Assembling a 5.1 setup piece by specific piece, help please

AssaTM

AssaTM

AssaTM

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Hi all, i'm sure there are many knowledgeable people in here that are able to help but i'm looking to build a 5.1 setup with a few specific needs, first of all the two speakers either side of the tv need to be free standing for ease of use, with the rear speakers being wall mounted, also I require a receiver that allows me to turn off/lower the volume/mute specific speakers if thats at all possible, basically turning a 5.1 into a 2.0 setup, this is for late at night where I want the rear two to simply act as normal 2.0 speakers with all audio coming out of them when I cant have the surround sound on too loud, I hope this is possible as if it isnt, it should be as I think it'd be a very useful feature. Finally I need a receiver with at least 3/4hdmi inputs, I was shocked to find that a lot of receivers still only have like 2 hdmi inputs, if anyone has any recommendations on an amazing receiver/subwoofer and speakers I would greatly appreciate it, i'm looking to spend within the 150/250£ range which should be enough to ensure a nice setup :) thank you for the help
 
Ahh well that is good to hear :) the problem is I will be closer to the rear speakers than the front speakers late at night and i'm worried about not hearing dialogue etc out of the front speakers when a quick settings change means I hear it all behind me crystal clear, but if the audio is clear and directed enough then hopefully i'd still be able to hear it :)
 
Ahhh that is excellent to hear then, do they have presets so more than one preset for position settings? or it just tends to be an initial setup thing? the problem is I have no idea where to start on what are good speakers and what arent, I can at least look at a full home cinema set and read reviews etc, once you get into the nitty gritty buying it bit by bit it becomes more complicated. I would gladly buy a 5.1 bundle that comes with two free standing speakers but the problem is I havent really found any, they're either all free standing or none are
 
I dont mind spending more if thats whats required, the reason I set that budget is cuz yes I thought those all in one kits could provide what I needed, but if they dont then i'll go higher. That is hugely informative though, thank you very much :)
 
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