Moving from floorstanders to small bookshelf 5.1

[rG-tom]

Hi all,

I've had my home cinema set up a long time now and originally bought when I lived in a detached house. I now live in a small zone 2 flat, and my fiancée hates the floorstanders and I can't really make the most of them anyway.

I had a look at some sound bar setups and without spending literally thousands they were all crap (including the Samsung q90).

I've recently noticed the q acoustics range get really good write ups.

Currently I have:
Denon AVR-4306
Mission

M35i Floorstanders front LR
M3c2 centre
M32i rears (though actually not using as no space! Using as LR in the office)​

Paradigm ps1000 sub (using with the m32i in the office. It's bloody massive though).

Thinking of
Q-Acoustics

3020i front LR
3090Ci centre
3010i rear LR
BK P12-300sb-df sub​

Still using the Denon to power them.

How do you think that set up will stack up against what i have now?

Also it'd be great to see photos of anyone with a similar set up next to a 55 inch TV for scale

Thanks!

Tom.

 

[rG-tom]

For home cinema I think that setup will be very nice, I use 5.1.2 setup myself with monitor audio silver 50s which are small bookshelves. I have pics but mine is 65" TV. Your receiver is a bit old though, might be worth an upgrade as well.

Cheers.

Might do the receiver upgrade too but it's not essential, it's a very very good receiver and doubt I'd be getting anything worth it from a newer one! Unless you really think Dolby digital plus is noticeable on such a small speaker set up?

 

[rG-tom]

For movies, I've stopped recommending anything other than M&K Sound loudspeakers. Completely different league to anything else I've heard for the price (and I've heard everything across all the major "hi-fi" oriented brands).

They're available in all sorts of form-factors (in room; on wall; in wall) so can be hidden away; and they are identically voiced to give the best possible multi-channel experience. Their tri-pole surrounds in particular are amazing.

The speakers I mentioned in the OP run for 150-170 a pair, bar the sub at 3-400....unless I'm missing something, the m&k stuff is four figures a pair?

 

[rG-tom]

Downfiring sub in a flat?

Yeah might get the front firing version on reflection, but means you have to be more careful with placing it! Very thick concrete floors here and I've never noticed noise from up or down before so might be ok either way

 

[rG-tom]

As with many rear ported speakers, the 3020i are going to work best given a little space to the rear. Most speakers also like a fair bit of space to the sides. That means stand-mounting. Is that what you plan to do? If it is, then a pair if 3020i on stands versus a pair of floorstanding speakers; are you going to gain much?

Definitely not stand mounted, wall mounted or on top of the TV unit.