Hello all! Just became a member of this AMAZING community - I just couldn't believe how much GREAT information surfs around this webspace, and wanted to be a part of this!
Thanks for taking me in! :-)
Well, my first post is about a question that's been bugging me for quite a while now. First of all, I'm a low budget kinda guy, unfortunately can't invest as much as I'd love to, but man, I LOVE A GREAT SOUND! And that happens to be my problem, now, I HATE my set up and can't wait to change it!
About 7 years ago, I put together an entry level HT system in my living room. I was so excited with the new sounds I was able to produce when watching my favorite movies that I didn't really care too much about the not-so-good quality of plain music listening. Well, it WAS not-so-good at first, but now I must call it MEDIOCRE at best! Turns out I'm tired of HT, perhaps because I don't have a good setup, perhaps because I don't watch enough movies, but mainly because I really want a system that plays GREAT MUSIC.
I've been thinking about throwing my HT set up out the window and going to a basic 2 channel system, with 2 nice floorstand speakers. Then I thought: what about the center speaker, isn't it essential for watching movies? And a subwoofer, can I live without one by simply having good bass coming from my floorstands? One thing I know almost for sure, that I could live without satellite surround speakers (or not?)
Anyways, my question to you guys is: WHAT'S THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS? I think I know what could be acceptabe in terms of good quality for listening to music, but could a system with 2 front floorstand speakers with nice quality bass and 1 matching center speaker produce a good enough HT experience?
Any replies are welcome!
Thanks so much to all of you!