Hello friends,

I was watching a movie with my girlfriend the other day and it just dawned on me: "I need to buy a soundbar." We don't spend an unhealthy amount of hours in front of the TV but it's something we enjoy doing together. We watch mostly shows and the occasional movie. We're sporting just a regular 65 inch TCL and **we're using the TVs onboard speakers right now**. (Does that make you shudder by the thought? I bet it does)

Budget isn't really the main issue. The biggest issue is the fact that our living room is pretty damn wide. I was originally thinking "We're pretty casual, just a soundbar will do."

First I started looking at Sonos Beam Gen 2. After watching some videos, most recommend a soundbar of that size for smaller rooms or bedrooms. So naturally, I started looking at the Arc Ultra. After watching some videos, most people recommended going with a subwoofer as an addition for a "larger room".

For that kind of money, people also started recommending Samsung Q900 series, where I kind of get a full surround system for the same price of an Arc Ultra. Now, here comes the next problem. I can't really put any speakers behind me as.... the couch is up towards the back wall.

Also, another factor. I live in an apartment, they are pretty well isolated and I'm on the top floor. But I wouldn't want to risk pissing off the neighbours too much. So a full surround with a sub is perhaps overkill?

Gaah, what should I do? I appreciate any tips right now as I can't decide where to go with this.

TL;DR Using TVs onboard speakers. Pretty large and mostly wide living room. Lack of space behind couch. Apartment, top floor, good sound isolation but dont want to take "big risks" and be too noisy.

I included the floor plan of the apartment with focus on the living room. Added couch, TV and stuff to "see" what's what.

Recommended system/layout for ~32sqm & wiiiide livingroom, top floor apartment