Hmm.. I'll say the most expensive piece of equipment/investment you'll have to make will be on speakers.
There are many types/brand you can get. My personal preference is Infinity. If you're looking for budget choice, look for some second hand Crescendo Series speakers, like the 3007. You can probably get a pair of 3007 for about 200 to 250. They're like 40in tall, and believe me, they're cripse as hell. My dad uses the 3007 downstairs, and I picked up a pair of 3006 (slightly smaller) for $94 bucks at the flea market.. hehe... not even my friends klipich promedia can beat my sound setup on my comp. =)
Since I'm obviously bias towards Infinity, I'll say they're the best. But there are some pretty good brand too.. I know that Kenwood and Pinoeer both make some nice speakers. If you're looking into some really really high end stuff, then look into Harmon/Karon.
Remember, for a full 5.1 setup, you'll need 5 speakers, look to spend like $200 on front ones, maybe $100 on the Rear ones, about 70-100 bucks on the Center Channel, and well.. depends on your level of Bass, a Subwoofer can cost little or a lot.
As for DVD Player, basically any brand is cool. As long as they have a Optical/Coxial digital out so you can hook up a fiber optic line for True Dobly Digital Effect. I prefer Pinoeer DVD Player, basically because they're the first one to make them. And they're not too expensive, look to spend around $200 on it.
Now the most important part of all... the Amp/Recivier
Since you're looking into the Budget side of things. I would not recommend Sony or Harmon/Karon, they're really good, but really expensive too. For a Recivier, you should look for something around 500Watt Range of power output, w/ at least one digital in (that is one each, one coxial and one optical), and of course, look out for the Dobly Digital Sign and the DTS sign. Most Reciviers are Dobly Digital REady, but the really cheap ones dont' have onboard DTS decoding, "DTS Ready" doesn't mean it can decode DTS. Look for DTS decoding onboard. I'm currently using a Kenwood VR-407 Reciver, It's one of the Kenwood's low-end equipment, but the sound quality is more than good enough for me. 500W, DD, DTS, and all that good stuff. Anyway, I think they retail for $299 at Frys, I got it during one of their Sale for $199. So I say you can probably find a decent low-end reciver for around 200.
Hmm.. let's see.. 200 on the DVD, 200 on the Amp, and 400-500 on the speakers.. Well.. 900 bucks is pretty close to your 700 bucks budget I'll say. =)
There are many types/brand you can get. My personal preference is Infinity. If you're looking for budget choice, look for some second hand Crescendo Series speakers, like the 3007. You can probably get a pair of 3007 for about 200 to 250. They're like 40in tall, and believe me, they're cripse as hell. My dad uses the 3007 downstairs, and I picked up a pair of 3006 (slightly smaller) for $94 bucks at the flea market.. hehe... not even my friends klipich promedia can beat my sound setup on my comp. =)
Since I'm obviously bias towards Infinity, I'll say they're the best. But there are some pretty good brand too.. I know that Kenwood and Pinoeer both make some nice speakers. If you're looking into some really really high end stuff, then look into Harmon/Karon.
Remember, for a full 5.1 setup, you'll need 5 speakers, look to spend like $200 on front ones, maybe $100 on the Rear ones, about 70-100 bucks on the Center Channel, and well.. depends on your level of Bass, a Subwoofer can cost little or a lot.
As for DVD Player, basically any brand is cool. As long as they have a Optical/Coxial digital out so you can hook up a fiber optic line for True Dobly Digital Effect. I prefer Pinoeer DVD Player, basically because they're the first one to make them. And they're not too expensive, look to spend around $200 on it.
Now the most important part of all... the Amp/Recivier
Since you're looking into the Budget side of things. I would not recommend Sony or Harmon/Karon, they're really good, but really expensive too. For a Recivier, you should look for something around 500Watt Range of power output, w/ at least one digital in (that is one each, one coxial and one optical), and of course, look out for the Dobly Digital Sign and the DTS sign. Most Reciviers are Dobly Digital REady, but the really cheap ones dont' have onboard DTS decoding, "DTS Ready" doesn't mean it can decode DTS. Look for DTS decoding onboard. I'm currently using a Kenwood VR-407 Reciver, It's one of the Kenwood's low-end equipment, but the sound quality is more than good enough for me. 500W, DD, DTS, and all that good stuff. Anyway, I think they retail for $299 at Frys, I got it during one of their Sale for $199. So I say you can probably find a decent low-end reciver for around 200.
Hmm.. let's see.. 200 on the DVD, 200 on the Amp, and 400-500 on the speakers.. Well.. 900 bucks is pretty close to your 700 bucks budget I'll say. =)
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