ Cinema series, their best speakers for home cinema.

Few questions:

1) What's your budget?

2) Would it be for movies only or music as well?

Invest in a good subwoofer. XTZ Cinema 1X12 is an excellent option.

 

[rikus01]

Currently, about $600. And for now we will watching mainly movies but once we move to a larger place with bigger rooms it will be used for both music and movies.

Just looked at the XTZ Cinema and as awesome as they are, I just cannot make that kind of investment right now.

Will the BiC American F12 be too weak for the 95s? Wondering if it will get overpowered.

 

[bigboss]

I've never heard of BiC before because it isn't available in the UK. Looking at the specs, it seems like a fine subwoofer and should integrate well. Can you demo the speakers?