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Help Wanted: 3.1 HT for Small Room

Some questions for you HT gurus.

I'd like to put together a modest home theater in a 12'L x 9'W x 8.5h room. I expect to wall mount the TV on the short wall with the door, giving me 6' for the screen.

I already have speakers for the mains: North Creek Eskas, small MTM mini towers which sound very good (and work well near boundaries in small rooms).

I'l like to keep the ticket under 2k for the project, preferably well under, for:

Receiver
Center
Sub
TV

Happy to look used for everything except TV, but at this pricepoint, the big retailers (New Egg, etc.) may be the way to.

I'll watch the occasional movie, and some sports.

Suggestions about such things as brands, models, retailers, size of TV, etc. very welcome.

Thanks!

John
jdoris
jdoris OP
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Thanks Goulsonc! I'll look into Atlantic Technology, and keep you posted. I agree about the smaller sub; my plan is to get a decent center first, and see where I'm at.

John
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phasecorrect
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Don't overlook cc....80% of your dialogue comes thru it...and u have quality mains...so to do them.justice...u can't go bottom barrel...unless you listen to explosions all.day...the smaller sub route is good advice...
jdoris OP
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Thx Phasecorrect. Grabbed a Vandy Vcc1 center here, which is supposed to be a good unit, and does not run afoul of Jim Smith's "no horizontal MTM centers" rule (though the room is so small, off-axis not much of an issue). Now for receiver, sub, and TV!
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