Puny 1000w 5.1 home theater for a 9 meters x 5 m room? How to upgrade.

[fred87nc]

The room is big, to get a full sorround sound, what should I get next? I got 3 old speakers that my dad has. they are big, like 3 feet tall, Can I hook them up to the home theater? it´s a 1000w without a seperate amplifier, its the built in dvd one.

[langn08]

I guess I will say it first... Budget?

Also, are you thinking about keeping the 3 old big speakers? What is the brand of these speakers?

[aramis109]

What HTiB is it- brand/model? What speakers are they- brand/model? At a guess, I'm betting that the "big old speakers" your dad gave you are going to have power requirements that will be difficult for the HTiB to meet.

[Audiophile_At_Birth]

You also have to wonder how one achieves a 1000watts. What I mean is would you be matching correct ohms too. That's always something you have to be concerned about.