home theater for xmas

[hitechiowa]

hey all, im not an audiophile and im a real newbie when it comes to home theater. I am wanting to get a good ht for xmas does anyone have any recomendations for a nice setup with the necessary hdmi inputs that isnt ungodly expensive? i have a ps3 for my blu-player and a sharp aquos 1080p lcd. any suggestions would be helpful or links to where i can look would be much appreciated thanks!

[clyon]

"expensive" is relative.
So what $1k, $2k, more & what do you need, speakers & receiver, receiver only?

keep away from Bose.

[hitechiowa]

is it possible to get anything semi decent thats under $1k? lol i went poor after the tv and the player and a shit ton of movies lol. i need it all like speakers, reciever, sub, etc

[quetzalcoatl]

You might be hard pressed to hit the 1K mark but you can get close. The Def Tech ProCinema60 series can be had for around $700. And you could add a Onkyo 605 to it for about $400 more. And that would give you a receiver that has some growing room as far as audio goes. And would be a good starter system for HD audio.

[yellowblanket]

i'd say get the HT sr800 $450
ditch the stock sub that came with the package and get the H-100 subwoofer
$ 240
the rest will goes to this BOGO at best Buy this coming sunday =) $310 will get you roughly 20 blu-ray movies lol

[Slicker1]

Originally Posted by quetzalcoatl

You might be hard pressed to hit the 1K mark but you can get close. The Def Tech ProCinema60 series can be had for around $700. And you could add a Onkyo 605 to it for about $400 more. And that would give you a receiver that has some growing room as far as audio goes. And would be a good starter system for HD audio.

DITTO!

[hitechiowa]

thanks for the help everybody its greatly appreciated! i think i will go with the onkyo 650 like everyone has suggested and a set of speakers as well

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by hitechiowa

is it possible to get anything semi decent thats under $1k?

Onkyo TX-SR605 ($430)

and for speakers go to fluance.com

great prices and they look nice too.

[Mensrea69]

Just bought my ht in Oct. and very pleased. I also looked at Klipsch Quintet III w/10' Subwoofer.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1177718655876

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....372513&count=1

[hitechiowa]

i found this one on best buy.com would this be a good one or not i feel like such a newb lol

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....#productdetail

[saprano]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

Onkyo TX-SR605 ($430)

and for speakers go to fluance.com

great prices and they look nice too.

are things like that onkyo on amazon used? i mean how can they sell for that price?( $370) is it better if i buy it from someware like cc, or cructhfeild? for $470.

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by saprano

are things like that onkyo on amazon used? i mean how can they sell for that price?( $370) is it better if i buy it from someware like cc, or cructhfeild? for $470.

No, the Onkyo is brand new in box from Amazon. Amazon is a good place to buy online from. Excellent customer service.

[LUkassZ]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

Onkyo TX-SR605 ($430)

and for speakers go to fluance.com

great prices and they look nice too.

Its $386 right now with free shipping!

[quest88]

Originally Posted by hitechiowa

hey all, im not an audiophile and im a real newbie when it comes to home theater. I am wanting to get a good ht for xmas does anyone have any recomendations for a nice setup with the necessary hdmi inputs that isnt ungodly expensive? i have a ps3 for my blu-player and a sharp aquos 1080p lcd. any suggestions would be helpful or links to where i can look would be much appreciated thanks!

Onkyo HT-SP908 7.1 system you can order one from 750 to 900 comes with everything you need and since its the 605 reciever you can always upgrade the speakers later on. I ordered mine through vanns.com got it for 850 with no tax and free shipping and the last time I checked it was 799.

http://www.onkyousa.com/model.cfm?m=...ss=Systems&p=i

[BLU STEAL]

Originally Posted by quest88

Onkyo HT-SP908 7.1 system you can order one from 750 to 900 comes with everything you need and since its the 605 reciever you can always upgrade the speakers later on. I ordered mine through vanns.com got it for 850 with no tax and free shipping and the last time I checked it was 799.

http://www.onkyousa.com/model.cfm?m=...ss=Systems&p=i

how do the speakers that come in the set sound?

[95pgtproject]

Originally Posted by quest88

Onkyo HT-SP908 7.1 system you can order one from 750 to 900 comes with everything you need and since its the 605 reciever you can always upgrade the speakers later on. I ordered mine through vanns.com got it for 850 with no tax and free shipping and the last time I checked it was 799.

http://www.onkyousa.com/model.cfm?m=...ss=Systems&p=i

I really like that set up. Did you buy speaker stands that fit the 7.1 speakers?(doenst look like it comes with any) If so where and how much ect?

[quest88]

Originally Posted by 95pgtproject

I really like that set up. Did you buy speaker stands that fit the 7.1 speakers?(doenst look like it comes with any) If so where and how much ect?

I picked up some cheapo speaker mounts from ebay for 25 bucks and some shorter mounting screws from home depot. Everything in the back is mounted to the ceiling and the fronts are on my entertainment area, The mounts could look better but what do you expect for that cheap. One day I'll make some out of wood and paint them to match.

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[Baseball3]

Originally Posted by hitechiowa

hey all, im not an audiophile and im a real newbie when it comes to home theater. I am wanting to get a good ht for xmas does anyone have any recomendations for a nice setup with the necessary hdmi inputs that isnt ungodly expensive? i have a ps3 for my blu-player and a sharp aquos 1080p lcd. any suggestions would be helpful or links to where i can look would be much appreciated thanks!

I bought the Onkyo 605 and the Boston Acoustics MCS130 speakers and have less than $900.00 in it.

[Layd Dly]

Get the Onkyo 605 Like everyone else says its a great value for the price.

And for speakers Check out www.ElementalDesigns.com for great speakers at an affordable price, they also have very very awesome HT subs. Id recomend you get a 5.1 setup like below (you save 15% by buying a ht package which makes the deal even sweeter).

(3) A6-5T5 MTM's (Front Right, Front Left, Center)
(2) A3-5TC Bookshelves (Rear Left, Rear Right)
(1) A2-250 Subwoofer (200w 10")

$650.22 Shipped out the Door

[MaleManGuy]

Originally Posted by hitechiowa

hey all, im not an audiophile and im a real newbie when it comes to home theater. I am wanting to get a good ht for xmas does anyone have any recomendations for a nice setup with the necessary hdmi inputs that isnt ungodly expensive? i have a ps3 for my blu-player and a sharp aquos 1080p lcd. any suggestions would be helpful or links to where i can look would be much appreciated thanks!

Rather than spending $1000 or less on a HTiB and ending up with something that sounds just a little bit better than the TV speakers... sounds like you'd be happy enough just listening to the TV speakers for a while... then spending $2000 or less after you've saved some $ up. Trust me, you get what u pay for... the sound quality from $1000 to $2000 will be astronomically striking to the ear. Altho... $2000 up to $4000 has diminishing returns.
Jeff