At least you don't have to decide which speakers to use where if you separate the systems. If the HT sounds good enough, by all means separate the systems. Generally because of the center speaker the sweet spot seems to be bigger in a home theater. When I finally get my man-cave, I'll have to decide which front speakers I will use - either the Maggies or the B&W's. I guess I'll just have to try them. Good luck. Dan
Home Theater or stick with 2 channel?
Somebody just gave me a home theater system consisting of an Onkyo TX-SR803 AV Receiver and an Infinity TSS-1100 speaker system. Presently, I use my stereo speakers for TV and movies, but I'm thinking of setting up the home theater and moving my stereo to another room just for music.
Since I'm new to home theater, I'm not sure how it will affect people not in the ideal listening area. In my family room, there is a sofa along a side wall. With the stereo, the sound during movies isn't off that much there but I'm worried it will be with a surround system. Is being outside the "sweet spot" of a surround system more obvious than a 2 channel system? Thanks.
Lew
Since I'm new to home theater, I'm not sure how it will affect people not in the ideal listening area. In my family room, there is a sofa along a side wall. With the stereo, the sound during movies isn't off that much there but I'm worried it will be with a surround system. Is being outside the "sweet spot" of a surround system more obvious than a 2 channel system? Thanks.
Lew