Just to get my feet wet, I picked up one of these.
https://www.denon.com/en-us/product/av- ... pEQAvD_BwE
You can see they’re not expensive, and there is the possibility of further discounts, although these do not have much of a margin, so discounts aren’t going to be very large.
I figure at this price point I can see what I think about the idea of simple center channel, sub, back speakers, etc.
I’ve got a pair of PSB Alphas on stands, a pair of Sonus Faber Liuto Monitors on stands, a Sonus Faber Solo center, and a Martin Logan BF210 all sitting around in disuse. Might as well gather them in one place.
The spare room is relatively small at 11.5’x14’. The 5 x 75 wpc power level should be enough for the experiment.
The TV is a recent 65” Sony Bravia(?).
As I’ve said before, the losses associated with buying stuff like this are the tuition you pay to learn about stuff first hand. This 5 channel + sub receiver won’t owe me anything when it’s done.
It’s just stuff. I like mine. I hope you like yours. I probably like yours too.