Best Set-up for $1000?

[raginranger]

Hello,

This may fall under the home theater virgins thread and if so I apologize. Anyways, I have a ps3 and hdtv and want a receiver and speaker system so that I can start experiencing hd audio. I would prefer to cap my budget at $1000. What is the best use of this amount of money to get a receiver and speakers?

Thanks in advance!

- b-ez

[starkent08]

i would get the denon 789 reciever thats bundled with the boston acoustic surround set belive it can be had for like 750 bucks the speakers and receiver alone r 1500 seperate thats what i got and man does it rock

[DerrellB]

I would say spend time and build it piece by piece, you will enjoy the journey more, but if you do not want to do that, I find some of the deals at tigerdirect pretty good, especially the yamaha 665 with the klispch speakers for 699

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...Sort=4&Recs=10

[starkent08]

no offense but i used to have that yamaha reciever and the denon blows it out of the water for sound just look at the reviews on google

[DerrellB]

Originally Posted by starkent08

no offense but i used to have that yamaha reciever and the denon blows it out of the water for sound just look at the reviews on google

thats cool, it will probably benefit the op to provide a link to where you got your deal.

[JasonR]

Originally Posted by DerrellB

thats cool, it will probably benefit the op to provide a link to where you got your deal.

I can do one better.

Originally Posted by starkent08

denons r crap get a onkyo or a pioneer reciever

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...14&postcount=8

[DerrellB]

Originally Posted by JasonR

I can do one better.



https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...14&postcount=8

Seems like the he doesnt like denon either wow

[starkent08]

when i originally posted that i had a different denon recievr and waskind ofa newbie since then ive gone thru 4 diff receivers and have changed my mind onkyos are nice but for the money denons are pretty close pioneers are great as well but ull pay more for what u get the sonys are prtty basic unless u get into the es series

[got rice]

Originally Posted by JasonR

I can do one better.


https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...14&postcount=8

haha...hillairous...

Originally Posted by starkent08

when i originally posted that i had a different denon recievr and waskind ofa newbie since then ive gone thru 4 diff receivers and have changed my mind onkyos are nice but for the money denons are pretty close pioneers are great as well but ull pay more for what u get the sonys are prtty basic unless u get into the es series

That was less than 2 months ago. You sure are ahead of the learning curve.

[starkent08]

thanks to other members i constantly have upgraditis

[repete66211]

Originally Posted by raginranger

Hello,

This may fall under the home theater virgins thread and if so I apologize. Anyways, I have a ps3 and hdtv and want a receiver and speaker system so that I can start experiencing hd audio. I would prefer to cap my budget at $1000. What is the best use of this amount of money to get a receiver and speakers?

Thanks in advance!

- b-ez

You needn't get the best receiver or the best speakers right now. I'm on my first receiver and my second set of speakers, but I am sure I will upgrade it all over the next couple of years. So while you could go balls-out and spend $4,000+ over the next couple years, there's nothing wrong with getting a mid-range setup for the time being.

As far as receivers go, the Onkyo TX-SR607 and 507 are pretty good receivers. They provide a good balance of features and cost. Yamaha, Pioneer and Denon have some great options too, but in my opinion Onkyo gives you the best value.

For speakers, check out Newegg's deals on Polk Monitors. They've been running some great deals lately. Again, they aren't on par with Paradigm or B&W, but they're a great bang for your buck. Start with the CS1 center ($80), Monitor 60 ($240/pair) fronts and Monitor 30 rears ($90/pair). You have a lot of room on the sub. I trust the recommendations of those who plug the Elemental Design 12" sub ($350), but my Polk PSW110 ($180) gets the job done.*

So $590-$760 on the audio and $500 on the 607. It's a bit over the budget, but it's a much better setup than the Onkyo HT-S9100THX or any receiver/satellite setup out there. Get your HDMI cables, sub wire, speaker wire and banana plugs at Monoprice for another $80 or so and you're good to go.

*Newegg's deals come and go, so these may not be accurate prices. Just decide what you're looking for and check the "Hot Deals" threads for some bargains. With patience you'll get what you're after.

Good luck.

[raginranger]

Originally Posted by repete66211

You needn't get the best receiver or the best speakers right now. I'm on my first receiver and my second set of speakers, but I am sure I will upgrade it all over the next couple of years. So while you could go balls-out and spend $4,000+ over the next couple years, there's nothing wrong with getting a mid-range setup for the time being.

As far as receivers go, the Onkyo TX-SR607 and 507 are pretty good receivers. They provide a good balance of features and cost. Yamaha, Pioneer and Denon have some great options too, but in my opinion Onkyo gives you the best value.

For speakers, check out Newegg's deals on Polk Monitors. They've been running some great deals lately. Again, they aren't on par with Paradigm or B&W, but they're a great bang for your buck. Start with the CS1 center ($80), Monitor 60 ($240/pair) fronts and Monitor 30 rears ($90/pair). You have a lot of room on the sub. I trust the recommendations of those who plug the Elemental Design 12" sub ($350), but my Polk PSW110 ($180) gets the job done.*

So $590-$760 on the audio and $500 on the 607. It's a bit over the budget, but it's a much better setup than the Onkyo HT-S9100THX or any receiver/satellite setup out there. Get your HDMI cables, sub wire, speaker wire and banana plugs at Monoprice for another $80 or so and you're good to go.

