5.1 System recommendations

[Kyouma 7]

Hello, as i soon will be moving to my new home, i was looking to Upgrade to a 5.1 system. It will be a 4m x 4m room. 

I am currently using a canton dm 75 soundbase which i really like, so was looking for another canton product and landed on the canton movie 2050.3.But it's nearly 9 years old and I couldn't find any reviews for it. 

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good 5.1 system under 2k?

Edited Sunday at 11:40 AM by Kyouma

[AV1Opus 3]

A German magazine was full of praise and speaker physics and the amp in the subwoofer did not really change all that much for 5.1: https://www.hifitest.de/test/lautsprecher-surround/canton-movie-20502-11799

Add a YAMAHA RX-V 6 A/TSR700 (different model number, otherwise identical), for example and you'll be pretty close to your target price point.

[Kyouma 7]

Thank you for your input. I have looked more into it and found the canton gle series. Was looking at the gle 90 ar 5.1.2 set, which could also land just at 2k if I'm patient and lucky with the discounts.

These do look more future proof thanks to having Dolby atmos integrated, but I'm currently unsure if it is enough of a quality bump to justify it.

What do you think would be the best av reciever for the gle 90 ar set? The canton smart amp 5.1 v2 was selling for 300 once, so I was aiming for that. Does it fare well vs the Yamaha? What do you think? 

[AV1Opus 3]

The amount of inputs and feature set wouldn't have been sufficient for me, but if it works for you and you get a good price, fine amp.

[Apotropaic 48]

I think it depends if you care more for the room aesthetics or if it’s the audio setup and hobby part you’re interested in. Also are you able to place speakers in your ceiling for Atmos?

This is only advice from my experience but when budgeting I would spend the most on the subwoofer, next the AVR amp, the front stage and finally the rear surrounds and atmos speakers. I’m sure others have a different idea but this is what I think.

For most people this is quite difficult to achieve starting out so you have to make compromises and do this in stages. But what I wouldn’t compromise on is the AVR amp. Choose one which has the connections you need, with some future proofing with speaker connections (5 bed layer, 4/6 atmos, multiple subs, pre-outs).

The amp should be good for at least 5-7 years so with that in mind buy some speakers second hand for now. Or just use what you already have and build it up.