Looking into a sound system - Blu-ray Forum

DealsR4theDevil · 10-21-2007, 10:53 AM

I have never purchased any kind of "sound system" before and I really have little or no knowledge of recievers, speakers, and the cables to connect them. I am not even sure if the TV and Blu-ray player I use needs a specific reciever/speakers, so when you guys answer my question please be as specific as possible. I am looking to buy a "sound system" for under $500 and I want to be sure it can reproduce all the sound that Blu-ray discs contain and I wanna be sure it will function properly with my PS3 and TV. Any suggestions? (plz link the reciever/cables I need along with the speakers)

WriteSimply · 10-22-2007, 01:16 AM

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I want to be sure it can reproduce all the sound that Blu-ray discs contain

For US$500, with receiver, cables and speakers... you can't. Not at this time. If you already have 5.1 speakers, then it's possible.

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Petra_Kalbrain · 10-22-2007, 01:29 AM

In order to have a system that handles the TrueHD & DTS-HD audio codecs you are looking at a minimum $500 for the receiver unit alone... and that's if you can find a good sale price! For an entire sound system that will do it, and do it properly, you will need to spend at least $1400 (rough estimate based on my own research... but I'm going to drop $4000 on my sound setup when I upgrade, so my research in the 'less expensive' avenue is rather limitied)

quetzalcoatl · 10-22-2007, 03:31 AM

Yep you cannot do a full 5.1 for anywhere near that . The cheapest receiver that does MA decoding is the Onkyo 605 and that is $469 right now at Circuit city. As for the cables you can cable an whole system for around $100 at Monoprice. Then you have your speakers. Not sure on prices there right now. I now I am looking at getting a new set of 7 sats. and that alone will be around 2K. And I am trying to do it on what I consider the cheap.

crackinhedz · 10-23-2007, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by quetzalcoatl

...Onkyo 605 and that is $469 right now at Circuit city.

$400 at jr.com (out of stock at the moment)

Marcusarilius · 10-23-2007, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by DealsR4theDevil

I have never purchased any kind of "sound system" before and I really have little or no knowledge of recievers, speakers, and the cables to connect them. I am not even sure if the TV and Blu-ray player I use needs a specific reciever/speakers, so when you guys answer my question please be as specific as possible. I am looking to buy a "sound system" for under $500 and I want to be sure it can reproduce all the sound that Blu-ray discs contain and I wanna be sure it will function properly with my PS3 and TV. Any suggestions? (plz link the reciever/cables I need along with the speakers)

For the price range you are in, your best bet might be to watch the papers, e-bay or whatever personal seller venue is out there to find a real bargin on a higher quality, complete set-up. $500 total won't get you very far in the MSRP retail market.

Blu As Hell · 10-23-2007, 04:44 AM

For your price range your best bet would be a Home Theater in a Box.

Sony has http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...52921665238643

It's actually designed to complement their Blu-ray players but as with all HTIB without a player you can mix and match components. The only thing you'll need for your tv and PS3 are some HDMI cables.

10-21-2007, 10:53 AM	#1
DealsR4theDevil Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Trading Score:76	Looking into a sound system I have never purchased any kind of "sound system" before and I really have little or no knowledge of recievers, speakers, and the cables to connect them. I am not even sure if the TV and Blu-ray player I use needs a specific reciever/speakers, so when you guys answer my question please be as specific as possible. I am looking to buy a "sound system" for under $500 and I want to be sure it can reproduce all the sound that Blu-ray discs contain and I wanna be sure it will function properly with my PS3 and TV. Any suggestions? (plz link the reciever/cables I need along with the speakers)

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10-22-2007, 01:29 AM	#3
Petra_Kalbrain Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:561 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	In order to have a system that handles the TrueHD & DTS-HD audio codecs you are looking at a minimum $500 for the receiver unit alone... and that's if you can find a good sale price! For an entire sound system that will do it, and do it properly, you will need to spend at least $1400 (rough estimate based on my own research... but I'm going to drop $4000 on my sound setup when I upgrade, so my research in the 'less expensive' avenue is rather limitied)

10-22-2007, 03:31 AM	#4
quetzalcoatl Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Grants Pass, OR	Yep you cannot do a full 5.1 for anywhere near that . The cheapest receiver that does MA decoding is the Onkyo 605 and that is $469 right now at Circuit city. As for the cables you can cable an whole system for around $100 at Monoprice. Then you have your speakers. Not sure on prices there right now. I now I am looking at getting a new set of 7 sats. and that alone will be around 2K. And I am trying to do it on what I consider the cheap.

10-23-2007, 04:44 AM	#7
Blu As Hell Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Location:Macon Georgia 4K collection:120 Blu-ray collection:461 DVD collection:4 Blu-ray reviews: 1	For your price range your best bet would be a Home Theater in a Box. Sony has http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...52921665238643 It's actually designed to complement their Blu-ray players but as with all HTIB without a player you can mix and match components. The only thing you'll need for your tv and PS3 are some HDMI cables.

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