Build me a home theater

[redships]

More like piece together... Looking for gear that's built well, and not really looking for extra frills.

Blu-ray DVD player - $?
A/V receiver - $500? (pioneer?)
Speakers - $1000-$1500?

I'm an audio professional (sound editor and mixer), but I'm leaning more towards home style speakers for this setup (genelecs are out of my price range). I'd prefer all speakers to match. This is strictly for watching movies and less often listening to music. I don't play video games and don't plan on starting and I already have a large LCD HDTV.

I've done a bit of research, but looking for advice from you folks that seem to know the ins and outs of this industry.

Thanks alot!

[redships]

Also, this is going to be in a 1000 sq/ft loft. I have about 300 sq/ft sectioned off for this system (with some acoustic treatment).

[blarneyrubble]

It may be out of your price range but if you are an audio professional you are going to want some pretty nice equipment. This is a NAD receiver (4 HDMI, new audio decoders, ect) and a Klipsch reference speaker package.

http://www.wwstereo.com/#/ecommerce/...io/11/144795//

Check it out.

[zedd_117]

Hmmm. You could go Onkyo TX-SR607 for a reciever (Around $450 or so)
If you don't mind a silver finish to your speakers you can get some great deals on Definitve Technologies Mythos series on Amazon (search Mythos Silver). I'd recommend a Mythos 3 Center (around $250), a pair of Gems for surrounds ($500), and maybe 2 Mythos 1's for your front L&R ($389 each)
Total: $1589

You could add a Sub to the mix too with their prosub 1000 for $499.
Total then is $2088

Maybe a little high for your budget, but if you shop around you may find better prices.

[blarneyrubble]

Originally Posted by zedd_117

Hmmm. You could go Onkyo TX-SR607 for a reciever (Around $450 or so)
If you don't mind a silver finish to your speakers you can get some great deals on Definitve Technologies Mythos series on Amazon (search Mythos Silver). I'd recommend a Mythos 3 Center (around $250), a pair of Gems for surrounds ($500), and maybe 2 Mythos 1's for your front L&R ($389 each)
Total: $1589

You could add a Sub to the mix too with their prosub 1000 for $499.
Total then is $2088

Maybe a little high for your budget, but if you shop around you may find better prices.

If going the Onkyo route I would go with the 706. Tigerdirect has it through Amazon for like $540.00

http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-TX-SR706...0959900&sr=8-1

[markob50]

If you are interested in an Onkyo receiver, check out shop onkyo.

http://shoponkyo.com/products.cfm?group_id=1

[Twitch9]

I would go with Paradigm speakers either Pioneer or Denon receiver and the new slim PS3 for your blu-ray, if there is still enough left over for a sub in your range probably an ED sub. Now if you want to go more of the professional route i would go with Mackie HR624 for your fronts or all 5 speakers, being a sound guy you might be able to find a good deal on these or have some connections. The Mackie HR824 would be my dream speakers for my fronts, they are extremely flat and have amazing bass response. Also they are powered and this would eliminate the need for a amp.

[Beta Man]

If it were me (and you're not me, so this may not help)

I would buy The Totem Mites here for surrounds,

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ighlight=totem

These rainmakers for fronts,

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....tem-Rainmaker-

add the Rainmaker center (should be had for $500)

and then add a sub later.

For an AVR, there are a lot of options.

How much are you willing to spend on a Blu-ray player? There are many nice ones available now for $200-$250

[HomeTheaterVirgin]

Pioneer elite vsx 21 $600.00
Paradigm monitor 7s $650.00
Paradigm center 290 $450.00
Paradigm surrounds $400.00
Elemental design e2-300 $350.00
Ps3 slim 299.99
-=2749.00

[blarneyrubble]

This would probably be a better speaker package for a smaller room.

www.axiomaudio.com/epicmaster_main.html

[blarneyrubble]

Originally Posted by Twitch9

I would go with Paradigm speakers either Pioneer or Denon receiver and the new slim PS3 for your blu-ray, if there is still enough left over for a sub in your range probably an ED sub. Now if you want to go more of the professional route i would go with Mackie HR624 for your fronts or all 5 speakers, being a sound guy you might be able to find a good deal on these or have some connections. The Mackie HR824 would be my dream speakers for my fronts, they are extremely flat and have amazing bass response. Also they are powered and this would eliminate the need for a amp.

