Man you guys are killing me!..LOL

Decisions, decisions, decisions..

Ray, I completely understand where you are coming from regarding your comment about the "upgradeitis". I know.. buy what I "really" want and I won't have to go thru this again a year from now.

Tom..You are correct about the size of the "hole" where my current fronts are located. There is a lip of molding on the front of the cabinet but the actual space left to right inside is 20" so the M22's would fit but it would a bear to get it in there. I would probably have to remove the back to get it to fit. I don't like that idea so I am back to finding a way to make "something" work on the sides like you all have mentioned.

Ray.. I have an "L" sectional on the opposite wall and I could put the sub behind it in the corner but this would hide my "water heater" as Tom called it and I would be afraid it would loose a lot being behind the sectional plus my wife has this "spray of lights" behind there but I could ask her nice (ok beg will be more like it) if she could move it.
Here is a shot of the corner I mentioned..

http://www.stampcometal.com/files/livingroombackcorner.jpg

Sitting in the area beside the endtable you are facing the TV so the sub would be to your left. I think I would loose a lot of the SVS potential as I feel it would "soak" into the couch. Any thoughts there?

Here is what I have to work with to the left and right of the TV. (Forgive the crappy pics, just grabbed my camera and shot)

Left

http://www.stampcometal.com/files/tvleft.jpg

Right

http://www.stampcometal.com/files/tvright.jpg

If I went with the M22's and left my SVS where it is I could mount a shelf to the left/right side of each cabinet to put them on to get them out of the cabinet. If I considered the M60's then the sub would have to move for the left one to be placed. The "cute little table thing" could be moved for the right one though.

One other thing... here is the specs on my old Onkyo TX-DS747

Stereo Mode: 90 watts/channel into 8 ohms at 0.08% THD, 20-20kHz
Surround Mode: 80 watts x 3 plus 40 x 2 watts (surround)

That's a little weak for the surrounds..Won't that be too little a power for either the 4's or 8's?

The unit that came with the HTIB at least has 100 watts/channel and I know this will work fine.

Ray I wish I had "lots of money" as you mentioned but just trying to get the best purchase without going overboard. If I get the "whole enchilada" M60,150 and 8's I won't be able to get a new receiver until much later..

So here I am back at your all's mercy..

Thanks guys for a great forum!
You help (and humor) is great

Rick

Last edited by RickCathey; 04/15/04 10:28 PM.