Advice sought, replacing a 20year Samsung 5.1 compact system

[the_jetsetwilly]

The time has come to retire the trusty HT-DM150 Samsung. Must be at least 20years old now and needs a fan blowing on it in summer or the audio cuts out for a few seconds about 2/3 the way through the film and there are also some pops and squeaks as some dd/dts probably not meant for a system this old.

For a number of years I painted an entire wall with some black widow paint/internet formula(getting the right shade of grey was an excercise in itself, no it's not easier to choose the shade to use the more different patches you use of varying shades...) And use a projector to watch films and sometime large screen gaming.

Back on track, I'd like to replace my 5.1 with something that complements the room for audio.

If I post a "napkin" diagram/photos on here of the room and kind sole that's got some experience with cinema care to offer advice? ( And please ignore the car door in the living room thats a story for another day)

Cheers

 

[the_jetsetwilly]

Thanks all for the interest, I'll get the photos/plans done then that will help with things.
Budget was thinking it would be minimum of £1000 I'm just a casual user with ears ringing from too many years in datacentres before ear protection was a thing and about to head into my 50's. I'm assuming anything these days would be better than the current 20year all in1 old system which to be honest I'm happy with ( it did get top score all those years ago in some homehifi magazine in a budget comparison lol) FL and FR speakers sat on the floor currently. I do have a desire for in wall speakers but nothing further than they look fancy, especially as I'm happy with my currents that are sat on the floor