After another instance of inwardly grumbling about the kids knocking the rear satellites off the wall, the realisation hit me that we never actually really use the system to the full potential anyway - the kids are usually in bed by the time we get to watch anything that would actually justify it, so the volume has to be kept to a minimum; the sub hasn't even been switched on in months, so i figured might as well get rid of the speakers and cabling and tidy the TV area up with a soundbar instead. This is where the good people of OcUK come in!
The current system isn't particularly high end:
Denon avr s540bt receiver (basically their entry level model)
Yamaha yst-fsw050 sub (again, entry level)
Mordaunt short ms902 fronts
Center and rears from my old Onkyo kit (can't remember exactly what).
Budget is £300 max, and would prefer without a separate sub - so far, the one which catches my eye the most is the Denon DHT-S216. I also quite fancy a couple of Atmos ones: Sony HT-X8500 or LG SN7CY, but my concern with those would be blocking the upward firing drivers, as it will be wall mounted directly below the TV (max gap would be ~10cm from top of bar to bottom of TV).
Any thoughts on the above or alternative suggestions?
The current system isn't particularly high end:
Denon avr s540bt receiver (basically their entry level model)
Yamaha yst-fsw050 sub (again, entry level)
Mordaunt short ms902 fronts
Center and rears from my old Onkyo kit (can't remember exactly what).
Budget is £300 max, and would prefer without a separate sub - so far, the one which catches my eye the most is the Denon DHT-S216. I also quite fancy a couple of Atmos ones: Sony HT-X8500 or LG SN7CY, but my concern with those would be blocking the upward firing drivers, as it will be wall mounted directly below the TV (max gap would be ~10cm from top of bar to bottom of TV).
Any thoughts on the above or alternative suggestions?
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