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what speakers would you choose for a hometheater?

This a B&W only selection... so please no other manufactures... love them or not... this is the question.

say you are building a home theater... no two channel... already have it.

you need five speakers. fronts center and surround.

saying cost is a factor...otherwise i am sure i will get the... 800's all around or 802's all around.

not so much as i have a budget...but there has to be a cost vs. benefit here. going 800 or 802 all around can't be great cost vs. benefit as the rears get limited sound to them and they cost a bunch.

i will have a sub for the system, maybe two... but that is not in this question. as other electronics are not in question here... lets just assume i have a separates for the amp and all.

so, what would you get?
baranowski
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zydo
242 posts
 
Speakers do make a difference for home theater. If you want to watch concerts, like I do, a HUGE difference. That being said, I don't understand asking about only one brand. Why wouldn't you want to ask about, or listen to whats out there? If B&W is all you care to look at, just buy the best they offer for what you want to spend.
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bacardi
663 posts
 
I have a full 5.1 system with Paradigm signature v3's with a SVS PB13ultra sub with integrated tube and Oppo BDP 95. Simply stunning sound from movies and music. I too bought Adele on blue ray and so far the best I've heard. Now I am contemplating changing to Casta Acoustics as they use a custom horn driver which is used in commercial theatres. If you want big sound - go horn. The speakers do and will make a huge difference in movies/blue ray concerts.

Regards Bacardi
joseph796
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Buy the biggest and best B&W's that will FIT into your space or you will never be happy. You will always have doubts as to what could have been. And, in the long run, you will wind up spending less money buying once rather than twice.
snofun3
601 posts
 
To the clueless who think that soundtracks aren't worthy of good speakers, you've obviously never listened (or heard) some of the great soundtracks and concert DVD's out there.

"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing".
vicdamone
850 posts
 
Yuk. I'd go smaller, use subwoofers, and do a 7.1 system. I'd never go back to 5.1. Assuming this is a mainly HT setup, you have the room (room for speaker placement, you don't need room to go 7.1) and are going 7.1, put all the all matching speakers at the same ear level. LCR close to the display and subs at different ends of the room.

At the 800 Diamond cost level I'd look elsewhere, but hey, you're the Boss.
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