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SMSL Q5 Pro Digital Amplifier - $120

ELAC - Debut B6 - $280

total: $400

leaves $200 from your budget to get cables, wall mounts for speakers, or a subwoofer. Or just put it all into bigger speakers.

With this setup you still have good viewing of the fireplace, but the entertainment system is not compromised. Also it leaves room for growth.

Or you can go here and mix and match whatever looks good to you.

On this sub, most of us are going to recommend passive speakers, and a amp/preamp or receiver. The reason being, that it gives you more options in the future; Once you've made the decision to come to a reddit sub and get recommendations, chances are at somepoint in the future you're going to want to upgrade the performance (whether that's when you move into a new house, need a system in a different room, or just get bored and have money burning a hole in your pocket).

So, that being said, start with the amp. If you're short on space, some small class D Tripath style amp is what you'll want: pretty much anything by SMSL like this guy. But, if you have the space, I'd go with a really receiver like this onkyo mostly because of the method it uses to power the speakers (a/b class) and the LFE out for a sub.

Now for speakers, I'd check out Elac, like these B6's

Adding a sub will be big too, but it can be added later if you still want more base. You can also check craigslist, you can often find great deals on home theater receivers with obsolete video components (but great for audio still), and sometimes good deals on used speakers or subs.

Ooh yes. Finally a reason to get out of bed and go over to my computer.

How would I recommend setting up a system like this? I'll tell ya.

Amazon echo. They just the other day released what is called the Echo Input and I think it is there specifically for what you need, since you didn't specify a budget besides 'affordably priced.'

In the Amazon Alexa app, you can create what is called an "Amazon Multi-Room Music Group" which allows you to "play music and media simultaneously across multiple Alexa devices" (I put it in quotes because I read it right from the app on my phone).

So what I recommend is getting one of those for everywhere you want a pair of speakers. Next, buy this extremely high quality cable. That isn't sarcasm. That thing is great. Alright on to an amp. SMSL SA-36A will get bookshelf speakers to a good listening volume in pretty much any room. If you have a really big room, you can get a slightly more powerful one, the SMSL SA-50. I buy mine open box on ebay, but it looks like they are sold out right now. Keep an eye on that listing. I've bought from there and they go in and out of stock regularly. However, I think you would be fine without that, and the SMSL SA36A will be just fine for ya.

So, "affordably priced" speakers. Let's go.

$60 - Micca MB42. These are pretty good cheap speakers. I recommend the slight upgrade to MB42X

$80 - Micca MB42X. These are a little upgrade over the MB42s. They have a crossover that makes them sound better, and they have magnetic grills, which is pretty cool. Makes them look nicer IMO, but that doesn't particularly matter.

$130 - Fluance SX6W. These things are big. and have plenty of bass. Bigger woofer than the Miccas, so naturally they go lower.

$200 - Fluance Signature Series. If you want beautiful speakers, get these. I mean, just look at them. Wow. Anyways, they also have forward facing ports, so they'll be fine if you need to put them up against a wall.

$250 - Elac B6. They're nice speakers, and they look pretty okay as well.

$350 - Wharfdale Diamond 220. These things have it all. Great sounding, really cool covers, and are beautiful. I mean, they're stunning to listen to and to look at.

$goungAllOut - Buchardt has a really good price to performance ratio. Price is a lot though.

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Oh, and I almost forgot. If your budget is a bit higher, rather than getting the SMSL amp and that echo thingy, Amazon just came out with a BEAUTIFUL amp that works with alexa too. So there's that.

Feel free to message me or reply if you have any other questions.

Dang, I should really be an amazon associate haha.

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Are you refering to this?

I'm not a fan of concept universal remotes. It' really just a bandaid to the "too many devices" problems and barely better than just taping all your remotes together. Right now, with CEC, all my devices turn on the TV and change the right source when you turn any of them on (they even rename the source; ie "Shield", "Switch"). And really, that's the way it should be. Devices should just talk to each other; no reason to have 3 power buttons and having to point the remote to the right device. I'd like my Amp to me that level of smart, and I believe ARC is the answer.

Ideally, I'd have ZERO remotes I'm already on the way. I can say "Hey Google, play House of Cards on the TV" or "Hey Google, turn the volume down" and it works. If ARC works the way I hope it does, that feature will continue over. "Hey Google, play music on all Speakers" right now turns on all my Chromecast Audios and I'd really like it if it also changes my Amp channel. But I'm getting tangential. This isn't r/homeautomation

Any reason why you'd recomend the ELAC Debut over the Klipsch? Although, that walnut does look nice...

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There aren't a whole lot of reviews for that amp on amazon, but the Sony has >100. Is it possible there are a lot of returns because it's propular? A survivor bias?