Who on here has told themselves they wouldn't spend that much money on this and now.. - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

HAMP · 03-08-2010, 06:26 PM

A few years ago, before I found blu-ray.com and if someone was to come up to me and tell me I would have the things I have. I either would have called them a liar or thought someone gave this stuff to me. I’m a pretty cheap guy with my money.

My 65" HDTV came to be at a fantastic price and I couldn't pass that deal up. I knew I wanted an PS3 for the bluray player, because of the PQ, but I didn't know the full potential of it at the time. I knew a PS3 was the cheap way to enter the bluray HD world.

A little later I know I would want/need surrounds sound, so I bought an $98 refurb RCA 5.1 surround set from microcenter. The RCA ended up not being powerful/loud enough, so I bought another HTiB Panasonic for less then $200. I put the RCA in my bedroom, and that started the upgrades for both areas(bedroom and theater room).

I still have both HTiB and they do have a nice sound to them, except not an HD sound.

Before I found this site, I was totally happy with my Panasonic and thrilled at the price I paid.

When I started reading all this information concerning better sound, I got really curious and what I consider losing my mind bought an Klipsch 7.1, two Klipsch sub 12's and an Onkyo 805.

I thought I had a momentary madness of spending money, but I have recently realized that I am hooked on this hobby.

Replacing everything that was stolen from me with the next level up in component’s has showed me that I have a problem..... lol

It all started with that darn 65”, PS3 and bluray.com

Grand Bob · 03-08-2010, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DIGITALBATH

I promise that I will not upgrade for a really long time.

It is a disease.

Grand Bob · 03-08-2010, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sandman6662

LMAO.... I bought a MCS system back in school when I was a junior, 65 watt rec, Tape deck , turntable and EQ.. & these huge 3 way speakers... This thing rocked the house,, all of my friends were in envy, and all hung out at my place... this was great back in the day , And they said it could'nt get any better ,, were they wrong, Great system... I really miss it.LOL,,

I bought mine in 1978, the system with the 53 watt per channel receiver and the bookshelf 3-way speakers. I also had a JVC Quartz-lock turntable with a Shure V cartridge and added a Sanyo cassette deck with Super-D compander (similar to dBX), and I was in hog heaven. Then my father in law bought the top-of-the-line MCS system a year later, and I couldn't let him outdo me - the madness started. I can't remember all of the upgrades; speaker-wise I upgraded to JBL-L150's, Acoustat 2MH electrostatics (with the dual subs and Harman transformer upgrade), and for a short period of time I had a pair of Infinity Reference Standard I's that I tri-amped. I've had a Technics SA-818 receiver (330 watts per channel), a Carver C-1 Sonic Holography pre-amp and M1.5T Amp that could put out 1500 watts per channel over short periods of time; I blew out some of the drivers on the IRS and shut down our 200 amp breaker panel with it. I finally was satisfied with the sound that I currently have with the system in my HT photos, but then video started taking off. Mitsubishi 40" TV in pecan cabinet (beautiful), Mitsu 50", Mitsu 65" HD in 2001, and finally the 70" XBR2 (soon too be replaced by the 72" Vizio LED if it's any good) - I like a big picture. On and on, on and on, .... It's only money (sigh).

808leo · 03-09-2010, 12:08 AM

last year may i started with a ps3 then wanted to take advantage of the high def so i bought a 22 in" vizionot wanting to spend more than $300, than a month later bought a 26" sony, than 2 months later a 32" sammy. Than i decided i wanted to have some better sounds so i bought a sony htct-100 soundbar.. now i have 46" samsung led/lcd and a component speaker setup with a 55" samsung led on its way

i tried getting away from car modding only to find the home theater disease

crazyBLUE · 03-09-2010, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Grand Bob

It is a disease.

So true !

rded · 03-09-2010, 12:24 AM

Well....I vowed not to do further wire management until I'm done upgrading so I guess wire management WILL NEVER HAPPEN

Unless Brent or Sean will come over and help me out. I provide complientary beer and food

ChadFL · 03-09-2010, 02:10 AM

I'm definately in that boat. I bought my first real home entertainment system about three years ago and aside from my nice 42 inch Sharp Aquos HDTV I opted for low-end sudio components, not knowing the difference.

This year I started replacing my cheapo studd with higher end stuff. Already spent $1350 this year on my setup and have about $1800 left to spend. Thankfully I have less that 1 year till my car is paid off. That will give me an extra $400/month.

crazyBLUE · 03-09-2010, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by rded

Well....I vowed not to do further wire management until I'm done upgrading so I guess wire management WILL NEVER HAPPEN

Unless Brent or Sean will come over and help me out. I provide complientary beer and food

Plane ticket Buddy & I am there

thePope666 · 03-09-2010, 02:43 AM

I just bought my 1st "real" HT this year. I initially only wanted to spend around $1500 total but that was surpassed with just my front towers and receiver. I'm currently over $2,500 and i'm only at a 5.0 sound system

rded · 03-09-2010, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

Plane ticket Buddy & I am there

Ok! Lemme ask Sean to buy the ticket for you

Hammie · 03-09-2010, 03:04 AM

I've never lied to myself. I knew it wouldn't be cheap.

My wife now understands and puts up with the expenses. Besides, she knows better since she has her hobbies, too.

crazyBLUE · 03-09-2010, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Hammie

I've never lied to myself. I knew it wouldn't be cheap.

My wife now understands and puts up with the expenses. Besides, she knows better since she has her hobbies, too.

