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The original was posted on /r/hometheater by /u/southamericanrejects on 2024-01-19 02:00:11+00:00.
I just moved and have always dreamed of setting up a home theater, so I'm starting from scratch with a Denon AVR 760H receiver I have.
For financial reasons, and for wife reasons, I'm going to slowly build my sound system. With my current receiver, I want to power a center channel and a front left+front right.
A couple months down the road I'll invest in a cool subwoofer ($500-700), and probably will value it being compact. A year from then, I'll install 4 matching in-walls on far left/far right, and rear left/rear right. Finally I'll put in 4 matching in-ceiling speakers and upgrade my receiver. For now I getting the front side ready.
I found a set of Paradigm Premier 600c center and matching 500B bookshelves from eBay in my budget. I need help choosing between that and just buying new Monoprice Monolith 365c with either Encore B5s or 265Bs. I cannot wait for them to be in stock, no worries there.
The room is 12 ft wide and 19 ft deep, With the longest dimension spanning from the couch and projector to the 120" screen. We listen to a lot of music, and I prefer a more flat response. The room will be used for gaming as much as TV/movies.
I do not care about resale value, and the inconvenience of returning via eBay is negligible.