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for the price i like onkyo surround sound in a box systems... we have one and it is very nice. it was 500 and can be found for 450 on sale... 1000 watt 6.1 with a big 10" sub... its sounds very nice. very clear and precise. as for tv's I'm not sure as we are running a front projection system. some of the sony dream systems sounds nice too... try to avoid anything that has a built in dvd player. as that will compromise the quality of the amp. and makes it very proprietary.
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avsforum.com is where i go for all my questions.
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http://www.us.onkyo.com/model.cfm?m=HT-S770&class=Systems&p=i here is the onkyo system we have.
oh poop zandor came up on loot!! I Dont think for with 3500 to 4000 hes going to waste money on a "Onkyo".. Zandor get a Hitachi! Them are the sweetest big screens and just give me a chub talkin about them.. The clarity and the sound is awesome... I'm gonna go in the bathroom now...lol :idea:
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Hey, I am also in the market for a new TV. Same budget too. Wife gets all new family room furniture and window coverings and I get to get a new TV.
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avsforum has lots of info... you kinda have to dig for it because alot of the guys there are into hardcore high end stuff. but they were very helpful when we were outfitting our hometheater.
High end like Onkyo???? LOL...dude they sell that poop at Target...lol....
Zandor Ill see if I can find the link of the one I was gonna get. I just got a 65" sony HD one here about 3 months ago. I like it, but kick myself for not saving a little longer, so I could get it, cuz the hitachi is awesome as hell..
Zandor Ill see if I can find the link of the one I was gonna get. I just got a 65" sony HD one here about 3 months ago. I like it, but kick myself for not saving a little longer, so I could get it, cuz the hitachi is awesome as hell..
Look at the Samsung DLP televisions.... They got awesome write ups...
I picked up a Samsung 5085 & love it....
I picked up a Samsung 5085 & love it....
I have an older hitachi and can definitly vouch for it's picture quality and sound. It's not a high def unit, but it is 60" rear projection. Bought it really cheap 5 years ago and couldn't continue to be happier.
I just recently upgraded my receiver with a Yamaha. Really good stuff. I shopped for a month to find one with all the stuff I wanted/needed.
Considering I live in an apartment, I can't go to loud, so I haven't purchased any mean tower speakers for it. When I do, they will be JBL. Bose sound ok, but when listening to them side by side (off my reciever at best buy), the jbl's blow them out of the water and can be considerably cheaper. Oddly enough, best buy uses my receiver for every single "display" unit in their stores. It made it really easy for me to wander around with a remote to set it how I wanted when shopping for speakers. I currently have jbl front - left/right wall mounts, JBL 10" 150W powered sub, bose center channel (sucks) and the only remenents of my first surround setup are my rear surround speakers which are Phillips. They will become my front jbl's some day when I replace the front's with some nice jbl towers.
I have taken the big screen apart so I could wire the speakers in the tv into my center channel. The hitachi big screen speakers sound tons better than the $200 bose center channel... go figure. I still have the bose center channel wired in, but it only produces high frequencies.
Here's a pic of the TV. The front speakers are the old one's I replaced with jbl's recently. The bose is on top of the tv.
$ for $, hitachi, yamaha and jbl is the route I'm going as money allows. Looks good, sounds good, gets loud... what more do you want? The wife is looking for one of those big screen entertainment centers to make it look more "homey" instead of like a best buy display center...
With $3500, you could buy everything I have and have enough to get a nice set of JBL towers.
My advice would be to shop around and take your time. Have fun!
I just recently upgraded my receiver with a Yamaha. Really good stuff. I shopped for a month to find one with all the stuff I wanted/needed.
Considering I live in an apartment, I can't go to loud, so I haven't purchased any mean tower speakers for it. When I do, they will be JBL. Bose sound ok, but when listening to them side by side (off my reciever at best buy), the jbl's blow them out of the water and can be considerably cheaper. Oddly enough, best buy uses my receiver for every single "display" unit in their stores. It made it really easy for me to wander around with a remote to set it how I wanted when shopping for speakers. I currently have jbl front - left/right wall mounts, JBL 10" 150W powered sub, bose center channel (sucks) and the only remenents of my first surround setup are my rear surround speakers which are Phillips. They will become my front jbl's some day when I replace the front's with some nice jbl towers.
I have taken the big screen apart so I could wire the speakers in the tv into my center channel. The hitachi big screen speakers sound tons better than the $200 bose center channel... go figure. I still have the bose center channel wired in, but it only produces high frequencies.
Here's a pic of the TV. The front speakers are the old one's I replaced with jbl's recently. The bose is on top of the tv.
$ for $, hitachi, yamaha and jbl is the route I'm going as money allows. Looks good, sounds good, gets loud... what more do you want? The wife is looking for one of those big screen entertainment centers to make it look more "homey" instead of like a best buy display center...
With $3500, you could buy everything I have and have enough to get a nice set of JBL towers.
My advice would be to shop around and take your time. Have fun!
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Well, I got pretty lucky on everything. $1700 total so far. Timing and patience payed off. Waited for sales, watched for sales.
TV [hitachi 60ex39b] was $1200 (originally $2600 or so).
Memorial Day sale (%25)
Display unit (%20)
Opened sears cc account (10%)
Reciever $300 (Originally $480)
Didn't have what I went there for, got the next model up for the sale price of what I went in for.
JBL sub and Bose Center Channel $0 (Originally $300 for sub/$200 for center)
Wife had perk points at her old job and she had acrued $1000 worth. I spent half, she spent half.
JBL Wall speakers $80 shipped (Originally $180 at best buy currently)
5 disk panasonic dvd player $120 (Originally $200)
Got it at wal-mart on sale
The thing I think that irks me most is that so few dvd's are in DTS. Even if the movie sucks, DTS makes it worth watching!
TV [hitachi 60ex39b] was $1200 (originally $2600 or so).
Memorial Day sale (%25)
Display unit (%20)
Opened sears cc account (10%)
Reciever $300 (Originally $480)
Didn't have what I went there for, got the next model up for the sale price of what I went in for.
JBL sub and Bose Center Channel $0 (Originally $300 for sub/$200 for center)
Wife had perk points at her old job and she had acrued $1000 worth. I spent half, she spent half.
JBL Wall speakers $80 shipped (Originally $180 at best buy currently)
5 disk panasonic dvd player $120 (Originally $200)
Got it at wal-mart on sale
The thing I think that irks me most is that so few dvd's are in DTS. Even if the movie sucks, DTS makes it worth watching!
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