"Joseph Oberlander" wrote in message
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Ian S wrote:

That's kind of the boat I'm in too. I think the typical advice is to get
full range front speakers assuming your music sources are CD, turntable
or
cassette played back in normal stereo. These will tend to be large and
will
have a lower SAF (Spousal Approval Factor) than an entire system of
small
satellites.

This is rubbish. Often, the stands

What stands? I didn't mention stands. Small satellites are easily and
inexpensively mounted on the wall. And they can be quite unobtrusive. That
said, if you do go with satellites, it may be useful to use some cheap
adjustable stands initially to have the ability to move the speakers around
before settling on the best location for each speaker in your room. Once you
have the optimum location pattern, some or all of the satellites can be
wall-mounted. For someone on a tight budget and wanting to go with slim
tower front speakers, Fry's Electronics (at least here in Phoenix and
probably other places as well) has Polk R50's on for $160 a pair.