Since y'all helped me once before........how about new speakers for my HDTV

Hope this helps

Yamaha YHT 590 - home theater system - 5.1 channel Home Theater System reviews - CNET Reviews

"calphin wrote:

Hope this helps

Yamaha YHT 590 - home theater system - 5.1 channel Home Theater System reviews - CNET Reviews

Thanks Cal I will check it out ! :up:

you looking for just speakers or a whole system?

"vmarcilfan75 wrote:

you looking for just speakers or a whole system?

Well I am not sure exactly. I'm not really big on this kind of thing. I already have a DVD and DVR so I don't need these CD/DVD changers some of them come with. I guess I am sort of confused in a way.

What I want is speakers and a woofer, that's all I really need. I don't need anything really fancy, because I don't do any gaming at all.

"PMZQ wrote:

Well I am not sure exactly. I'm not really big on this kind of thing. I already have a DVD and DVR so I don't need these CD/DVD changers some of them come with. I guess I am sort of confused in a way.

What I want is speakers and a woofer, that's all I really need. I don't need anything really fancy, because I don't do any gaming at all.

Brother go to Bestbuy.com and type in "Home theater system". Most of them are under 200 and come with everything you need. I recommend looking at the buyer reviews of the products. I have a sony surround system from Best Buy. I never even stepped foot in the store had it in a week. Also if your unsure call and speak to the geek squad. They can help you, and can install them if you need help.

crutchfield has good prices as well.

Home Theater: Home Audio, Speakers, Receivers, Home Theater Systems

"PMZQ wrote:

Well I am not sure exactly. I'm not really big on this kind of thing. I already have a DVD and DVR so I don't need these CD/DVD changers some of them come with. I guess I am sort of confused in a way.

What I want is speakers and a woofer, that's all I really need. I don't need anything really fancy, because I don't do any gaming at all.

well its either buy it all together as a package or buy each part seperately.
speakers
woofer
receiver

But if your budget is around $500 the whole system might be the way. From what i read from other MBs they always talk about how great Onkyo receivers are which is around $300 for it.

I asked some folks which system they advise so i'll post once i get some info. If they reply :lol:

Get an Onkyo TX-SR606, and find a 5 or 7 speaker set to go with it.

I got the Onkyo HT-Sr800 speakers w/my 606 and it rocks.

"vmarcilfan75 wrote:

well its either buy it all together as a package or buy each part seperately.
speakers
woofer
receiver

But if your budget is around $500 the whole system might be the way. From what i read from other MBs they always talk about how great Onkyo receivers are which is around $300 for it.

I asked some folks which system they advise so i'll post once i get some info. If they reply :lol:

Researched it pretty hard. Only 2 recievers in the end, either Oinko or Dennon.

Bought me an Oinko about 3 months ago. LOVE IT. I got a smoking deal from Circuit City. Go here:
Buy the Onkyo TX-SR606 7.1 Dolby and DTS Home Theater Receiver and other Home audio receivers & amplifiers at circuitcity.com

I actually saved an additional $40 cause I settled on a Silver one. Not much THIS receiver wont do, but I understand it pretty much blows your budget.

I am looking at a couple of Speaker packages that will run anywhere from 400-700 depending. In regards to Speakers, what you will see is something like 5.1, 7.1 etc. The .1 means it is a powered Sub-woofer. The 7 or 5 means that many seperate channels of surround sound.
Klipsch, Boston Accoustic and Definitive Technology are very nice. I have heard good and bad about the Yamaha. The system that Cal put up is a very nice setup and not too expensive.

The reciver I pointed out will drive up to 7.1 and yes that does mean it is ready to drive a powered sub-woofer. I am making do with a couple of Fairly nice Infinity's that I picked up real cheap from a friend (Free :hi5:) This reciever will also drive 2 additional seperate channels (For another room or outside). I believe it drives 100 watts per channel at very low frequency...which translates into very clean but powerful sound.
One note, THIS reciever gets pretty warm. Not good for a completly enclosed place. I have to leave the door of ENT CENT open if playing for any extended period of time.

Heres what I found. Best Speakers in the world are useless you have a "Nice' reciever to power them.

Best Receiver in the world is useless without the Speakers.

BTW: Stitches from in here bought the exact same receiver I have. Might be good to petition him on how it works for him.

