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Hello all,

As i`m nearly `better` and coping with my black dog [as Churchill dubbed it], i`ve decided to get back in the swing of things.
However.
Due to the fact that i will be moving in with my girlfriend very soon, i`ve got the painstaking task of now starting a new system from scratch. Boo bloody hoo! This has nothing to do with an iron fist from my girlfriend waving in front of me [she has more respect for me than that!], no no - it`s more to do with a room thats a LOT smaller than the one i have now.
So.
Out; With the Denon AVC A11SR. I can still take it back, it`s not too late!
Out; With my cherished Acoustic Energy fronts and centre
Out; My Yamaha Subwoofer.

I have aprospective buyer for the speakers which will generate some good revenue to go towards a new system, but what the hell do i buy? Of course it`s ususally me who dishes out this sort of advice, but i thought i`d turn the tables and try to get some recommendations from all you peeps instead! There are a few rules though;

I MUST have 6.1 and pro logic 2, so take into account any additional speakers as well,
Lastly the speakers must be discreet and wall mountable or stand mount - the reason? DOGS! And they`re a pain in the ass, hence the downsizing, and of course, there`s no way the room is cut out for the current amps HUGE power reserves, so it`s got to go and that`s final!
Here`s my first thoughts,

Marantz 6200/7200 with Kef 2005 `Egg` Uni Q sub/sat package
or,
Yamaha 630/730 RDS with Monitor Audio Bronze speaker pack, mated with Mj Acoustics Pro 50 subwoofer.
I`ll be keeping the Mission 77DS for side surround duties.

Now i need everyone elses recommendations! Not too expensive please, i have a feeling the patter of tiny Westy feet isn`t to far away....

Thanks in advance, HAVE FUN!!

Westy

This item was edited on Saturday, 11th May 2002, 22:45

Blimey Westy, are you allergic to keeping an amp for more than a month? I`ve got a Yamaha A5 if you`re interested (joke).

Brave man losing that amp - I guess you can always get another when the room grows (?)
In my case I found the tiny feet thing seriously curtailed my hi fi expenditure, so you may find yourself living with this system for a long time, so choose carefully.

If I were you, I`d go for wall mounted - our dog tends to get very confused by surround sound, and starts running round the room jumping up at each speaker she can reach and staring into it and barking - only ones that are safe are the rears which are way too high for her. Kids also have a habit of leaning on speakers - my floorstanders were never safe, and I think standmounted would suffer the same fate (my fronts are shelf mounted at the moment - a compromise, but better than seeing fingers in drive units).

Sorry I can`t be any positive help on kit - gut reaction would be your second choice, but would they still take up too much room space? I find stand mounted speakers can be more visually intrusive than floor standers.

This item was edited on Sunday, 12th May 2002, 08:10

I Have the 7200 with mission fs2 av`s in a room which is 14 feet by 11 feet outstanding. These speakers go well with the wife as they are small and discret.

This item was edited on Sunday, 12th May 2002, 18:19