Need help with surrond sound. Speaker/Tech gurus in here please.

[Sled Dog]

I miss building a nice surround system.... I like to watch and "feel" the movie, but the wife just likes hearing it..... Sadly I sold off the system b/c it was like owning a Corvette and only getting to drive it at 30 MPH. Now it's just a pair of Polk TSi 400's in the front and that's it

[AD720]

Originally Posted by Sled Dog

I miss building a nice surround system.... I like to watch and "feel" the movie, but the wife just likes hearing it..... Sadly I sold off the system b/c it was like owning a Corvette and only getting to drive it at 30 MPH. Now it's just a pair of Polk TSi 400's in the front and that's it

That is sort of where I am. I have a KEF Reference system and an Integra Amp that sounds amazing, it's not state of the art or anything (it was in the late 90's though ) but its 5.1 digital. I never get to crank it. I've been thinking about selling it all and just getting a pair of really nice bookshelf speakers and calling it day.

[cricky101]

Not sure if you're still looking at options, but someone mentioned a sound bar and this is on sale for about $150 for a Sony sound bar and sub.

There are quite a few reviews on Amazon too, although it's twice the price there.