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For the time being, I am considering purchasing the $400 RCA RT2500 "home theater in a box" sound system available at Radio Shack. I plan to upgrade later.System features include:
700-Watt Dolby Digital/DTS Surround Receiver with 5-Speaker Package and 200-Watt Powered Subwoofer
700 Watts of Total Power with Dolby Digital and DTS Surround Decoding
100 Watts for Left, Center, Right, Left Surround and Right Surround Speakers³
200 Watt Subwoofer Amplifier
Enclosed Wood 5-Speaker Package with 2 Shielded Main Speakers, Shielded Center Channel, and 2 Surround Speakers
DBaS (Dynamic Bass amplification System)
Digital AM/FM Stereo Tuner with 30 Presets
EZ Use Feature Set: Quick Connect Guide, Color-Coded Transparent Wiring, Color-Coded Speaker Terminal, Speaker Hanging Capability
Input IQ
Front A/V Jacks
RCA 53-Button Universal Remote
1-Year Limited WarrantyI am curious if any of you think I can get better quality for the same price (or slightly higher, say $500 total)?
Myself, I have not been able to find anything that comes close to this price with the same amount of power (I know, I know...700 watts w/o specs can be misleading...so tell me what you recommend otherwise!)
Opinions?
AS
Follow Ups:
A,
For the money, you would be hard pressed to find a comparable system that would outperform the RCA system. The only other option is to buy a systen from One Call or Sound City.Good luck, Michael
In process of purchasing HT system.The most CONVENIENT room for my HT is also, I'm afraid, the worst.
You may want to sketch this out first...
- The room is rectangular, approximately 20x25 with a cathedral ceiling.
- The North and South walls are the short walls.
- The East and West walls are the long walls.
- There is a fireplace on the east wall near the NE corner.
- Just next to the fireplace on the east wall is the open entrance to the dining room.
- In the SE corner of the room is the corner entertainment center.
- Directly in the middle of the South wall is a doorwall to outside.
- Starting in the middle of the West wall and wrapping around to the middle of the north wall is a wraparound sofa that seats 6 comfortably.
SOF prohibits me from rearranging the room, so I must work with what I got. Here's what I was thinking of doing...
- Mounting the main/front speakers at the top of the south wall in the SE and SW corners.
- I was thinking of mounting the surrounds at the top of the north wall in the NE and NW corners.
- The center channel would go on top of the TV in the SE corner.
- The subwoofer would go in the NW corner behind the sofa (the sofa curves so there is some space there).
I am new to HT and am looking for any advice on this placement since this is not a typical setup. I've typically seen the surrounds behind the viewers and the TV/mains/center in front of them. I am especially concerned with the center channel and surrounds not being in there typical spots and how this might affect perception.
I have had one suggestion to place the center channer speaker on top of the mantle above the fireplace but leave everything else where I stated - but this doesn't make sense to me.
Please help before I start drilling! ;-))
AS
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