Home Theatre research/purchasing advice

[JimmyEatWorld]

I'm researching for a home theatre that I plan on implenting within 6 months, does anyone have any sites they recomend to read reviews, opinions, check prices, and purchase equipment?
I'm looking for mid-level to high end components.
Any of you audio/video-philes out there?

 

[jcuadrado]

I'm not an audiophile or anything...but I puchased a Harman Kardon Home Theatre system from etronics.com and it sounds great and was relatively cheap.

I picked up the AVR 125 receiver and the HKTS 5's. I use my Xbox as my DVD player for now and have DSS...

Sounds clean and didn't break my bank account!

GL,

JC

 

[kami]

You could spend days searching and reading here: HTF

Also Audioreview for consumer reviews.

 

[JimmyEatWorld]

Originally posted by: kami
You could spend days searching and reading here: HTF

Also Audioreview for consumer reviews.

yummy linkage

 

[hudster]

Originally posted by: kami
You could spend days searching and reading here: HTF

ya beat me to it.

 

[Chilled&Refined]

Dont buy bose!

 

[EvilYoda]

An beware of the white van.

I was out at LoTR again, so I couldn't be the first to respond with HTF links...as usual, if you can tell us a budget (as a whole or even better, per unit), we could probably help you out a lot more.

And it sounds like you're looking for components, right? No HTIAB or anything?

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

CRT Projectors pwn j00.

www.avsforum.com
link it yourself.

 

[TLfromAI]

Originally posted by: THeWorminator
Dont buy bose!

HOW TRUE!!!
I recomend Polk. Great speakers for every budget. And I don't even work for them.

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

Originally posted by: TLfromAI

Originally posted by: THeWorminator
Dont buy bose!

HOW TRUE!!!
I recomend Polk. Great speakers for every budget. And I don't even work for them.

If you are good with your hands, DIY speakers can totally SMASH the price/performace ratio of almost every speaker on the market

 

[clicknext]

My Energy Take 5.2 System is very good. Fills my medium-large living room with good sound. Very good sub too.

 

[Muadib]

How much are you spending, and what do you need?

 

[JimmyEatWorld]

I'm looking to spend around $600 for the speakers/reciever, I'm researching an entry level HDTV widescreen, around $1200 Samsung or a little more for a Toshiba, a Progressive scan DVD, looking at a cheap Zenith right now.

I don't know whether to get the easy solution, all in one package like an Onkyo, or to do the audio setup myself.

 

[kami]

I'm looking to spend around $600 for the speakers/reciever

That isn't the "mid-level to high end" you are looking for! That's budget. Pump a little more into that if you can....bump it up to a grand and you could get something quite nice.

 

[Snuffaluffaguss]

hey J.E.W. I would recomend for bout 600, the Pioneer 811 reciever for 299 @bestbuy right now, or etronics.com, then the JBL nsp speaker package for about 260 then stretch the budget and pick up the partsexpress.com 10" sub for about 100 bucks, the guys at hometheatreforum will back this up probably, and you have seen the reciever over at my place. Its a super great deal with many, many features you would normally see in a 500+ reciever. let me know if you have any other questions.

 

[JimmyEatWorld]

awesome snuffy, I'm reading some reviews right now