Please Help! HTiB or Buy Separately?!

[BlackDevil]

Originally Posted by langn08

Firstly, diminishing returns = A point beyond which the application of additional resources yields less than proportional increases in output. You are basing your analogy on your personal utility that your Yamaha HTIB gives you. If you feel that the increase utility from your HTIB to a pieced together system is minimal then that is your opinion. Hell, I can buy a $2 frozen pizza and it could give me more utility then a $15 pizza hut pizza because the cost is factored in to my personal utility. Also, the more audio components you can demo the more you appreciate QUALITY audio.If I was raised on frozen pizza then why the hell not right! What I am saying is that IMHO the amount of utility (pleasure) you will get out of a solid pieced together system is greater than if you would purchase a HTIB and the OP can make that happen with his budget.

Yeah the truth is I don't need all 7 speakers, and according to you guys those energy speakers are much better than the one that come with the set.

And it looks like the receiver you picked out was a great one. Does it decode LPCM though? I guess it doesn't matter because the PS3 can right?

So I think I'm going with the following:

Onkyo TX-SR607 7.2-Channel Home Theater Receiver $320
Energy Take 5 Pack 5CH Home Theater Speaker System $179

All for a cool $499, thats Over $130 then I planned on spending! Thanks a lot guys!!

Now I just need a pair of speaker stands, and a sub.