Surround Sound System advice PLEASE!

[MovieGuy90]

Hi All!

So I have ended up here after starting to get a little frustrated. My decision to upgrade my surround sound system has come with the choice to buy an Xbox One X and in turn requiring a new 4K TV to suit, so might as well upgrade everything. I know I don't know what im doing so bare with me.

I currently have an 43" LG HD Smart 3D TV - Was new tech when initially purchased 4 years ago with a basic LG speaker set to go with (2 wall mounted, sub + blu ray player to connect it all to)

To go with the Xbox I am looking at a 50-55" Samsung 4K HDR 6 Series. These are going to have to be staggered purchases, with the Xbox costing £450 and a budget of £550-£700 for the TV I'm obviously not going to be spending £1500 on a sound system.

I have spent days, possibly weeks trawling through reviews and articles on 5.1, 7.1.2, soundbars, headphones and so on.. its all getting a bit much.

I was hoping to pick something up for around the £300 mark but I feel it would be stupid to rush into it and regret it with the goal being to last the test of time (for at least 3-4 more years). Id be gutted to go and spend that money and be very underwhelmed by the result. However the option to spend much more than that is out of the question really. Its a problem, I know.

Is anyone able to offer a few suggestions that would suit me based on the above? I love my movies and looking forward to that 4k experience and obviously will be spending a bit of time gaming too.

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[MovieGuy90]

This has really given me some things to think about.

I'm by no means any sort of hobbyist when it comes to this stuff and to be honest I was looking at an acceptable bundled type system rather than buying things individually.

It would be nice to get a good immersive experience when playing games and watching 4K content but I'm not covering a large room at all.

By the sounds of it I maybe need to be a bit more patient and look at a solid 5.1 setup in the new year after saving and being able to increase my budget to the 700-900 range.

Would be nice to have an idea on the best money can buy for a bundle for say 400 and 750 although I appreciate that's pennies in this very vast area!

By the way I can sense the cringing from all you enthusiasts when I say things like bundle and out of the box - this isn't my forté at all. Clearly.

 

[MovieGuy90]

Wow.. this is some crazy stuff. I feel a little out of my depth but have spent this week doing more research into how things work and what they mean.

So let's change it up a bit. If I start with the receiver and build on that. If I put around £250 just for that could I get something respectable? I can't see going bigger than 5.1 but the option of 5.1.2 might be nice in the future.