I have my elaborate 6.1 Home Theatre set up in the Family room. And the sound is pretty good. However, we end up watching almost all the movies on our bedroom television, rather than the family room, so I am thinking of setting up a surround sound system in the bedroom. Now the problem is that I don’t want to run wires or to have 5 or 6 speakers in the bedroom. What I need is a one or two speaker set up that will provide a decent surround sound experience. Ofcourse, I realize it won’t be as authentic as a separate component system, but it should be decent.
Faisal, if money is not the issue here then you can’t go wrong with BOSE, I have this (Denon D-M51) for my family room which I bought it for $900CAD and am very very satisfied with the quality of sound.
If you're in a situation where even blasting out a simulated surround effect is likely to irritate your fellow housemates, you'll be glad to note that it also supports Dolby Headphone, which likewise simulates a 5.1 surround effect through headphones.
If you're stuck for space to properly lay out a 5.1 or greater speaker setup -- or simply don't want to have that many speakers affecting your home decor -- it's undoubtedly easier to just have to set up two speakers, the receiver and the subwoofer.
Yamaha is good too but you get to enjoy jazz more than anything else.
Nothing wrong with it. Except may be that it has a DVD player built-in, which I don't need. And secondly seems the particular model you mentioned Denon D-M51 is probably for UK, as most online sellers I am getting are based in the UK. Lastly, I am not too concerned about housemates irritation, so Dolby headphones will be wasted on me. :)
I hear ya Faisal, the problem with 1-2 speaker(s) is the centre console, a little box for your wireless remote. Most of these mini speakers come with DVD/AM/FM Tuner/Aux and remote, which now a days is a norm as most of old TVs don’t have built-in DVD except for newer models
As I said before you can't go wrong with Bose but if you are looking for something that looks decent but sounds exactly the same then your choices are limited.
Let me find out from my supplier what other choices we have since money is not an issue here so I am safe to assume that you will be comfortable with NAD, Nakamichi, Nuvo, B&W, Sennheiser and MacIntosh
Keep in mind the following when it comes to buying YSP series
1) Requires subwoofer for full-bandwidth movie sound
2) Some non-re-EQ'ed DVDs can sound bright at high SPL
3) Software set-up requires a learning curve
YSP series seems OTT (over the top) for me. I am sure the sound quality is great, but I am not inclined to put that much money down for a surround sound solution for the bed room. The other thing that I need to do is to research and get a wide screen LCD wall-mount in the room.
I would highly recommend Bose Cine mate simply because I use Bose lifestyle system myself and the experience is unbelievable.
You might also want to check out Sony 2.1 surround sound. Model # DAV-X1.
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The other thing that I need to do is to research and get a wide screen LCD wall-mount in the room
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Are you looking for an LCD TV or just the mount? If Tv, what size? Because I'm looking too. I heard Sharp Aquos is good but the prices are outrageous.
I need to get the TV as well. But thats for later. You are right that Aquos is pricey. Then again, they are good. The other option are the new Bravia from Sony. Due to burn-in issues, I am not too keen on Plasmas, and due to untested technology and the recurring bulb costs (not to mention un-wall-mountability), DLP’s are out too.
Anyway, back to surround sound speakers. I asked another friend (non-GS) and he just emailed me the following additional ideas.
Binaura Sound Environment - B102A http://www.binaura.com/products/products.htm
A very positive review of the product was posted in
the November 2005 issue of Home Theater Magazine as
well as other a/v forums
SoundMatters MainstageHD/FullstageHD http://www.soundmatters.com
The FullStageHD includes the subwoofer. I heard the
original Mainstage about 2 years ago and was impressed.
I am not sure they still
carry it but apparently the product has been improved.
Have seen good reviews on a/v forums.
Niro 400 or Niro 600 http://www.niro1.com
The Niro 600 will go over-budget and for that
price point you are much better off getting a 5.1
system!
There is one more option which is offered by Sherwood
called VR-670
(http://www.sherwoodusa.com/prod_vr670.html). This
includes a CD/DVD player and can be had for $400.