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UnionPac2004 wrote:
"coyotepx" wrote: Again, here's what I've now come up with. Once I get a house, I will = invest big(ger) into my system. Until then, I'll start in this = price/quality range. Inifinity TSS-750 5.1 Speaker Set = $630(http://www.crutchfield.com/S-76Yu7lt...ew.asp?i=3D10= 8TSS750P&s=3D0&cc=3D01) Sony STR-DE 597 Receiver $180 = (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-76Yu7lt...sp?i=3D158STD= 597B&s=3D0&cc=3D01) Onkyo DVD Player $85 = (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-76Yu7lt...sp?i=3D580DVS= 301S&s=3D0&cc=3D07) Have you heard that speaker package before? Does Crutchfield offer a liberal return policy if you're not happy with them? I have not personally heard them myself, and buying speakers without hearing them first would not be the route I would take... With the good internet direct speaker companies like Ascend, AV123, Axiom, etc, you have a minimum of 30 days to try the equipment in your own home. You can return them for the cost of shipping for any reason during the trial period. It's pretty easy to get the trial period extended if you call the company and state a reason. A bit of research will narrow down which company has speakers that best fit the situation. I went with Ascend's but in coyotepx situation, the AV123 package looks ideal. Low end Infinity's aren't even in the same league. Also, unless Sony has made improvements in their DE series of receivers, I would avoid them. Although if you plan on upgrading to a better receiver eventually, it may not matter. Good advice. Sony has taken a wrong turn with the DE's. There's lots of better values out there. David |
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 04:24:35 -0600, "coyotepx"
wrote: Great advice from everyone as I'll consider all that I've read here. However, no one answered the question of getting a DVD player with DVD-A and SACD capabilities. Is it worth it for movie purposes only? I love mine, a Pioneer 563A. There is a Pioneer 578A now for around $130. http://www.crutchfield.com/S-eivFG4w...V578AS&g=54700 Best audio out of this thing is through the 6 channel analog outputs. I can't tell if your receiver has an input for that. Some nice titles for this a SACD: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon stunning Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells ditto Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road James Taylor - JT DVD-A Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery Doobie Brothers - The Captain and Me Donald Fagan - The Nightfly Yes - Fragile Richard Thompson - Rumour and Sigh. There are much more expensive 'universal' players out there, like the Denon 2900 at around $700, but I doubt my less discerning ears could tell the difference. Rich M. |
"coyotepx" wrote in message ... Great advice from everyone as I'll consider all that I've read here. However, no one answered the question of getting a DVD player with DVD-A and SACD capabilities. Is it worth it for movie purposes only? No. Movies don't have DVD-A or SACD soundtracks. However, a "universal" player is pretty handy, in my judgement. They tend to simply play pretty much everything: lots of different formats of audio and video on a variety of pressed and burned media. This capability can be a comfort in these days of home-brew disc-making. But it's beginning to look like DVD-A and SACD are going to remain niche formats, marketed primarily at audiophiles, with very little program material not also available in more conventional formats. This could still change, but it doesn't look promising IMO. Still, in a budget system intended primarily for movie watching, there are great players in the $60 range that will give you tremendous performance. You can upgrade later without remorse. Note that one thing universal players do have is internal decoders and system setup menus, allowing them to be used with separate amplifiers, old "DD Ready" receivers, and other equipment without decoders of their own. But any AV receiver you buy will have its own decoders, so this point is almost certainly moot, and the universal player's decoders are something you'd end up paying for and not using. RichC |
"Jeff" wrote in message om... "coyotepx" wrote in message ... I'm in the market for a new home theater system but nothing that will force me to rob banks to pay it off. Here's what I have chosen so far...let me have it. Onkyo HT-S770 6.1 System $469.99 Onkyo DV-SP502 DVD Player $299.99 Sanus BF31B Black 31" Speaker Stands $59.99/pair Harmony SST-688 Remote $199.99 I will watch more movies than I will listen to music. Is it worth $300 for a DVD player with DVD-A and SACD if I'm not going to listen to music on it? Or will it blow me away so much that it's the only way I'll listen to music ever again. J If it was me, and this is only my opinion, I'd be spending less on the dvd player and remote, and more on the base system. Pioneer makes universal players that play sacd and dvd-a for about $150. And decent universal remotes can be had for $50. Put the $300 savings from those 2 items into a better home theater in a box system. Jeff Agreed that the DVD player is a bad choice, because its outsourced by toshiba, which is almost a guarntee that you'll have trouble with it. Not to mention its overpriced. A better pick is the samsung rd841 or 941, both play dvd audio and sacd and "upconvert" to 1080i An even better choice is a DVD recorder, Sony has the rbx-300 which is my latest player. The picture is outstanding, the GUI and controls intuitive, and its currently on sale at Circuit for 359 (or 349 on the web) Not to mention that the picture is about what you'd expect from a 300 to 400 $ player... in a word outstanding. Works like a VCR but with a better picture. I can record in the slowest speed and the picture is still fair As for remote, I'd go to remote central.com. One of their advertisers are selling refurbished pronto tsu-3000's for 199$, you can get a new one for 300$. Both prices are with a charging station. I swear by mine |
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