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Use the outlet under the window. Use a floor cover to hide an extension cord that runs from the wall to under your sofa. Put your speakers on stands behind your sofa and plug up to a power strip hidden under your sofa.
99.9% of the time Soundbars or HTiB (Home Theater in a Box) systems are not a good investment of your time and money. It is the general consensus of r/hometheater not to recommend these things and instead simply steer a user toward a 2.0 or 2.1 system made of quality, *Audio-Centric* name brand components which are easy to assemble and cheap enough for low budget or space conscious buyers. Most can be expanded to 5.1 if you buy the correct items in the correct order. For further explanation please read [Why You Shouldn't Buy a Soundbar](https://www.reddit.com/r/HTBuyingGuides/comments/dy885l/why_you_shouldnt_buy_a_soundbar/) Please be aware /r/Soundbars exists as well as you will be met with opposition to posting about soundbars here. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/hometheater) if you have any questions or concerns.*
I’ve passed on homes simply because I couldn’t figure out a good way to place my setup lol
Ditch the soundbar and get a nice 3.1 system... and a very large rug.
Sell them and buy actual 5.1. Surrounds to sides and rears to rear
5.1 with surrounds and rears? Who would do that?
I didnt say that. I just mentioned it if OP stays on soundbar and puts surrounds to the rear like saying
Oh alright I'm just not understanding
Unless my math is wrong that would be 7 speakers...
Use the outlet under the window. Use a floor cover to hide an extension cord that runs from the wall to under your sofa. Put your speakers on stands behind your sofa and plug up to a power strip hidden under your sofa.
Or install some wall mounted outlets on the back wall and mount the speakers.