Drunk Posted November 2 Report Share Posted November 2 Since it was mentioned in another thread. Can anyone recommend a good home theater system. Not looking to spend more than $1100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ou812 Posted November 2 Report Share Posted November 2 Originally posted by Drunk Since it was mentioned in another thread. Can anyone recommend a good home theater system. Not looking to spend more than $1100. are you talking about just receiver and speakers, or the whole 9 yeards?I put together a pretty badass one including Sony 53 in TV, receiver, 300 disc carousel DVD, VCR, and Paradigm speakers for about $5000If it's just the receiver and speakers.......you'd probably be able to get away with something pretty good for $1100................if I can make a suggestion, give Crazy Eddie a try online, you'd be surprised how cheap some of their stuff is if you do some comparisons to other places, also don't scrimp on the receiver, look for something in the $400-500 range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbiz727 Posted November 2 Report Share Posted November 2 I've got a Kenwood receiver and JBL speakers all around. The sound is awesome for the money. Some links are below.Receiver/>http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?stk_code=kenvr6070Center Channel/>http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?stk_code=jblncenteriiFronts/>http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?stk_code=jbln28iiRears/>http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?stk_code=jbln24iiSub/>http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?stk_code=jblpb10Total comes to $990 + shipping. If you need more advice let me know, but I think you'll put on your O face when you hear this system.Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsteve8 Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 I used to work with that sort of stuff, I worked at the Wiz . . .for a smaller room, can do a decent system with JBLs and a lowend Denon Receiver, Sony DVD player similar to what that last guy said. Now I work at Harvey Electronics, deal with a lot more expensive thinks, such as plasmas, LCDs, front projection, and really good speakers, don't have anything at all in that range. For 1100, for an audio system, I'd get a basic Sony DVD/CD player, either a changer or single disc. . .Sony makes good cheap DVD players ($130-200), don't get anything less. In receiver, avoid Sony, can get a decent Onkyo, Denon, Yamaha, Kenwood for about 3-400. Get an optical cable, $20 level, for audio from DVD to receiver. Speakers, well that's heavily based on room layout and rough placement. If you have questions or want advice, PM me. If anyone else is looking for highend stuff, my store is right by Monmouth Mall, we have some very good things, www.harveyonline.com . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniec Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 Originally posted by bigsteve8 In receiver, avoid Sony, can get a decent Onkyo, Denon, Yamaha, Kenwood for about 3-400. Have to disagree about the Sony Reciever. I've always used Sony gear (both at home, and in a number of high profile corporate installs and all are still working and kicking ass to this day...Other then that, I tend to agree with everything else he said, good luck. The Reciever and Speakers count more then much else, so dont try and count pennies...Bern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsteve8 Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 I'm talking about the generic, 200-300 shitty sony receivers. . .their ES receivers are brick houses, those fuckers last 10-15 years. Their standard receivers sound like shit, I once played a $100 RCA that we had lying around against a $300 sony, and the RCA sounded cleaner. The Sony receiver is all bass, very gritty, rough mids and highs. Plus they get really warm and don't have that high of a volume level they can go to before degradation of sound quality. At the Wiz, we carried 2 $200 AV receivers. . .one was the Sony 485, one the Panasonic SAXE70. In 2channel and 5channel audio, the Panasonic was a lot cleaner, had some really decent sound for a $200 receiver. If corners need to be cut, I would not go lower than that. But my suggestion for good stuff would be the Denon 1602 (last years model, can get cheap) or the 1603 ($400 ticket). 1602 will do everything you need to do, not a lot of digital inputs, but if you only gonna hook up, say, a DVD player, digital cable/satellite, and one other thing with a digital audio hookup, it will do very well. Plus the remote is decent, somewhat easily programmable if I recall correctly. . .Speakers are a lot more based on the room, can't even begin to suggest without more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dknybabe2929 Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 i want a home theater like the one Tony bought in the Sopranos episode tonight:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehype Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 lets move this to another forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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