home theatre systems

[rh71]

Have my eye on a Sony DVP-NS715P DVD player for about $150-$175. Would that be too much to spend these days given what's out there for the low $100s?

Unfortunately we really are on a budget given that we have to buy a whole house's furniture brand new (we're 1st time owners)... not that we mind. I may be able to spend more in the end, but it depends at which point we decide to spring for a system.

 

[NeoSolo]

you now have some idea as for good speaker company.

speaker: best bet is go listen to them if you can. whatever sound the best in your ears( and in your budget) are best for you, and speaker position make world of difference.

sub: if you want to stay under $200, than sony WM40? or audiosource 15? soemthing like that with polyfill.
$500+ too many to choose from..... just go listen to them. =)



you probably wonder what I have.
poineer dv333 $100
poineer 850S $250
wharfedale Diamond 8.3 front $180 pair
wharfedale Diamond center $90
wharfedale anniversary 7.2 rear $80 pair
audiosource 15 polyfill mod. $140

I did not listen to wharfedale before I bought them, but i did not have choice because no local store carried them.
kinda luck that I do like my speakers.
I heard better ones at the local store, but I did not want to spend that much for speakers.
and I am not expert on audio, so these are fine for me. =)

good enough for me.


I kind wish that I waited longer and bought Energy speakers/Denon setup($900) from goodguys.com
They still have the system, but with lower model denon than denon they offered few weeks ago, but same price. Oh well..

 

[tkdkid]

The onkyo 650 is a really nice system. Buy it and tell everyone that you spend $2000 on it. They'd never know, it sounds fantastic.

 

[rh71]

About the Onkyo HST650 theatre in a box... CircuitCity has the same speakers (only speakers HST500) for $199 on Black Friday. Would you do this deal ? And have to search for a receiver and woofer (I believe).

EDIT>> I think it's this one. And with further digging, I think the receiver is the ONK TXSR500 which costs about $299 anyway... making the $199 for speakers only the same deal as the HST650.

 

[rh71]

From this list, which is the best bang for the buck under $600 ? I am seriously considering the Onkyo HTS650 though.

 

[tkdkid]

The only htib systems anybody ever claimed sounded reasonably good are the onkyo and some of the kenwood 500 series. The onkyo receiver has more connections and some say it sounds better. I think it sounds great, but then again I've never listened to any really high end systems either. At the home theater forums though many people there admit that there isn't really *that* much of a difference between the onkyo and their multi thousand dollar systems.

 

[CrowDog]

From this list, which is the best bang for the buck under $600 ?

From that list I would go wiuth The Yamaha YHT-500.


But I would rather have the Onkyo

 

[FenrisUlf]

My $.02 is that you should buy quality. It's easier to buy the good stuff now and not worry about upgrading in the future. But I would recommend something a little different than most. Get a good reciever - I have a Denon 3802, but I would also recommend the Outlaw 1050, or any Denon or Onkya. Get as much as you can afford here. Next, start with just a high quality stereo pair. Upgrade to 5.1 later. A good pair of mains will have imaging of sufficent high quality that a center channel is unnecessary. The bass should extend low enough to cover most of what a subwoofer would, so you could hold off on buying a sub for a while. When you get the money you can add a good center channel (possibly the most important part because this is where 80% of the voices come from), a good sub, and surrounds. Start with a good stereo pair - they can still be used for music and home theater and you won't have to upgrade.

If you really want to save money and you have some carpentry skills this page has some pretty good examples of projects that a do-it-yourselfer can build for less than the cost of buying.

 

[rh71]

Thanks to your leads and a certain FW thread... I grabbed the Onkyo TXSR600 receiver + SKS-HT500 speakers for ~$500 before taxes. Circuit City's ad screw up had a lot to do with it. Thanks again!

 

[Mavrick007]

Originally posted by: 777php
I'm going to recommend the Paradigm Reference speakers to my dad for his home theater system, does anyone know how much these babies cost?

I have my whole system decked out in Paradigm (cept for my sub, which is a dual 12" Mirage), and you will be looking at quite a bit for a full system of the Reference speakers. What ones were you thinking about? The 40's, 60's, 80's or 100's? Let me know and I'll help you out.