What is the best home theater system on the market?
i need a home theater system that has OUTSTANDING sound.from the regular speakers to the subwoofer.and please give me an alternative to BOSE.thank you!
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it is very hard to tell u what is good not knowing how much u want to spend at max....i would just say to go to best buy or circuit city and talk to the sales person there....all though some of them have no clue what to sell u but most of them do....big is not always better not with technology today....it might look better but the sound might not be as what u thought it will be....but 7.1 surround sound is the best but the amount of speakers u need depends on the size of your room ....so your best bet is to go to one of those stores and talk to the sales person and also might be good to make a layout of the room u are doing so they will know the dimensions to better fit the room with the size of speakers and the amount u will need as well and where u need to locate those speakers as well....
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How on earth did this get featured?
The guy didn't even answer his question!!!
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Yah, whats the best system? i want to know
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Please go with the Bose system. You can't go wrong.
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He is right it really does depend on the size and the acoustics of the room. Thousand dollar speakers can sound like junk in a room with bad acoustics.
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What is the best home theater system for Blu Rays?
Does anyone know the best home theater systems out there for for blu rays and are in the range from 200-1000 dollars..... Its going to be a Christmas present for my husband and i have no clue with the new technology..... we have a blu ray system, a ps3 and a 56'' 1080p television... and he wants a home theater system for this stuff
Some one help me please
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BOSE is the worst use of money on the planet. Their product lack 80 hz worth of the spectrum and they spend all their money on advertisement rather than a good product.
For $1000 or less you can get, and I recommend.
Pioneer VSX-818-K 5.1 receiver for $250 or Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K 7.1 for $600
Dayton %.1 home theater speaker system with 12" powered subwoofer for $200. part # 300-696
Both of these can be bought at parts-express.com and all orders over $49 ship free. They have a great help line with people who will help you get everything you need and will make your husband happy all at a great price.
Do not, whatever you do, go to some big box store. You will end up paying way too much and will get a worthless system. The people who work at these stores know nothing about what they are trying to pass off as quality goods. BOSE is a joke.
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Try for a BOSE they have great sound but they don't come cheap or if not i would probably get a Sony with HD sound
What's the best home theater system to purchase at a reasonable price?
Getting ready to purchase a complete home theater system and have been looking at Bose but wondering if there's a system that is just as good but cheaper. Looking for extremely high sound quality for movies AND music. Price range is $2500 total.
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I also agree that Bose is overrated and overpriced. With their stuff, you are paying for the styling and the name, and not for engineering thats worth the price. Plus, they do a lot of costly PR.
If you are fine with more conventional audio equipment, then with the budget that you have mentioned, you have a lot of room to pick and choose. There are some great on line sellers who can offer a wide range of great equipment and some very good price deals. If you can, do some on line searches, and then see if a store by you can demo some of the gear.
Not lots of people know that amazon.com sells home theater audio gear. They're worth looking at. Also, a couple of good on line sellers are Vanns and BPAV.
On receivers, great brands include Harmon Kardon, Onkyo, Yamaha and Denon. In speakers, there are such as Polk Audio, JBL, and Infinity, the last of which I am a big fan of.
I have a system with five Infinity Beta speakers run from a Carver pre amp, so I can say that that Beta line is really great sounding, and, since Infinity is discontinuing it, in favour of a newer product line up (Whose appearance doesn't do it for me), there are really great discounts available on the Betas.
At BPAV, you can get the floorstanding Beta 40s for $230
each (List price $400 ea), th bookshelf Beta 20s for $110
each (List price $200), and a Beta C250 center speaker for
$110 (List price $250). If you want a 7.1 system, that'd run you
about $1010 for 2 Beta 40s, 4 Beta 20s, and 1 Beta C250.
Add in an Infinity sub from Vanns, model SW 12 for $400
(List price $800), that brings you up to $1410, leaving you a grand for the receiver. All the models I've mentioned are in cherry colour. No tax and free US shipping.
On receivers, theres a huge range to choose from. Amazon can get you into an Onkyo TX-SR805 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Black) for $712.59, free US shipping.
(I think that amazon now has to charge NY State sales tax for any shipments going to NYS) List price is $1000. Its also available in silver colour, for $704.47.
$2120 would be your paid price, and that'd be for some very very nice gear. If you want the Infinitys, you have to hurry, they won't last that long.
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Why are Americans so obsessed with Bose?
Spend $2500 on any home theatre system and you will get an infinitely better set-up than Bose.
Go to any Hi-Fi forum and you will see that they're not rated, Bose won't even allow their products to be reviewed by Hi-Fi publications, that should sound alarm bells! They rely on a client base that are more interested in a name than quality sound.
They're not High-end, they're high priced.
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Here is what I'd do. Get these speakers, the Epos ELS 5.1 system Might eat up all of your budget. Then, get a used receiver / preamp processor for about 500 total. B&K, Outlaw, Integra, etc. Processors change so quickly and people upgrade so quickly that you can get a deal, maybe .30 on the retail dollar sometimes for awesome equipment. Plus, room EQ is coming soon so go cheap on this and hold out a couple of years for a huge upgrade later.
Basically, get speakers from a mainline speaker manufacturer, Totem, Paradigm, KEF, ACI, Gallo, Epos. Get the best speakers you can afford, and go with a dealer demo to save big $$. FOR LEFT /CENTER / RIGHT SPEAKERS THEY MUST BE MATCHING SPEAKERS! Then go the "used but I can get it serviced route" on the reciever / prepro-amp end.
This way with a little work and some research you can get a 6000 system on your budget .
Also, that guy is right about Bose. Not so hot. That's why they are sold in their own stores, no A/B comparisons.
Audiogon.com and videogon.com are awesome resources, check them out.
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check out audioholics they have lots of information and guides. here is there recommended $3500.00 systems but it includes a $1300.00 tv. it should give you some ideas where to start.
http://www.audioholics.com/buying-guides...Answer 5:
try Onkyo HT-SP908 Home Theater System.
Cheap and best for you
What is the best home theater lighting system that is in expensive?
I am wiring a home theater and want to be able to dim the lights or have different setting for the canned and recessed lighting.........what would you suggest?
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The cheapest and easiest would be to simply install dimmer switches for each set of lights.
There are some automatic systems out there that you can control with a universal remote, but if it's not too much trouble, just stand up and adjust the lights when the previews are playing.
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Just a simple halogen "torchiere" floor lamp will work great.
The light shines upwards, so it won't interfere with the picture.
Be sure it uses a dimmer switch. Don't get a regular Incandescent bulb "torchiere". They don't produce comfortable dimmed light.
What is the best home theater system for a Toshiba hdtv?
My boyfriend recently bought the Toshiba hdtv 42hl167 and I want to get him a compatible home theater system. Any suggestions for something that will work with that tv? Thanks!
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get him the new denon 3800bd blu- ray player and a denon amp that decodes the new high def sound and a decent hdmi cable he will marry u the day after as for speakers kef are fantastic and look good as do tannoy im in the uk and the cost of that lot here will be around £4,500 gbp but normally u americans dont get ripped of as much as us so its probobly much cheaper
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I am so glad you posted this..My bf just bought a similar TV and I wanted to get him the same as a gift for x-mas....totally on my watch list!!!
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