Home theater experts.. Help

[Bouncer]

I posted this on a different board and thought some of you guys might know alot about this kind of thing. http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/showthread.php?t=21570

Any help is appreciated.

[malibu barbie]

We purchased and set up our Hitachi Ultravision 65" DLP TV, Harmon Kardon 7.1 Receiver, Polk audio speakers and the Polk audio big subwoofer.

We love it all. The house rumbles when we watch movies. Good luck setting it up. I remember that my husband had some technical difficulties until he wired everything with the premium wires, cables and banana clips (connectors).

[Lethal]

good luck with the TV - I have the same one and run it with Paradigm speakers.

[Timma]

My mother is suprisingly a huge sound and TV nut. She purchased in the last year a 32" SONY HDTV, Rotel receiver and CD player and some Paradigm speakers. Let me tell you she doesn't shit around. This stuff is sold exclusively at a high end store. I like to go over there on Sundays just to watch the football games and movies are rediculous.

http://www.speakershop.com/ This is where she gets her stuff from. Check it out and see what you like. If you want top notch they have it.

[Puddles]

HDTV-NUT LOL

Hey, tonight they start airing the original Cosmos series digitally enhanced or something...starts at 9pm eastern on the science channel. If you've never seen it, you gotta check it out, best PBS series ever. If you've seen it before, the new enhancements should be fantastic! They didn't touch the original dialogue. :)

http://www.space.com/entertainment/0...an_cosmos.html

[rude]

I dont know crap about home theater systems, but that is a damn cool tv.

[Scrumhalf]

How much are you willing to spend? I am a bit of a hi-fi afficionado (mostly for classical music, not home theater) and I can tell you that the best hi-fi audio components are made right here in the USA (there are good ones out of Canada and the UK as well). Harman Kardon is a middle-of-the-road hi-fi brand but I would personally stay away from Japanese generics.

Great A/V amps are made by B&K, Krell, etc.

Where do I even get started with speakers? If it were me, I would be looking at Martin Logans - just fabulous and looks like a work of art in your room. Until you have heard electrostatic speakers coupled with a good subwoofer, you have not lived. The sound is so breathtakingly alive, it has to be heard to be believed. Audition one, I guarantee you will be impressed. There are several other great American speaker companies that make fabulous audiophile-quality products for the price - B&W, Vandersteen, Thiel, etc.

[Bouncer]

Ok guys, I think I have narrowed down what I want.

Im looking at 2 Denon Recievers. The first reciever is $649.00 http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/511.asp

The second reciever is $899.00
http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/473.asp

The speaker system im looking at is the Klipsch RVX-54 Home Theater Speaker system.
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messa...77/139878.html

My question now is, which reciever for this type of speaker system? I dont want to spend the extra money for the more expensive reciever if the cheaper one will do the job. On the other hand, if the more expensive one will give me better sound I will gladly pay it. Thanks for the help

P.S. I was able to drive down to a local Klipsch retailer and listen and get some info on the different systems.

[Timma]

There is only one main difference between the two receivers. The cheaper is gonna give you 90 watts per channel and the more expensive will give 100 watts. The speakers you are looking at will handle either no problem. The 100 watt one will give you some better sound, but to the normal ear you can't even tell. There are some extra features on the more expensive one, but you probably won't even use them. If you don't feel like spending the extra cash go with the cheaper one.

Oh and can I come live with you for christ sakes? lol

[twizzbeats]

I was at a Toshiba seminar today and they have some great HDTV coming out. PLus they Have HDDVD, just incredible.

[ROCKETW19]

hey bouncer i got the denon avr3805 for the same price as the one your lookin at i run monitor audio speakers with a velodine sub. everything is easy to use a sounds great. if thats the price you were quoted thats to much i found this web site that saved me thousands. let me know ill look it up if needed.

[ROCKETW19]

just looked up the site i seen your reciver AVR 985 for 597.00 and mine the AVR 3805 for 747.00 of coarse no sales tax but you pay shippin! pm me ill tell you how i got mine from the good guys at the internet price!

[wnabeabeast]

Hey B when it comes to home theather sytems it really dosen't matter as long as you have a half way decent receiver you'll be ok. Same with the speakers unless you have a high end recording studio u can get away with almost any speaker,just get a good subwoofer when it comes to sound coming out of your 5.1 system all five of your speakers are used for mid the high range and any low range like explosions comes out of the subwoofer that is why speakers like bose can have great sound without the big speakers.

[Bouncer]

Well I have it all pretty well narrowed down.

This is the speaker system http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messa...77/139878.html

http://www.klipsch.com/product/product.aspx?cid=866

This is the reciever
http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/473.asp

This is the TV
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-8qTs3A3...p?i=305HLR6178

This is the remote that will control everything.
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/pr...CONTENTID=9933

Should be a pretty sweet system.

[beefcake]

Good lawd. A $250 remote? Seems like you're aiming for something like this. Will you ever leave the house anymore? Superbowl at your house next year.