He said he doesn't play video games and doesn't plan to start. I would go with a Panasonic. Best Buy has their's on sale.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218070353057

[HomeTheaterVirgin]

Sony bds 360 $208.00 CLICK ME

[zedd_117]

Hands down Blu-ray player to get is the Oppo.
I know it's prolly out of budget, but c'mon, just look at that thing. It plays EVERYTHING. It does everything. I think there's even an option where it'll cook you breakfast in the morning.

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

If it were me (and you're not me, so this may not help)

I would buy The Totem Mites here for surrounds,

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ighlight=totem

These rainmakers for fronts,

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....tem-Rainmaker-

add the Rainmaker center (should be had for $500)

and then add a sub later.

For an AVR, there are a lot of options.

How much are you willing to spend on a Blu-ray player? There are many nice ones available now for $200-$250

I like Beta's idea , Those TOTEMS would be awesome to have !

[zedd_117]

Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

I like Beta's idea , Those TOTEMS would be awesome to have !

They are pretty

[Johnny Vinyl]

The Totem RAINMAKER is a phenomenal speaker and an absolute steal at that price!

The Totem Mites (thx Beta & Crazy ) are the most wonderful little dynamos you could ever imagine. And with all due respect to the myriad of Polk, Klipsch, Energy, etc fans out there....these puppies are far superior!

John

[Twitch9]

Originally Posted by blarneyrubble

He said he doesn't play video games and doesn't plan to start. I would go with a Panasonic. Best Buy has their's on sale.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218070353057

The PS3 is still a better deal at $300 over a stand alone BD player for the same price. It also will let him stream media from his computer to his system and be available for gaming for the future if he chooses to do so.

[Twitch9]

Originally Posted by John72953

The Totem RAINMAKER is a phenomenal speaker and an absolute steal at that price!

The Totem Mites (thx Beta & Crazy ) are the most wonderful little dynamos you could ever imagine. And with all due respect to the myriad of Polk, Klipsch, Energy, etc fans out there....these puppies are far superior!

John

I also agree Totems would be a nice addition to any HT

[redships]

First of all... Thank you so much for the feedback so far! I feel alot better after this after researching some of the companies listed... However, now I want to spend more haha.

The NAD/Klipsch receiver seem like an amazing value.. but I'm wondering if I actually need a $1300 receiver?

Onkyo 706 - I'll check this out. I also had the Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K on my radar (from what I can tell those 2 companies offer similar products for the price). The vsx 21 elite is a small step up in price, but for what?

Blu-ray players I did less research on. $200 seems reasonable. I'm sure there are just as many available as there are opinions. I'll check out that Panasonic vs the Sony BDS 360. It might just be me, but I expect anything Sony to break easily. The more expensive Oppo is a bit more than I probably want to spend on DVD player, and the cheaper model looks like it's missing some audio formats. I keep reading about this HDMI 1.3 output, but haven't seen that spec around much, or maybe I missed it. It seems like that's THE output to have?

Mackies (like most studio monitors) are going to get expensive fast for anything decent. The mackies are a great set of speakers, but getting 5 of those will definitely set me back! I thought about getting 3 more of the same near fields that I have at my home studio.. But after seeing companies like Paradigm/Klipsch/Totem make BEAUTIFUL speakers it made me want to go that route.

I still don't quite understand the idea of getting different types of center, fronts, and rear speakers. On a mix stage they're usually all the same, maybe the surrounds are different. BUT it seems pretty normal to the rest of the world!

Beta Man - that looks like a package I'd be interested. love the mahogany

thanks everyone!

[blarneyrubble]

Check out this speaker package:

http://www.aperionaudio.com/product/...70,70,415.aspx