Bottom line, I think it is well worth it to pay extra and piece something nice together. IT works nice Bare-bones, and you can expand as much as you desire.

Let me know if I can cloud the mind anymore :up:

"Stitches wrote:

Get an Onkyo TX-SR606, and find a 5 or 7 speaker set to go with it.

I got the Onkyo HT-Sr800 speakers w/my 606 and it rocks.

Damnit... you beat me to it :tantrum:

:tongue2:

You will get much better info here:
AVS Forum

than bestbuy.com. Rarely does best buy have the best price either.

"Stitches wrote:

You will get much better info here:
AVS Forum

than bestbuy.com. Rarely does best buy have the best price either.

NOTE: I DID find my reciever a few bucks cheaper online, however, it is nice to have Circuit City a couple of miles away. For me the extra $5 wasnt worth having to package etc IF anything were to go wrong.

Just my 2cents worth

You will get much better info here:
AVS Forum

than bestbuy.com. Rarely does best buy have the best price either.

"Stitches wrote:

You will get much better info here:
AVS Forum

than bestbuy.com. Rarely does best buy have the best price either.

why did you post this twice?

"azfinfanmang wrote:

Researched it pretty hard. Only 2 recievers in the end, either Oinko or Dennon.

Bought me an Oinko about 3 months ago. LOVE IT. I got a smoking deal from Circuit City. Go here:
Buy the Onkyo TX-SR606 7.1 Dolby and DTS Home Theater Receiver and other Home audio receivers & amplifiers at circuitcity.com

I actually saved an additional $40 cause I settled on a Silver one. Not much THIS receiver wont do, but I understand it pretty much blows your budget.

I am looking at a couple of Speaker packages that will run anywhere from 400-700 depending. In regards to Speakers, what you will see is something like 5.1, 7.1 etc. The .1 means it is a powered Sub-woofer. The 7 or 5 means that many seperate channels of surround sound.
Klipsch, Boston Accoustic and Definitive Technology are very nice. I have heard good and bad about the Yamaha. The system that Cal put up is a very nice setup and not too expensive.

The reciver I pointed out will drive up to 7.1 and yes that does mean it is ready to drive a powered sub-woofer. I am making do with a couple of Fairly nice Infinity's that I picked up real cheap from a friend (Free :hi5:) This reciever will also drive 2 additional seperate channels (For another room or outside). I believe it drives 100 watts per channel at very low frequency...which translates into very clean but powerful sound.
One note, THIS reciever gets pretty warm. Not good for a completly enclosed place. I have to leave the door of ENT CENT open if playing for any extended period of time.

Heres what I found. Best Speakers in the world are useless you have a "Nice' reciever to power them.

Best Receiver in the world is useless without the Speakers.

BTW: Stitches from in here bought the exact same receiver I have. Might be good to petition him on how it works for him.

Bottom line, I think it is well worth it to pay extra and piece something nice together. IT works nice Bare-bones, and you can expand as much as you desire.

Let me know if I can cloud the mind anymore :up:

I have the Onkyo 605 and I love it, they make very good stuff and its dirt cheap for what you get. My advice to anyone who wants really good sound is to buy either the 606 and grab a good set of front speakers. Just use it in stereo with two speakers until you have the cash to do the complete surround with sub. In the long run you get MUCH better sound.

I am running polk all the way around, Rti8's for fronts that I got from frys for $150 each, R50 rears and a csi 3 center. Frys still has the Rti8 for that price from time to time but whenever they get them in they sell out fast.

And yeah, the only negative for the Onkyo's is that they heat up. Between my receiver, 360, and 4 guys or so playing halo it can get downright hot. :lol:

"Stitches wrote:

You will get much better info here:
AVS Forum

than bestbuy.com. Rarely does best buy have the best price either.

Indeed, AVS is king when it comes to finding info on anything in the audio vidoe world.... There are times when Best Buy has a good sale but you are right, you can often find just about anything electronic cheaper online.

"enforcerfin33 wrote:

why did you post this twice?

I was having connection issues, didn't know it posted the first time. Sorry.

"enforcerfin33 wrote:

Brother go to Bestbuy.com and type in "Home theater system". Most of them are under 200 and come with everything you need. I recommend looking at the buyer reviews of the products. I have a sony surround system from Best Buy. I never even stepped foot in the store had it in a week. Also if your unsure call and speak to the geek squad. They can help you, and can install them if you need help.

