|   Home Theatre Help! Suggestions Welcome! | DankGummy
Jul 6, 2001 9:44 AM | | Hello everyone. I am currently in search for the best products that I can afford. Since I am currently in college, I am on a limited budget of around $2500 (give or take). I have found a few products that I am interested in, but would like the suggestions of others who know more than I do. If anyone has suggestions of other products not listed here, please hook me up. Here are the current products that I have been looking at....
TV: JVC AV-32F802, Panasonic CT-32SX31, Sony KV-32FV13 or ???
Reciever: Kenwood VR-507, Kenwood VR-510, Onkyo TX-DS494,
Sony STR-DE845 or ????
Home Theater Speaker System: Infinity Entra, Polk Audio RM7500 or ???
p.s. I've noticed that THX is only available in higher end recievers, since a receiver is the heart of a home theatre system, is the price increase truly worth it? Since Dolby Pro-Logic II is relatively new, should I get a receiver w/Pro-Logic II? Hope this finds everyone well and all comments/suggestions are welcome.
Thank You |
| re: Home Theatre Help! Suggestions Welcome! | Josh Studrawa
Jul 6, 2001 11:52 AM | | For DLPII and THX info:
http://forums.consumerreview.com/crforum?viewall@@.eea76f1
For your $2500, you need TV, DVD player, CD player, receiver, speaks (how many? sub too?), wiring/cable, and speaker stands? |
| re: Home Theatre Help! Suggestions Welcome! | DankGummy
Jul 6, 2001 12:06 PM | | For $2500, I am only thinking about the TV, Receiver and 5:1 stereo package. The wiring and cable is just something that I know I have to get, but aren't really worried about until later. As for the DVD/CD player, I'm going to use my playstation 2 until I actually can afford to get a real player(I'm on a limited budget), hopefully around Xmas time. As for the stands, since I still live at home when I'm not in college, I figure that my dad can will give me his stands since he is thinking of upgrading as well. |
| Priorities? | Josh Studrawa
Jul 6, 2001 12:28 PM | | Divide your budget up into the 3 groups. For this, you need to decide what features you need in each group.
TV: 32 inch I assume. HDTV or not? That'll determine what (if any) money is left for rcvr and speaks.
Rcvr: Power? 7.1? Future proof? Or just a unit to the job of HT and music?
Speakers: Bookshelf or tower style? Subwoofer needed (depends on the speaks)? Music or HT more?
You're at the price range where you have a sh*tload of options. What are you looking to accomplish (decent HT for years? start for upgrading later?)? The more info you can provide here, the better we can help you narrow those options to your taste/needs. |
| Oh, and keep reading every post | Josh Studrawa
Jul 6, 2001 12:30 PM | | on this board and the speaker board. The more you learn the better. I've learned so much here it amazes me. |
| Priorities? | DankGummy
Jul 6, 2001 1:27 PM | | TV: non-HDTV format, Flat screen only, PIP is not a necessity,
all the newer tvs have the inputs that i would need for now.
Receiver: basically I want something that could give me the best of
both worlds. I want something that can rock my apartment when
I play beer pong during the school year as well as make my
girlfriend scream when I watch a action movie with her.
Speakers: an all in one HT package that comes 5:1. I've been reading
a lot of good things about the Definitive Technology Pro
Cinema 80 though.
I basically want something that I can use as my home theatre that would be kept in my living room for the time being and later kept in my bedroom when I graduate in a year and have a descent job and upgrade in the future. |
| No such thing | Bryan
Jul 6, 2001 1:36 PM | | As a future proof receiver. Time has taught us that. :)
For a receiver -
Onkyo TX-DS595 or 696
Yamaha RX-V800
Denon AVR-2801 or 2802 (should be released in August)
Outlaw 1050
Speakers -
Paradigm
Energy Encore
Ascend Acoustics CBM-170 package (w/HSU VTF-2 sub - $1,100)
nOrh 4.0 package
Swan Diva 5.1SE
Sub -
Paradigm PW-2200
HSU VTF-2
SVS 20-39PC
Audio Adire Rava
TV -
No clue but Panasonic and Toshiba seem to be pretty good
DVD player -
See above
If you manage this right, you should be able to get a nice system that will last you several years. For example:
Ascend/HSU package - $1,100
Onkyo TX-DS595 - $400
Panasonic RV-31 dvd player - $200
TV - $750 or so
Leaves you with plenty of money for a sound meter, calibration cd (Avia or VE), speaker wire, interconnects, and banana plugs. |
| No such thing | DankGummy
Jul 6, 2001 1:44 PM | | thanks for the advice, since I have a summer internship, all I do is surf the web... they don't give me much responsibilities around here.
:) |
| Gotta love it | Bryan
Jul 6, 2001 2:12 PM | | Get paid while surfing the web and have it considered to be actual "work." ;) |
| Gotta love it | Josh Studrawa
Jul 6, 2001 2:15 PM | | My buddy in Dallas is a web designer. He gets paid to surf the net on 3 machines and get "ideas" for websites.
That and being a Car & Driver test driver must suck :) |
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