Tommo

Thanks for the welcome. Sadly this won't be a pure dedicated HT room, but seeing that we only really use our living room for films, it kinda is in a way. Thanks for the tip on the older versions of the Klipsch range. Will have a look at those as well. As for the sub, I usually prefer to stick with 1 brand and not mix and match too much, but I am very open to all ideas so will definitely take a look at the recommendations you have suggested. Thanks for that Like I said above, it sadly won't be a dedicated HT room, but seeing that we only really use the room to watch films, it kinda will be. Our living room is quite simple. We have 2x 2 seater sofas, TV unit (at the moment) and a tall and thin cabinet for books and candles. Not much else in the room in all honesty. I do completely agree it's a lot of speakers for the room, hence why I'm here lol. I don't want spend the money if it's not going to benefit the room and experience when watching films. Regarding the projector and screen, the wife did suggest a large TV instead of a projector. She has said she would prefer not to have anything in or on the ceiling which is fair enough. As much as I would want it my way I would rather have a happy wife and I have a happy life lol Thanks for the reply, Picky. Echoing on from my comment above about the projector, I am swaying more towards a larger TV. I've been having a look at what's on the market and for the same price as a projector (although budget end (£1000-£1500) I can get a 70-80inch tv which can be mounted on the all instead. Anything bigger in that room would just be silly in my opinion. Great for getting a sun tan I guess? lol As for the Atmos side of things, I think the wedge speakers that sit on top might be the best way for us. Would rather not cut holes in the ceiling if I can get away with it. If we ever move house and get something bigger where I can have a dedicated room, then definitely ceiling mounted, but for the space we have, maybe not this time. I agree, happy wife, happy life! lol It is rather ambitious, I agree. But I would rather go all out (to a point of course) than have something I'm not happy with. Floor to ceiling 2.3 meters Package wise, I'm not sure. I have read on various other forums that packaged units just don't perform unlike buying individual components to suit the buyers needs. I did read that buying decent front 3 speakers first is best and then expand on the system after. Please correct me if I am wrong though. I will be doing the work myself. Very handy with tools. I have a 500 square foot garage under the house where I usually spend most of my time working on my car or making things for other people. There will be come things I will pay people to do, but the majority of the work I'll be doing myself What the wife did agree on was having the speakers at the front be free standing and surround speakers be hung, hence why I posts the models of the speakers in my original post. The only thing I have to contend with is a very curious cat who will take every opportunity to climb and sit on anything, whether that be wall mounted or free standing lol. I will get the best as much as the wife allows! lol. Even though I'm the one doing the overtime and spending the money, I need to be sensible at the same time.

Hello all, Hope everyone is well. Gonna have to start with a very short story, put some background to this post. So a few weeks back, my wife and I went to see 1917 in the local cinema. What I didn't know is that my wife has booked tickets for the IMAX screen. I had never been to an IMAX before. Usually just go for a "normal" screened film. Well, what an experience that was! Seats, screen, sound, something I've never experienced before. Throughly impressed!! lol So that's the story over, moving on to this week. As it stands we are currently in the process of renovating our whole house. Been putting it off for 2 years (moved in to our new house 2 years ago) but I said I would do it and so I will. We've been watching a lot of films since watching 1917 in the IMAX. I already have a simple 5.1 Tannoy system with an Onkyo receiver. Nothing crazy, was passed down to me when my father upgraded his home system. So I asked my wife... "Wife, how would you feel if we were to have our own "IMAX" style thing at home", to which she said yes. Well, as you can guess my eyes grew and I was straight on the internet looking at stuff (we've all been there surely when the wife/husband agrees to something lol) 've been looking online, seeings what's on the market, checking with the wife if this would suit her colour scheme as this would be setup in our living room. It's not massive, but a good size, in my opinion. I have attached a picture of the dimensions. So this is where I need advice and opinions. Ideally I would like to go for a 7.2.4, but realistically, I think it might have to be a 5.2.4 purely on what I can get away with (making sure the wife is happy). I was looking to go down the projector route instead of having a TV pointing at only bare wall in the room. All equipment will be remotely installed either under stairs (easy access) or in my server room under the house). Trying to keep the room clutter free (again, trying to compromise with the wife). So speak wise, I have been looking at Klipsch a hell of a lot, mainly the reference premeier series which include 2x Klipsch RP-6000F (Walnut) 1x Klipsch RP-504C (Walnut) 2x Klipsch RP-502S (Walnut) 4x Klipsch RP500-SA (Walnut) 2x Klipsch SPL-120 (Black is the only option I can see) So my knowledge of the Klipsch range is limited but this is what I have been looking. The above would be for a 5.2.4 setup I believe. Would this be overkill? Would you change anything? Any help or advice would be great as the living room is my next room to renovate after the dining room. Kind Regards, Tom