home theater systems around $1000. Best options?

[95pgtproject]

Im looking to upgrade my home theater system. What do you guys suggest for a full system on a budget somewhere around $1,000. I went to best buy today to scope them out but didnt find anything too apealing and they all come with dvd players which I dont need so I figured mabey you guys can give me some ideas. THanks

[buckshot]

here's my rough setup. except the bookshelf speakers i have polk audio front channels as my rears, and onkyo front channels as my sides.

onkyo sr605 - $399 at some websites
acoustech h-100 12" sub - $239 shipped from ebay
jbl balboa series floor standing front channels - $140 (pair from frys)
jbl balboa center channel - $50 (buy.com)
jbl balboa bookshelf speakers - $100 (2 pairs buy.com)

monoprice.com
2 6 ft hdmi cables - $12.00
banana plugs 14 pairs - $1.30 each
12" sub cable - $10.00
100ft of 12 gauge speaker wire - $23

thats roughly what i have.

[crackinhedz]

Onkyo TX-SR 605 ($470) ($425 @ amazon)

and

KEF Home Theater Speaker System ($500)

[buckshot]

here's the sr605 for $399

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.proc...ed.ONK+TXSR605

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by buckshot

here's the sr605 for $399

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.proc...ed.ONK+TXSR605

now see what gets me on the $399 from JR is reading the item description...near the end it says the Onkyo 604, and NO mention of DTS-MA and Dolby TrueHD??

"the TX-SR604 is a receiver designed to meet the needs of today and tomorrow."


but the item and part# say 605:

J&R Item # ONK TXSR605.
Mfr. Part # TX-SR605



So I would hope it is speaking about the 605. At the very least the guy in the warehouse would send out the Item and Part# 605, so I guess it would be good to go?


edit: Temporarily Out Of Stock

[buckshot]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

now see what gets me on the $399 from JR is reading the item description...near the end it says the Onkyo 604, and NO mention of DTS-MA and Dolby TrueHD??

"the TX-SR604 is a receiver designed to meet the needs of today and tomorrow."


but the item and part# say 605:

J&R Item # ONK TXSR605.
Mfr. Part # TX-SR605



So I would hope it is speaking about the 605. At the very least the guy in the warehouse would send out the Item and Part# 605, so I guess it would be good to go?


edit: Temporarily Out Of Stock

i ordered mine from there jr.com. got a 605. unless its a 604 with a face lift and a sex change.

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by buckshot

i ordered mine from there jr.com. got a 605. unless its a 604 with a face lift and a sex change.

good to know its really the 605.


best price yet. Guess someone at J&R Description department is slacking.


(I actually bought my old 604 from j&r!! good site to buy from! free shipping)

[95pgtproject]

Thanks guys Im gonna do some comparisons on specs, price ect and hopefully have a new system sometime next week

I really like this one for so far espically for the price!

[mikevommit]

if you want great sound your speakers schould cost about 60 % of your whole system

[mikevommit]

it my rule of thumb at any budget

[Zarathustra]

Here's mine...
Onkyo 605 $399
Fluance ES-1 $299
Fluance center $70
Fluance surrounds $100
BIC Acoustech Sub $240

...sounds really, really good

[daisuke149]

Originally Posted by Zarathustra

Here's mine...
Onkyo 605 $399
Fluance ES-1 $299
Fluance center $70
Fluance surrounds $100
BIC Acoustech Sub $240

...sounds really, really good

i will prolly build a similar set here. my bday coming up and im gonna move the 800 out to the main room for everyone.

the onkyo 605
BIC sub
except all ir eally got left to spend is en ought o pick up the fluance av-htb+ with 2 additionals for 7.1

Its about my spending limit atm. sigh school sucks sometimes ya know. Would anyone say anything bad about the av-htb+ system? im not looking for anything super good as this is actually in my bedroom.

[buckshot]

Originally Posted by Zarathustra

BIC Acoustech Sub $240

...sounds really, really good

i'm digging that h100 sub. i have my old velodyne vx10 helping out my side channels and the h100 as my sub. when i watched potc2 today it sounded like my house was going to rattle apart. definetly recommend that sub

[Zarathustra]

Originally Posted by buckshot

i'm digging that h100 sub. i have my old velodyne vx10 helping out my side channels and the h100 as my sub. when i watched potc2 today it sounded like my house was going to rattle apart. definetly recommend that sub

Yes indeed, when I play Warhawk the crashes are so damn realistic. I watched Night at the Musuem and the dinosaur stomps were sooooooo good. I felt them ROMP, ROMP, ROMP in the arm of my seat. Disturbia's thunder crashes sounded perfect. Apocalypto is absolutely thrilling.

Oh and for anyone who is wondering, I got my ES-1's for $299 because Fluance didn't have the speakers I ordered so they gave me the better ones for the same price. Everything I've gotten from Fluance has rock bottom prices and very good sound. Recommended to all people who don't wanna spend a fortune, but still get something that's good quality.

[gvortex7]

Buy the Onkyo 605 receiver for $400 and get a Klipsch Quintet II Speaker system with the KSW-10 subwoofer from Ebay for $600 including shipping. Click the link below:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Klipsch-Quintet-...QQcmdZViewItem

This seller is great and you also get a 5 year warranty on the whole speaker system.
The total for this is around $1000. Buy the way the seller is not my friend or anything. I just had a good experience with buying from him once. I have that Klipsch system and it's top-notch.

By the way, you could get just the Quintet II speakers set without the sub for only $300 and then you can buy any sub for it you want.