So I need some advice. I'd prefer to keep my options limited to Amazon.com if I must, or Best Buy because it's local and we go there often enough.
I need a new receiver and speakers. I'm leaning away from a 7.1 setup because in our livingroom there's no real option or place to put rear speakers. Ideally anything we get is either sound bar or a 2.1 setup. Unless there's some sort of awesome simulated surround sound option out there.
Receivers:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/sony-11...e-theater-receiver/8027053.p?id=1218863561752
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/onkyo-6...iver/8876132.p?id=1218928772575&skuId=8876132
We liked both of these because they had built-in on-screen GUI options, and could handle a future upgrade to 7.2 if we decided we were ever interested.
The problem is the selection then of a 2.1 speaker setup and not spending another $500+ on these. I think we want bookshelf speakers (not floor towers) but didn't want to go over $1k on the whole thing.
I was looking at these guys to go along with the receiver:
But holy **** that gets expensive pretty quickly. I really don't want to plow over $800 into a 2.1 setup just because I have a good history with Klipsch. So I was hoping y'all might have some advice for me. I'm not doing this anytime soon so there's plenty of time, I just wanna know what I should be looking at that's under $1k total for a receiver + 2.1 or soundbar while still getting something that will last 5+ years and sound like quality. If such a thing is possible and exists...
I need a new receiver and speakers. I'm leaning away from a 7.1 setup because in our livingroom there's no real option or place to put rear speakers. Ideally anything we get is either sound bar or a 2.1 setup. Unless there's some sort of awesome simulated surround sound option out there.
Receivers:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/sony-11...e-theater-receiver/8027053.p?id=1218863561752
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/onkyo-6...iver/8876132.p?id=1218928772575&skuId=8876132
We liked both of these because they had built-in on-screen GUI options, and could handle a future upgrade to 7.2 if we decided we were ever interested.
The problem is the selection then of a 2.1 speaker setup and not spending another $500+ on these. I think we want bookshelf speakers (not floor towers) but didn't want to go over $1k on the whole thing.
I was looking at these guys to go along with the receiver:
But holy **** that gets expensive pretty quickly. I really don't want to plow over $800 into a 2.1 setup just because I have a good history with Klipsch. So I was hoping y'all might have some advice for me. I'm not doing this anytime soon so there's plenty of time, I just wanna know what I should be looking at that's under $1k total for a receiver + 2.1 or soundbar while still getting something that will last 5+ years and sound like quality. If such a thing is possible and exists...