If I remember right ~ Collecting Purses lou

SeanMF · 03-09-2010, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by rded

Well....I vowed not to do further wire management until I'm done upgrading so I guess wire management WILL NEVER HAPPEN

Unless Brent or Sean will come over and help me out. I provide complientary beer and food

Give me those monitor audios and its a deal. You should get those sonus faber bookshelfs. I'll take the ma's for my 7.1

SeanMF · 03-09-2010, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by rded

Ok! Lemme ask Sean to buy the ticket for you

Your the moneybags. I don't have sapphires.

rded · 03-09-2010, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by SeanMF

Give me those monitor audios and its a deal. You should get those sonus faber bookshelfs. I'll take the ma's for my 7.1

Nope! Our initial deal is a case of beer!

I called MAV. The $420 was per speaker. WTF! So forget about the Sonus Faber Toy Monitors! Might as well get ne the X12s when the time comes! And you're the money bags!

SeanMF · 03-09-2010, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by rded

Nope! Our initial deal is a case of beer!

I called MAV. The $420 was per speaker. WTF! So forget about the Sonus Faber Toy Monitors! Might as well get ne the X12s when the time comes! And you're the money bags!

Deals changed...give me the ma's!

rded · 03-09-2010, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SeanMF

Deals changed...give me the ma's!

what do you want wth the MAs? You want to wipe your @ss with it? It's not a sony.

JasonR · 03-09-2010, 03:27 AM

Sean,

That MA line is pretty much bottom of the barrel. I wouldn't use them for much more than what Rhett is, or a rear (7.1) surround. I am sure they leave a lot to be desired.

Blu-ray Fanatic · 03-09-2010, 03:28 AM

I already knew I was gonna spend a lot of money on blu-ray and HT stuff.

callas01 · 03-09-2010, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by SeanMF

Deals changed...give me the ma's!

Quote:

Originally Posted by rded

what do you want wth the MAs? You want to wipe your @ss with it? It's not a sony.

Hey sean, I had to talk rhett out of sending you a picture of his Arse today.... You can thank me anytime....

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03-08-2010, 06:26 PM	#21
HAMP Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Michigan Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:272 Trading Score:1	A few years ago, before I found blu-ray.com and if someone was to come up to me and tell me I would have the things I have. I either would have called them a liar or thought someone gave this stuff to me. I’m a pretty cheap guy with my money. My 65" HDTV came to be at a fantastic price and I couldn't pass that deal up. I knew I wanted an PS3 for the bluray player, because of the PQ, but I didn't know the full potential of it at the time. I knew a PS3 was the cheap way to enter the bluray HD world. A little later I know I would want/need surrounds sound, so I bought an $98 refurb RCA 5.1 surround set from microcenter. The RCA ended up not being powerful/loud enough, so I bought another HTiB Panasonic for less then $200. I put the RCA in my bedroom, and that started the upgrades for both areas(bedroom and theater room). I still have both HTiB and they do have a nice sound to them, except not an HD sound. Before I found this site, I was totally happy with my Panasonic and thrilled at the price I paid. When I started reading all this information concerning better sound, I got really curious and what I consider losing my mind bought an Klipsch 7.1, two Klipsch sub 12's and an Onkyo 805. I thought I had a momentary madness of spending money, but I have recently realized that I am hooked on this hobby. Replacing everything that was stolen from me with the next level up in component’s has showed me that I have a problem..... lol It all started with that darn 65”, PS3 and bluray.com

03-09-2010, 12:08 AM	#24
808leo Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2009 Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:90	last year may i started with a ps3 then wanted to take advantage of the high def so i bought a 22 in" vizionot wanting to spend more than $300, than a month later bought a 26" sony, than 2 months later a 32" sammy. Than i decided i wanted to have some better sounds so i bought a sony htct-100 soundbar.. now i have 46" samsung led/lcd and a component speaker setup with a 55" samsung led on its way i tried getting away from car modding only to find the home theater disease

03-09-2010, 12:24 AM	#26
rded Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2008 Location:555 Naim Street Blu-ray collection:254 Trading Score:1	Well....I vowed not to do further wire management until I'm done upgrading so I guess wire management WILL NEVER HAPPEN Unless Brent or Sean will come over and help me out. I provide complientary beer and food

03-09-2010, 02:10 AM	#27
ChadFL Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Daytona Beach, FL Blu-ray collection:556 DVD collection:5	I'm definately in that boat. I bought my first real home entertainment system about three years ago and aside from my nice 42 inch Sharp Aquos HDTV I opted for low-end sudio components, not knowing the difference. This year I started replacing my cheapo studd with higher end stuff. Already spent $1350 this year on my setup and have about $1800 left to spend. Thankfully I have less that 1 year till my car is paid off. That will give me an extra $400/month.

03-09-2010, 02:43 AM	#29
thePope666 Active Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Gainesville,FL Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:109	I just bought my 1st "real" HT this year. I initially only wanted to spend around $1500 total but that was surpassed with just my front towers and receiver. I'm currently over $2,500 and i'm only at a 5.0 sound system

03-09-2010, 03:04 AM	#31
Hammie Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Washington, DC Metro Home Theater Gallery:53 Blu-ray collection:545 DVD collection:12 Trading Score:12	I've never lied to myself. I knew it wouldn't be cheap. My wife now understands and puts up with the expenses. Besides, she knows better since she has her hobbies, too.

03-09-2010, 03:27 AM	#38
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	Sean, That MA line is pretty much bottom of the barrel. I wouldn't use them for much more than what Rhett is, or a rear (7.1) surround. I am sure they leave a lot to be desired.

03-09-2010, 03:28 AM	#39
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	I already knew I was gonna spend a lot of money on blu-ray and HT stuff.

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