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Hi:My department director heard that I am into audio equipment and asked me for a recommendation for a $2000 home theater speaker set-up including front, center and rear channel speakers plus a subwoofer. I didn't tell him that I am mostly into vintage audio equipment (about as far away from HT as you can get) and besides, I thought I could handle it. Well, it's not as easy as I thought, so that's why I am posting this question here.
Does anybody have any recommendations? It can be either a one-brand package or a combination of different brands. The only key thing is that he will be using the front speakers for two channel audio about 50% of the time, so he would like those to be as good as possible.
Any help would be greatly appreciated even if it's just pointing me to the right place to look. Thanks!
Gerry
Follow Ups:
What exactly does the "department head" at a taco bell drive-thru do?
Check out www.norh.com
Look at teh ceramic nOrh 4.0 set up. $850 for the 5 speaks, but if there is WAF, have her approve the looks first.
Then with the remaining $1200 you could add either a single sub like the ACT Titan II, SVS, or perhaps dual smaller subs for the mains to make them truly full-range and give you stereo bass. How about a pair of Hsu VTF-2;s ($1000) plus a Paradigm X-30 crossover (150). You could then use the Hsu as (albeit low) stands for the mains.Another alternative is the Edge Audio HT package which is $1300 complete I think (with sub) and well regarded.
E-mail me if you have more ques & I will help all I can
dg
For a simple but credible answer, have a look at Paradigm's recommended systems. The one with the Monitor 5 would meet the need for good stereo sound. It's one of the few brands that neophytes and audiophiles both know and like. The recommended set is timbre matched, with a powerful sub, both required for good HT.Hope that gets you a bonus this year.
Dan Bonhomme
Hi Dan:Thanks for the quick reply and excellent advice! I checked out the Paradigm website as you suggested and it seems like one of those middle priced complete systems would be just about perfect.
Since you brought up the bonus issue, I was going to offer to donate 10% of my 2001 bonus to the AA in the name of the person who came up with the best advice. Of course 10% of nothing is...
Thanks again!
Gerry
Check-out the Atlantic Technology 4.5 system. www.atlantictechnology.com. $1800. Outstanding for HT and very good for music as well. The high gloss black finish looks pretty good too!
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