$300?...buy a sub, provided you have DTS/Dolby Digital on your amp with a
sub pre-out. Bang for the buck froogle ($175+$50 shipping):
http://www.bicamerica.com/subs_specs.htm
(Venturi v1220)
Critical attributes:
down firing (Wood floors ROCK!)
200 watts RMS 420 peak
23hz
"Speed costs, how fast do you want to go?" goes for AV equipment. Any "all
in one" kit is going to be a joke...particularly at $300. I would recommend
keeping your existing setup (provided it is Dolby/dts + Sub out). It
probably does 100hz+ relatively fine. Fill in the most important and
weakest part of you current setup; the bass...you won't be disappointed.
If you amp doesn't have these things. Buy the cheapest amp you can get with
Dolby Digital/DTS (<$200 these days). Run it 5 channel...if you don't have
all the speakers yet, fill those in next (Reasonable Rears=$50, I like 911's
from KLH)...the center can be fairly cheap (< $50) since it job is 95%
mid-range. Then do the sub from above.
That was my on-the-cheap home theater, and my friends who spent $1000 on
all-in-one kits wish they hadn't...did I mention a strong sub (for the
money) is critical?
Todd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Guardiani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Steve Adeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] best THX/Dolby digital speaker system for price?
Steve Adeff wrote:
On Monday 24 October 2005 13:15, Jesse Guardiani wrote:
Hello all,
I'm thinking about buying a digital 5.1 sound system for
my MythTV setup. I saw some decent 5.1 capable sound
cards on this list a few weeks ago for under $40, and I'm
wondering what listers recommend for an inexpensive speaker
system with a digital optical input?
Has to work with linux/mythtv obviously, but they're mostly
OS agnostic, right? Just so long as the sound card works?
I'm looking to spend less than $300. I'd like it to sound good
for DVDs, music, TV, and gaming, in that order. What do
you folks recommend?
Thanks!
I've yet to see a an all encompasing system for less than $500US that was
worth the money. If your at all interested in it sounding good expect to
spend closer to $1000US. My opinion, buy an Energy or Paradigm satelite
system, which will cost ~$500 and a standalone receiver, a good one can
be had for $300.
That's out of my league. I'll buy a flat screen TV before I spend that
kind of cash on audio.
I'm currently using an old 2.1 system from 1995. :) I'm just looking to
upgrade to something
that doesn't suck completely and doesn't cost more than $300. Best bang
for at or under $300.
--
Jesse Guardiani
Programmer/Sys Admin
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