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So I'm looking into buying a nice surround sound system for around $400. I think I've pretty much narrowed it down to 2 systems. The first is a Sony system. Here's the link: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...52921665361527 ... and the second is an Onkyo system: http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-HT-S5200...4699959&sr=1-1..
Now, I've never really heard of Onkyo until recently but from what I heard and read about them is that they are a pretty good brand to go with. I can get the Sony for about $400 on amazon and the Onkyo for about $420 on amazon. I'm leaning towards the Onkyo system but want to be sure that's the right one to go with. So I guess I'm just looking for you input on these 2 systems or brands even. If you have another system that would fit the bill please let me know. The main thing is I want a big receiver to hook everything up too. Thanks.
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With Bose, you're buying the name. They're overpriced, and not much, if any better than some of the other systems. Onkyo is a great brand for HTIBs. Don't be afraid to go with it. I can't vouch for that particular model, and it looks like it's new enough where there aren't a lot of reviews -- but Onkyo, as a brand, is good.
Onkyo has always done me well
Onkyo is 7.1,...... 4 HMDI in, DTS-ES™ Discrete/Matrix, DTS Neo:6®, DTS 96/24™, Dolby® Digital EX™
Sony 5.1....... 3 HDMI in, dts®, Dolby® Digital
Onkyo wins
i didn't even look at the model but i'd go with onkyo over sony anytime.
Haha, alright I'm beginning to see a pattern here. Thanks all of you for helping me out with this one. My friends were telling me Sony, but Onkyo seemed to have everything going for it.
oh yeah. i checked out the models. onkyo all the way. binding posts should be standard for any a/v receiver over $300 i believe. also bose is crap. if you're an audiophile of sorts you should try out toby speakers out of ft worth. i have a sat/sub prototype that was his personal system and it's great. he has a room where he does a side by side comparison of all the $1000+ speakers and his blows them away. quality stuff at a reasonable price.
bose is great. got it all over the house. easy to install and it's sound is superior.
Walter,
All you need now is a home projector with a 120 inch video screen.
yeah. especially when their subs can reach middle C.
I'd spend the $400 on a Denon HD receiver with DVD upscaler, use some cheap speakers until you can splurge on something better. Sony doesn't make good audio products IMO, Bose is all name. I had Harmon Kardon with JBL speakers which I was pleased with- nothing extraordinary, but good for my budget. Then I got a Denon receiver when I got my new LCD. I was using my JBL speakers until I saved up and got better ones. I now have a KEF Center with 5 NHT surrounds. Speakers are something worth splurging on because the technology doesn't change that often. So I would wait and save your money because home theater is one thing that you can really tell the difference in quality. If you have your stuff hooked up to an HD source and plugged into a crappy receiver, it will still sound like crap. You should start a home theater piece by piece if you don't have the money up front.
The point of this ramble is, if you are going to spend $400, you might as well spend a little more on something better that will stand up better in the face of technology. There is a big difference IMO between a $400 home theater and a $750-800 one. You can search around online and find great prices on all kinds of good stuff
Last edited by Thunder Dan; 06-11-2009 at 01:34 PM.
what are you talking bout V? whut chu mean middle c?yeah. especially when their subs can reach middle C.
yeah. denon's are great as well. i'm not too fond of the home-theater-in-a-box as well, so getting good speakers does make a difference. they're good if you just want to get something right now. plus the i/o on those leave you with little options if you plan on adding to it or updating it.
If the receiver is good enough and powerful enough, an all-in-one package is fine to start. As you get to be more of a snob, you can upgrade the speakers.
frequency. subs should take care of the 150hz on down spectrum. middle c is about 250hz. to put that into perspective a snare drum covers the 100hz to 10khz range, roughly. nothing like the thump of a snare drum.
dude, my sub is pounding. please don't on my bose.
but that's the thing, if you spend $400 on a all-in-one, the receiver won't be anything special, probably low wattage, and definitely not up to the latest standards, where if you just spend your whole wad for right now on a receiver, you will get something that will last and can get speakers later. A good, high wattage receiver with crappy speakers still might sound better than a all in the box set up becuase the receivers they give you suck and offer little options for actual output modes.
There's a saying in the audiophile industry:
No highs, no lows... it's probably Bose.
Onkyo over Sony every single time.
If you want a very educated opinion (from people who actually build their OWN speakers and HT systems from scratch), head over to http://www.head-fi.org/forums/ It's by far the best audio site that I know of on the net.
Onkyo makes some of the best HT setups for the money.
I'd also recommend the Fluance HT setup. They have a fantastic full-sized 5.0 system for $199, if memory serves, and it's been given extremely high ratings by all the review sites I've read.
Double post.
That's why I said if it was good and powerful enough. It all depends on the perceived limit of your future snobbery.
, but hey. they have a lot of "pounding"
$199 for a full set up?! is that a home theater in a box or just all the speakers? either way the price makes it sound
kinda cheap
That setup is like $3,000
bose is easily the best. by a long shot.
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