spudd4242 bedroom college student budget setup

[spudd4242]

Hey all, The name is neil and i'm a college student, i'm 19. This is my rather weak setup hopefully i will be able to pick up some audio components soon enough. Hopefully you all enjoy, and the wires sticking out have since been tidied up. Also the view is from either my bed in the corner of the room or the two beanbag chairs that sit infront of the t.v.

[Beta Man]

Heck of a lot better than what I had when I was 19.....

Just do yourself a favor, and when you start building the audio..... do it SLOWLY and buy quality once.... rather than junk repeatedly.

[spudd4242]

Haha that's the plan, i've had the xbox for three years, the ps3 i got for 150 bucks, and the t.v. i scored for 700.. but it's pretty awesome for me lol, since i've gotten the t.v my room is the room to be in when i have friends over and stuff

[Audiophile_At_Birth]

Originally Posted by spudd4242

Haha that's the plan, i've had the xbox for three years, the ps3 i got for 150 bucks, and the t.v. i scored for 700.. but it's pretty awesome for me lol, since i've gotten the t.v my room is the room to be in when i have friends over and stuff

I know what you mean about have the room everyone wants to be in. Being 19 and in college also, I highly recommend Beta Man's advice to you.

[tbizzle]

+1 on quality first. I was 22 when I started with all of this stuff last year. At first I thought I'd be fine with the TV, then I got interested in making it sound a bit better. So I though I'd just get something cheap that sounded good for the price and ended up with a decent 2.1 setup. Of course that didn't last long and now my extra receiver, speakers and sub don't get any use.

Don't rush out and buy a cheap setup, start with some nice Towers and go from there. Looks great so far man!

[Beta Man]

also, don't limit yourself to satellite speakers or small sub etc. because "The room isn't that big" etc.... You'll move a LOT in the next 5-6 years probably.

[spudd4242]

i was kinda looking at one of those 5.1 onyko htib's but i'm not sure

[azncarbos]

I agree with the other on build it up!!! Start with receiver and the front speakers....

Good Luck man!

I know what you mean everybody in that one room, it like this summer, I been having more BBQ party with new HT setup and BR Setup. LoL

[spudd4242]

thanks alot azncarbos, makes me feel good u guys are liking what i'm able to work with.. i wish i had some better seating but i don't have any room lol

[azncarbos]

Originally Posted by spudd4242

thanks alot azncarbos, makes me feel good u guys are liking what i'm able to work with.. i wish i had some better seating but i don't have any room lol

No worry man!!!

I would take a little bit of time and think about rearrange the whole room...That what i did for my bed room and discovery all this space.... you will be surprise.

[spudd4242]

That's what i did when i got the tv. my bed used ot be where the t.v was.. haha i had to run cable through my drop ceiling and stuff to get it like that, it's really the most open my room can possibly get, but it works lol

[azncarbos]

Originally Posted by spudd4242

That's what i did when i got the tv. my bed used ot be where the t.v was.. haha i had to run cable through my drop ceiling and stuff to get it like that, it's really the most open my room can possibly get, but it works lol

hahaha or get rid of the bed and go for a futon...LoL then you have a bed and
couch!

[spudd4242]

Originally Posted by azncarbos

hahaha or get rid of the bed and go for a futon...LoL then you have a bed and
couch!

Your advice has been heard, a futon was bought from ikea today, works perfectly, more room and much more comfy than some beanbag chairs, more pictures will be added tomm.

[azncarbos]

Originally Posted by spudd4242

Your advice has been heard, a futon was bought from ikea today, works perfectly, more room and much more comfy than some beanbag chairs, more pictures will be added tomm.

Nice!!!!!!!

now you have the love couch and the love bed! For the lady friends coming over!!!
Can't wait for the photos!!!!

[LastDitchEffort]

Originally Posted by spudd4242

i was kinda looking at one of those 5.1 onyko htib's but i'm not sure

I would actually recommend doing that. Thats what I did infact. But only go with Onkyo if your going to do HTIB route. The receivers that they include are typically pretty damn good, and when the time comes to upgrade, you can easiliy upgrade the speakers and use the receiver.

I would probably recommend ether the 6200 since it comes with a receiver very similar to the 606 stand alone receiver, and it does HD audio as well.

[SeanMF]

Originally Posted by LastDitchEffort

I would actually recommend doing that. Thats what I did infact. But only go with Onkyo if your going to do HTIB route. The receivers that they include are typically pretty damn good, and when the time comes to upgrade, you can easiliy upgrade the speakers and use the receiver.

I would probably recommend ether the 6200 since it comes with a receiver very similar to the 606 stand alone receiver, and it does HD audio as well.

+1. I got the onkyo htib without the receiver and bought the onkyo 605 for 1st bedroom setup. It sounded pretty good for what I paid. Get the onkyo htib without the receiver so u can pick your own IMO.