Thanks Enforcer, I may just go this route. :knucks: I generally have had pretty good luck with BestBuy believe it or not. I'm gonn aread what the other guys say too. I was busy the last few days and thanks for all the posts on this one guys. I know I can count on y'all :up:

"calphin wrote:

Hope this helps

Yamaha YHT 590 - home theater system - 5.1 channel Home Theater System reviews - CNET Reviews

I love Yamaha's quality. I have had my same home theater system in the garage for almost 6 years and it works like a champ.:wink2:

"vmarcilfan75 wrote:

well its either buy it all together as a package or buy each part seperately.
speakers
woofer
receiver

But if your budget is around $500 the whole system might be the way. From what i read from other MBs they always talk about how great Onkyo receivers are which is around $300 for it.

I asked some folks which system they advise so i'll post once i get some info. If they reply :lol:

Thanks vmarcilfan, this looks intriguing. Now I am very dumb when it comes to all this stuff, and when you say reciever, are you talking about a VCR ? I have a DirecTV HD VCR already. Or are you talking about like a radio type stereo reciever ? I haven't had one of those for years, I use a small tranistor radio with a ac/dc plug for my AM these days, and that is just for sports talk radio like QAM and The Ticket. I listen to music on my computer either on Live365 or on individual web sites.

I guess I am a little confused :confused:

"azfinfanmang wrote:

Researched it pretty hard. Only 2 recievers in the end, either Oinko or Dennon.

Bought me an Oinko about 3 months ago. LOVE IT. I got a smoking deal from Circuit City. Go here:
Buy the Onkyo TX-SR606 7.1 Dolby and DTS Home Theater Receiver and other Home audio receivers & amplifiers at circuitcity.com

I actually saved an additional $40 cause I settled on a Silver one. Not much THIS receiver wont do, but I understand it pretty much blows your budget.

I am looking at a couple of Speaker packages that will run anywhere from 400-700 depending. In regards to Speakers, what you will see is something like 5.1, 7.1 etc. The .1 means it is a powered Sub-woofer. The 7 or 5 means that many seperate channels of surround sound.
Klipsch, Boston Accoustic and Definitive Technology are very nice. I have heard good and bad about the Yamaha. The system that Cal put up is a very nice setup and not too expensive.

The reciver I pointed out will drive up to 7.1 and yes that does mean it is ready to drive a powered sub-woofer. I am making do with a couple of Fairly nice Infinity's that I picked up real cheap from a friend (Free :hi5:) This reciever will also drive 2 additional seperate channels (For another room or outside). I believe it drives 100 watts per channel at very low frequency...which translates into very clean but powerful sound.
One note, THIS reciever gets pretty warm. Not good for a completly enclosed place. I have to leave the door of ENT CENT open if playing for any extended period of time.

Heres what I found. Best Speakers in the world are useless you have a "Nice' reciever to power them.

Best Receiver in the world is useless without the Speakers.

BTW: Stitches from in here bought the exact same receiver I have. Might be good to petition him on how it works for him.

Bottom line, I think it is well worth it to pay extra and piece something nice together. IT works nice Bare-bones, and you can expand as much as you desire.

Let me know if I can cloud the mind anymore :up:

Wow, lots of info there. I will look into this one a bit more. I may be able to stretch the budget over $ 500 to get the right system.

I guess I am confused on all of this. Do I have to purchase a reciever too ? I thought all I needed was a woofer and speakers (like on my computer) and I would be set to go. Do all of these require a receiver as well ?

Thanks AZ you are a good man :knucks:

"Stitches wrote:

You will get much better info here:
AVS Forum

than bestbuy.com. Rarely does best buy have the best price either.

I have found that if I go to amazom I can get good prices too. New Egg seems to have them as well as Tigerdirect.

Bets buy doesn't always have the best prices but they do have the Geek Squad, and they often will even come to your house to fix things.

DO NOT BUY HDMI CORDS FROM BEST BUY

GO HERE
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240&cs_id=1024008&p_id=3992&seq=1&format=2

Thanks everyone for the help, you guys pointed me in a lot of good directions and I'm sure now I can get what I need. If you have any other suggestions, or see any deals withing the next few weeks (I can't buy anything until closer to Christmas, to take advantage of prices coming down)