*Newegg's deals come and go, so these may not be accurate prices. Just decide what you're looking for and check the "Hot Deals" threads for some bargains. With patience you'll get what you're after.

Good luck.

Thanks, I found your post to be very informative and helpful. How difficult is it to set up the receivers and speakers for someone who has never done it before? The thought of speaker wire and banana plug sounds confusing to a noob like myself. Is this something I can do it easily by reading a manual or do I need to get a pro to install it?

[Grevlin]

Originally Posted by repete66211

You needn't get the best receiver or the best speakers right now. I'm on my first receiver and my second set of speakers, but I am sure I will upgrade it all over the next couple of years. So while you could go balls-out and spend $4,000+ over the next couple years, there's nothing wrong with getting a mid-range setup for the time being.

As far as receivers go, the Onkyo TX-SR607 and 507 are pretty good receivers. They provide a good balance of features and cost. Yamaha, Pioneer and Denon have some great options too, but in my opinion Onkyo gives you the best value.

For speakers, check out Newegg's deals on Polk Monitors. They've been running some great deals lately. Again, they aren't on par with Paradigm or B&W, but they're a great bang for your buck. Start with the CS1 center ($80), Monitor 60 ($240/pair) fronts and Monitor 30 rears ($90/pair). You have a lot of room on the sub. I trust the recommendations of those who plug the Elemental Design 12" sub ($350), but my Polk PSW110 ($180) gets the job done.*

So $590-$760 on the audio and $500 on the 607. It's a bit over the budget, but it's a much better setup than the Onkyo HT-S9100THX or any receiver/satellite setup out there. Get your HDMI cables, sub wire, speaker wire and banana plugs at Monoprice for another $80 or so and you're good to go.

*Newegg's deals come and go, so these may not be accurate prices. Just decide what you're looking for and check the "Hot Deals" threads for some bargains. With patience you'll get what you're after.

Good luck.

This would be a great 1st set-up IMO, and the Elemental Design 12" sub is SERIOUS boom.

For around $1100 to $1200, you would be in VERY good shape.

[repete66211]

Originally Posted by raginranger

Thanks, I found your post to be very informative and helpful. How difficult is it to set up the receivers and speakers for someone who has never done it before? The thought of speaker wire and banana plug sounds confusing to a noob like myself. Is this something I can do it easily by reading a manual or do I need to get a pro to install it?

You do not need a pro installation. You will need to read the manuals, but only to understand how the thing works. Banana plugs aren't necessary, but they will make the setup process much easier.

The process: Get a spool of speaker wire and two pairs of banana plugs per speaker (5.1=10 pairs). Measure the length from receiver to speaker with a piece of string and then cut the speaker wire to that length with a wire cutter/stripper. Unscrew the banana plugs, strip a quarter inch off the red/black speaker wires and thread them in. This is much easier than you think. Repeat for each speaker, connect them to the appropriate speaker terminal, plug the receiver in proceed with setup. There's a learning curve involved with the receiver, but just spend a lot of time reading on this forum and you'll get progressively more comfortable with it. You'll be glad you did it this way.

P.S. Don't forget the sub cable.

[Grevlin]

Originally Posted by repete66211

You do not need a pro installation. You will need to read the manuals, but only to understand how the thing works. Banana plugs aren't necessary, but they will make the setup process much easier.

The process: Get a spool of speaker wire and two pairs of banana plugs per speaker (5.1=10 pairs). Measure the length from receiver to speaker with a piece of string and then cut the speaker wire to that length with a wire cutter/stripper. Unscrew the banana plugs, strip a quarter inch off the red/black speaker wires and thread them in. This is much easier than you think. Repeat for each speaker, connect them to the appropriate speaker terminal, plug the receiver in proceed with setup. There's a learning curve involved with the receiver, but just spend a lot of time reading on this forum and you'll get progressively more comfortable with it. You'll be glad you did it this way.

P.S. Don't forget the sub cable.

-- And use the little stickers that come with the receiver to label your cables so you know where to plug everything in. (TRUST me)

[callas01]

OP, there aren't going to be too many systems that you can have complete on $1000, the polks mentioned above is one, here is another, I like Energy speakers better then the polks, see what you think.

Fronts, Surrounds and the Center for $494 and then you have enough to get a great receiver like thisPioneer for a total of $1063, or you can get this decent reciever like this Denon for a total of $1043 OR even this Pioneer and pay just $940.

[repete66211]

Originally Posted by Zion21

In my experiance they ship faster then other companies like newegg and they also dont charge tax.

Re tax: A company must charge tax if they have a location in your state. If you buy something from a company (i.e. Amazon) that doesn't have a fulfillment center or any other sort of business location in the state in which you are a resident that company is under no obligation to charge sales tax. Amazon has a fulfillment center in my state so they charge me tax. Newegg doesn't so they don't. So charging tax isn't a company policy, it's driven by nothing more than location.

Everything I've ordered from Newegg has shipped on that day of purchase.