SoundBar or Amp for a gaming room.

Oddney

Oddney

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Hi all just trying to find some information on wither to get a sound bar or amp and speakers for my gaming room
TV i have is LG OLD55C14LB 4K, connected is a Xbox series 4 and ps5, i watch Netflix and amazon prime and Disney plus as well as other 4k content.

I'm using the tv speakers ATM which aren't great, and the room isn't massive.. i have an old LG LHB755W 5.1 system that's not being used not sure if it can be used or bits used I'm sure I've asked this before, but i finely got the gaming room sorted 75% just need to sort some wiring etc :) its taking ages. now i need a sound system in there. budget isn't the best ATM with what's going on etc.

i do like the idea of an AMP and speakers 5.1 would suit me because of the size of the room. any ideas please.

would I be better with the sound bar with the size of the room..
problem i find with sound bars is they are very expensive for what they are, you can prob get a good amp and speakers for the price of a decent sound bar etc

amp and speakers if brought would be wall mounted, sound bar if brought would be under the tv on a shelve etc

all information is very much welcomed as i need some decent sound for watching my movies, the tv speakers are killing me.
 
so for audio my TV sucks :P tbh I've always wanted a AMP and speakers. so i will go that route. I think sound bar would be just a easy choice but I want to enjoy the sound and hear it not just listen.
any good amp/speaker combos you can recommend as a starting point please. budget isn't a lot, but i can rise the cash if needed. a few choices would be handy
 
lucid said:
I would go for one of the Denon AV receivers new at £500-£600. There's the AVR-S660H at £499, but there's also the new AVR-X1700 on the Denon web site which looks to be like it might hit £550 at retailers. These are 5.1 though, not ATMOS.

For speakers then I would go used. You'll get far more bang for your buck. Aesthetics is down to the individual. You've had the LG with its front towers, so that suggests you might be open to something bookshelf / stand-mount or floor-stander size.

@hornetstinger might suggest you stretch for a really good sub, something better than comes with most manufacturer kits. I would agree in principle but suggest that you don't over egg the pudding here. A £500 ported sub such as the Monoprice M10 is an enormous box with prodigious output but would swamp a small to medium sized room with bass boom to the point where you just have to turn the sub down and ruin the effect. A sealed sub around a 12" to 15" cube with a 10" or 12" and 200-350W of power will sound tight and still sound deep thanks to some useful room gain. Have a look at used SVS SB-1000, SVS SB-1000 Pro, BK XLS200, BK XXLS400.

For main speakers, just make sure that at least the front 3 channels are from the same manufacturer and range. For surrounds, if it's vanilla 5.1 then in a smaller room you can't beat dipole speakers. They make a diffuse rear sound field. If you plan to go ATMOS at some point though then I'd go for small bookshelf speakers. They'll draw attention to their position more in 5.1, but they'll blend better with ATMOS speakers once you take that step.
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what price range are we talking on the Av's with ATMOS.. + speakers

and has anyone got any setups of an av and speakers i could see for ideas please.
 
£3000 i dont have :( oh well.. on another note someone has offered me a

Logitech Z906 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System, THX, Dolby & DTS Certified system for my LG LHB755W 5.1 system this would be better right?​

looks better also ?
 
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