Critique my potential AV setup + questions

Vanilla · 27 May 2018 at 08:57

So I have decided on the following:

Spec:

TV - LG OLED TV 65" - Waiting on a good time for a bargain (about £2k)
Sides - Mission LX-2 Bookshelf speakers with stand (£140, stand £70)
Center - Mission LX-C Center Speaker (£120)
Ceiling - Onkyo SKH410 Dolby Atmos ceiling facing speakers placed on top of Missions (£120)
AV - Denon AVR X2400H (£300)

No sub.
No rears

Notes

I was going for the Q Acoustic 2030's but because I was not going for a sub I went for the missions as they apparently had more base. A compromise. Not that into the bass and I always found myself turning my sub down to the minimum anyway.

It's a new build and I don't want to get the carpet up to put in proper rears and hear bad things about wireless in such a setup.

Rooms size = 4.84m x 3.3m. TV at front, couch at back so 4-5m away.

Will use Nvidia Shield with an NL40 for file storage.

Questions

1.) What do I do about cabling? What's the right cost? Not that much of an audiophile but don't want bad quality?
2.) Banana plugs all round?
3.) Are the ceiling facing speakers a bad idea? Everyone who has them seems to have a 5.1 system and I have just a 3.0.
4.) Anything you'd change?

Vanilla · 27 May 2018 at 19:55

Thanks, i'll get on the TV.

I guess once I add the cost of the cost of the speaker stands the Wharfdales are not to far off. What center would you recommend? There doesn't seem to be a matching center.

Also to keep costs low how about this sub - https://www.richersounds.com/tv-home-cinema/subwoofers/yamaha-nssw050-black.htmlv basic but liked....

I will stick with the amp and upfires, I found a great thread about people using 3.1.2 or 3.0.2 - apparently works really well together but not as good as true ceiling mounted of course.

Edit: just read that right, can drop the sub.

Vanilla · 27 May 2018 at 21:22

TV Bought
Wharfedale 230 bought
Wharfedale 11cc center bought
Onkyo SKH410 Dolby Atmos ceiling facing speakers bought

That's almost £3k done including the media unit

AV soon, when I can get friday/sat delivery on prime.

Vanilla · 28 May 2018 at 08:19

Anywhere decent to get Van Damme Blue at a certain size with Banana plugs already fitted? Or should I just buy the cable and do the usual twist around? A lot of people are starting to say always go with the bananas!

Also, silly Q - I assume it's two cables per speaker? For all speakers?

Vanilla · 28 May 2018 at 19:26

Thanks guys

I bought some banana plugs from that mark guy (used search) everyone raves about and 18m of Van Damme Blue