So, I've moved from an apartment to a house, and I'm in the process of setting up a 7.1 (or 9.1, undecided) listening room in the basement, which will include by LG OLED 65C6 TV. But in the living room I've just picked up a 65" HiSense H8G QLED TV for $700, which is going to be used for sports/casual/social watching. I'm using a Sony BDP-S6700 Blu-Ray Player, which can do SACD, and part of me is wondering if I should upgrade my soundbar for some occasional stereo or 3.0 SACD listening. I'm currently using a Yamaha YAS-101 Soundbar, which is an older 2.1 soundbar (it might do fake surround too), which is fine using optical audio, but like all us nerds, I'm wondering if there's a way to improve this.
The catch is that I'll still have a real listening room downstairs, so I don't need a second surround setup, and I don't want to run surround cables - I'm open to wireless rear speakers but they're not mandatory. For the same reason I'm not looking to break the bank - I'd go up to about $500 on a soundbar, but that's about it. Given those constraints should I leave well enough alone (the Yamaha isn't bad for what it is)? The room is about 20 feet long (with the TV at one end) and 14 feet wide.
The catch is that I'll still have a real listening room downstairs, so I don't need a second surround setup, and I don't want to run surround cables - I'm open to wireless rear speakers but they're not mandatory. For the same reason I'm not looking to break the bank - I'd go up to about $500 on a soundbar, but that's about it. Given those constraints should I leave well enough alone (the Yamaha isn't bad for what it is)? The room is about 20 feet long (with the TV at one end) and 14 feet wide.