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If youve read some of my recent posts you know that my dad got a nice new 42in lcd tv for xmas. Ive been helping him get it all set up and the stock speakers are garbage. Hes also looking fior an inexpensive dvd player. So I thought maybe one of the cheap Ht systems would be the best way to go. He isnt an audio./videophile in any way shape or form. Hes just looking for better sound than the stock speakers, especially in the bass, the stock speakers have none. Hes looking in the $300 range. I know thats not much, but thats what he wants to spend and it seems there are actually quite a bit of choices for under $300. Now what im trying to do is find out which are the best in that price range. So does any one have any recomendations?? The room is not very large around 14x10ft or so, and the system will be used strictly for movies and tv, no music.
thanks and happy new year!
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imo Klegg eggs their m601 system (5+1) is really quite good for HT apps in a small to mid size room. The M801's are even better at reproducing the music tracks. B0oth now are avalable with the klegg dvd player that to is a nice piece of kit for the money.
In fact they are so good it might just turn them onto some half decent sound system later on.
I would bring him to Best Buy or Circuit City or a local stores that sell a number of these systems. Have him do a listen with a DVD that he is familiar with. A good DVD with some low bombs going off, and some highs so you can judge which system sounds the best across the spectrum. Sony DAV-FX500 is $350 with DVD player. Onkyo, a very respectable hifi company, has the HTS790 at $400. It is compatible with ipod and XM radio. Bring some CDs that you are familiar with and play them on the system to see their sonic flavor. Each would be a little different. Your preference may not be his. Ideally, you want to go at a time that the store is not very busy. In the morning or something so that you can truly listen for the differences. Do not expect high fidelity sound, but you can get a respectable system for DVD and TV for $300. Do some shopping around and have fun. If you are like me, I go audition in the stores. Then, find it online. If you like, you can go back to the store and ask them to match the online price as much as possible. Happy hunting.
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