Would this be a good receiver 5.1 speaker combo?

I've never had a surround system and barely know anything about receivers.

Yamaha RX-V383BL

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XXR6JK3

Energy 5.1 Take Classic Home Theater System

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001202C44

A problem I have is that my TV cabinet/stand isn't really built to house speakers. Where can I put the center speaker and subwoofer? Most receivers won't even fit inside the cabinet. I'll probably put it on the side.

Get a wall-mount for your TV?

Also, take a look at Fluance's speakers. They make great stuff for the price

I've never liked putting receivers in non active ventilated cabinets as they are passively cooled and need room to breath.

Also Onkyo NR575 (future proof....? :P) but maybe thats a personal preference. I've never liked the way Yamaha amps change the sound.

I put my centre behind the TV

Not sure how bad the distortion would be with these big TV legs in the way.

Might do the VESA mount option, and then move the TV stand to the side and put the PS4 and receiver on top.

Hm... Might start out with 3.0 sound and then add two floor speakers later. How does this look?

Pioneer Bookshelfs

from the same model line as your center. It's easier to have different brand speakers for surround channels and they are surrounds and are mainly for atmospheric effect (and also spread further out)

Majority of your sound is the front 3.

Having the front three timbre matched is pretty essential as you want to audio to pan seamlessly from left-center-right with little to no noticeable difference.

That newer Pioneer series has been praised across the board for being the best speakers you can buy for the $.

I guess decide for yourself :P Most would consider this fine tuning.

Article describing a bit more in depth.

"The “timbre” of a speaker, that is, its sonic balance, is important for the “front three.” The left-front, center, and right-front speakers should all have the same sonic balance. This can be critical for voice reproduction; if an actor is talking off-screen to the left or right (with the voice coming from the appropriate speaker) and then walks on-screen with the voice coming from the center speaker, you really want it to sound like the same person. Ideally, the three should be the same speaker (your center channel speaker can be smaller if it has the same timbre and reproduces all the sound above 80 Hz with its bass directed to the left & right or properly placed subwoofer). As you add more speakers and/or sit farther away from the additional speakers, the timbre of these extra speakers becomes less important. If you are just using a different brand or model for rear, surround or effects speakers (and now Dolby Atmos ceiling speakers) timbre matching is nice; but far from necessary"

@dxmcat: Thank you for the important information. I cancelled the Sony bookshelves and bought the Pioneers, after watching a ten minute review. For the rear-side speakers, I ordered two Sony SSCS3s. Tried to cancel, but it was too late. I'm hoping it matches well with the three front Pioneers.

@ezekiel43: Like mentioned in that article, its more important to have your 2 surrounds be the same with eachother. Having them match with the 3 fronts is kind of a whistle. (not even a bell) and not necessary at all.

Why not mount the center speaker instead of the tv.

Mount it where? Way to the side of the TV?

Crap, ran into a new problem. I measured the cable distance from my bedroom to the TV in the living room completely wrong. My HDMI cables already run at 50 feet with a Monoprice Blackbird 4K Pro HDMI 2.0 Repeater. I wonder if it would be okay to connect a third 25 foot cable with a second repeater.

There was no need to cancel out those Sony’ Core bookshelves, they are extremely well regarded in the AV Community. I chose them for my kids playroom over the Andrew Jones after listening to both

all you had to do was get the matching sony center speaker (SSCS8)

I agree that the Sony speakers (my towers) sound better/clearer at the front than my Pioneer towers. (I returned the bookshelves.) My brother thinks so too. I went to Best Buy today and bought the Sony center speaker. Moved the Pioneers to the rear-side. Tried out the Onkyo TX-NR575, broke it with bad wiring, returned it to Amazon, ordered the Yamaha RX-V383BL, didn't like the sound and options as much and then bought the same Onkyo again today, at Best Buy this time, as I didn't want to wait for shipping again. I'll just send the Pioneer center speaker and the Yamaha back to Amazon. My first movie with home theater surround sound was Leon. The 4K Blu-ray looks and sounds really great. The TV also looks way better on the wall than on the cabinet. Thanks for all your suggestions, people.

I'm still confused about the crossover frequencies. What should I have the center (Sony SSCS8) and surround speakers (Pioneer SP-FS52) set as without a subwoofer? My receiver isn't even giving me the option to change the crossover for the front-side speakers (Sony SSCS3). And what should my LPF/LFE frequency be?