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Here's the deal. I've pretty much settled on a 7.1, 50wpc receiver to start the whole HT thing. Fortunately my fiancee is going to continue building the HT scene, allowing me to invest significantly on my hi-fi.
For her birthday, I'm starting her off with a H/K AVR240, a pair of Boston Acoustics (BA) VR2 floorstanders, a BA VR500 sub and a BA VRC centre channel speaker. I'm also parting with my Rotel RDV1040 dvd-player which I'm including in the birthday package; she's chipping in with a pair of BA CR65s.
Now the above arrangement brings the HT up to a 5.1 config. My questions:
1. Will 50W H/K power be enough to drive these speakers, particularly the VR2 floorstanders?
2. Is 7.1 significantly better than 5.1?
3. Is it better to have a pair of bi-polar surrounds as opposed to 2 bookshelfs.
4. Do you need 2 pairs of bi-polars for 7.1 or does one pair or bi-polar speakers classify as 7.1?
What are your opinions on the H/K receivers?
Here's the deal. I've pretty much settled on a 7.1, 50wpc receiver to start the whole HT thing. Fortunately my fiancee is going to continue building the HT scene, allowing me to invest significantly on my hi-fi.
For her birthday, I'm starting her off with a H/K AVR240, a pair of Boston Acoustics (BA) VR2 floorstanders, a BA VR500 sub and a BA VRC centre channel speaker. I'm also parting with my Rotel RDV1040 dvd-player which I'm including in the birthday package; she's chipping in with a pair of BA CR65s.
Now the above arrangement brings the HT up to a 5.1 config. My questions:
1. Will 50W H/K power be enough to drive these speakers, particularly the VR2 floorstanders?
2. Is 7.1 significantly better than 5.1?
3. Is it better to have a pair of bi-polar surrounds as opposed to 2 bookshelfs.
4. Do you need 2 pairs of bi-polars for 7.1 or does one pair or bi-polar speakers classify as 7.1?
What are your opinions on the H/K receivers?
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