Need surround sound for about 1000

[JasonR]

Originally Posted by minimo

I don't want them for the front. I was thinking to get them for the back as surround. For the front I bought the 70's.

Yeah, I know. But what I am saying is it should be the same as the 40s with speaker stands. That is why I bought them instead of 40s for the fronts. It should be fine for rear speakers.

[Intamin]

Originally Posted by SS316SRV

I would say Yamaha RX-V663 and a 5.1 JBL set for under $500. There ya go.

That's pretty much my system, only I'm using the RX-V 563. Going to be picking up Klipsch Towers and a center speaker though, as I want the ability to go to 7.1 and I really enjoy the sound from the Klipsch, but it was more than I was looking to spend when I originally bought my speakers/receiver

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Intamin

but it was more than I was looking to spend when I originally bought my speakers/receiver

You'll soon realize that "when you originally bought" you speakers and receiver will turn into "when I purchased my new speakers/receiver" to eventually "I remember I used to have"

The upgrades never end

[Intamin]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

You'll soon realize that "when you originally bought" you speakers and receiver will turn into "when I purchased my new speakers/receiver" to eventually "I remember I used to have"

The upgrades never end

I'm finding that out quickly already haha. I'm going with the Klipsch 52 series, but where I'm buying them from has a trade in deal within a year where you can get full value of your speakers if you trade them in for something that's more than 50% the original price, and I can definitely see myself doing that in a year.

[minimo]

What Speaker wire should I get ?

[Beta Man]

14 guage Monoprice cable should do the trick.

[matthewrounds]

I was in nearly the same position as you. Here is what I bought:

Onkyo 605 $310 Refurb from ecost.com
Polk CS1 (Center) $75 from eBay
Polk Monitor 50 (Left, Right) $250 from Amazon
Polk Monitor 30 (Rear Pair) $120 from Amazon
Polk PSW10 Sub $105 from Amazon

Total so far is $880 (shipping included, get prime if you don't already have it). I also spent $55 on speaker wire, banana plugs, and an audio cable to the sub from the receiver for $55 from monoprice.com. This comes to a grand total of $935. If I purchased the receiver and center channel new and looked for some deals, I could have still done this in under $1000 your budget. If you want specifics, pm me.

Originally Posted by minimo

What Speaker wire should I get ?

Are your longest runs more than 80 feet?

[JasonR]

I did the same setup, except I have not upgraded my sub yet. I will get something a little bigger than the PSW10. I also have a Sony STR-DG920 on preorder instead of the Onkyo. I must say, I love it. I just hooked up my Monitor 30s today. It sounds great so far!

[ixlegitballinxl]

klipsch reference

[minimo]

I got the:

Onkyo 605
2polk Monitor 60
2polk Monitor 50
Polk CS2
Polk Psw10

[minimo]

Do I need a special type of speaker wire if I want to run it under the carpet? How about for the sub?

Thanks

[Beta Man]

You don't need special speaker wire for that.... but flat wire is "nice" for that.

Just get a cheap subwoofer cable from monoprice for the sub.

[Driver_King]

Check out Monoprice's in-wall wire. It has better insulation for the wires.

[zweet77]

just picked a pair of polk monitor 50's for 99 bucks open box at the local circuit city I am so happy with them

[Driver_King]

Nice deal. If they had those online for that price I'd get them too.

[minimo]

Is it safe to place a receiver on top of a sub ? Do you thinks vibrations can damage the receiver, or the weight of the receiver damage the sub?

Thanks

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by minimo

Is it safe to place a receiver on top of a sub ? Do you thinks vibrations can damage the receiver, or the weight of the receiver damage the sub?

Thanks

The weight shouldn't be an issue, but the Magnet in the sub might be.....

my sub vibrated the Metal of the mail-slot, the picture window, the remote if it's sitting on the end-table, dishes in the cabinets in the kitchen in the other room.... etc. etc. etc... (you get the point) so I have done my best to have bass-traps, accoustical treatments, placement, etc. to eliminate vibrations..... I couldn't imagine setting something directly on top of my sub.....

[Driver_King]

Having a large magnet near a reciever is a bad idea. It can kill your reciever. That'd be bad. Plus, the vibrations of the large metal thing above the sub (the reciever) would be annoying.

[minimo]

What would be a good all in one control for me? I also have the explorer 8300 cable box. Thanks

[Stephan.klose]

Get the:

Onkyo 606
Klipsch Quintet 2

That's well below $1000