Did I get a good deal?

[ThisIsSparta]

Originally Posted by flyfree432

Thanks for the advice on the previous "I need expert advice" thread. I went out shopping around and ended up settling on the following for now - this is my first "real" surround sound system. Basically I just want to know that the price I paid I didn't get ripped off. They sound pretty great to me. We are going to start saving for a much better system for the future (see other thread).

Yamaha HTR-6030 Receiver
Yamaha YST-SW012 Subwoofer
I'm not sure what model the 5 speakers are, but they are the same color and similiar finish as the subwoofer.

I got it all from from Best Buy for $259.99 and have connected to my PS3 with an optical cable (15.99) and used 18 gauge speaker wire to connect to the rest of the speakers.

Working in the HE industry I hate it when people cheat themselves out of the home theater experience by getting sub-par audio. I'm not trying to say what you bought is crap, it's just that for 500-600 bucks you could have gotten a lot more. And if you go over that a little bit you get a ton more. And then there's no reason to upgrade for a long time. If this is your first surround sound system though you probably think it sounds phenomenal. Audio is such a huge part of the home theater experience and with blu-ray giving us uncompressed audio it's getting even better. Now I don't know what your budget was but here's what I would recommend:

Get yourself a good speaker system: Polk, Boston, KEF, even Bose if your budget permits.

Next get yourself an A/V receiver with HDMI switching. Yes it is going to be a little bit more money now but it will be worth it when you won't have to buy one a year down the road.

Even if your on a budget it'd would be worth paying extra now and not having to redo everything down the road.