[poll] audio setup

[CSchmidlapp]

Pioneer LX 56 setup in 7.1 (no option above for 8 channel?)
Kef IQ 60c for the Centre and Kef IQ 10's for the rest.
Wharfedale Diamond SW-150 sub, crossover at 80Hz.

Its a bit overkill for the size of my room, but it sounds good at all volume levels

[pipefan413]

Pioneer LX 56 setup in 7.1 (no option above for 8 channel?)
Kef IQ 60c for the Centre and Kef IQ 10's for the rest.
Wharfedale Diamond SW-150 sub, crossover at 80Hz.

Its a bit overkill for the size of my room, but it sounds good at all volume levels

Yeah I noticed that, I said 7-channel since 8 wasn't in the poll but it's actually 7.1.

The specifics of my setup are not even worth mentioning though because it's a Frankenstein's monster kinda deal that's cobbled together from unrelated speaker pairs over many years. I've never really had a whole bunch of cash to drop in one go on a really nice speaker configuration; I was hoping to look at it this month (Black Friday and all that) but I've spent all my money on LaserDisc crap so that's not happening hahah.

[MrBrown]

I have an onkyo receiver, and Frankensteined two smaller Teufel 5.1 systems into a flexible 7.2 with 9 speakers:
For music I use center, front, front wide and surround, and for movies I have center, front, surround and back surround.
With my room just about 20 square meters it's a bit oversized, but sounds good even on low volume.

[NeonBible]

Moved into a new flat earlier this year and finally got a 5.1 system. It's a Monitor Audio Mass setup, small speakers but more than enough for the size of room. Really enjoying it so far.

Can’t believe I’ve never had a surround setup, so I’m looking to take the plunge.

I also live in an apartment and these look nice and compact. However do such small speakers lack the mid-range?

What AV receiver do you use?

[alexp2000]

Can’t believe I’ve never had a surround setup, so I’m looking to take the plunge.

I also live in an apartment and these look nice and compact. However do such small speakers lack the mid-range?

What AV receiver do you use?

I'm sure larger speakers would sound better but I wouldn't say the MA ones are lacking. Watched Predator last night and the music sounded really nice.

I'm using a sub-£300 Yamaha receiver which I've had for a few years now. Again I'm sure a more expensive one would offer more but given the room is only 3m by 4m I don't see the need to upgrade.