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I'm looking for advice on purchasing a surround sound system, (receiver & speakers)I have about $1000 to spend. There is so much out there... spend the money on the receiver or the speakers, or 1/2 and 1/2? any recoomendations?
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Try this, I have been extemely satisfied with the results.Mains JBL N38 - $99 each at every ones favorite (Best Buy)
Surrounds JBL Two ways (5 1/4 mid woofer 3/4 dome tweeter) 19.99 each closeout at fies
Center JBL N-Center $75.00 Including Shipping)new in box on Ebay
Subwoofer JBL PB-10 150 watt pwered sub $205.00 delivered on Ebay (harmon Kardin) factory refurb
Yamaha HTR-5450 Receiver 55 watts per channel, lots of surround options $175.00 close out at local electronics storeTotal includinfg shipping: about $700.00
This system is definately not optimized for two chanel audio, but deffinitely kicks a$$ as a home theater in my midsize living room.
Spend the rest on a few calssics you can watch over and over.
It's not for everyone but I love it.
When the kids are ogne I'll devote the time and money to a high-end 2 chanel system.
I would recommend spending about 60% of your budget on an A/V receiver and 40% on 2 bookshelf speakers for now(since they would definitely sound better than floorstanding for the price and you could always move them to the rear in a HT system when the time/money comes for the rest of the speakers).
Athena .5 system and Outlaw Audio ReceiverCheck out the reviews on both!
My preference for a package in this price range would be:Paradigm Cinema system (two pair of satellites, center channel and powered subwoofer), priced at about $700.00
Inexpensive A/V receiver like the Pioneer VSXD-811S for about $300.00.
This system will be fine in a small to medium size room, but you may need to spend more if you want acceptable performance in a larger room.
-JBL NSP-1 (about $300 street)
-Dayton 10" subwoofer from partsexpress.com (about $125 delivered)
-Outlaw Audio receiver (about $550 delivered) -- www.outlawaudio.com... leaving you $75 for speaker wire & interconnects. The receiver's quality far outstrips those of the speakers, but you could keep the surrounds & upgrade the mains later.
One of the cool things about the JBLs is that mounting brackets are integral, making installation a snap.
Do you have any speakers at all currently?
I have a Aiwa 135 watt system - want to lose it and start over
I would definitely recommend the Outlaw Receiver which you can purchase for less if you don't mind a "B" unit from Outlaw Audio. Any of the speaker recommendations mentioned by the other posts are also very good for the money.
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