[th1986]

New to the site & the world of home theater purchases.

I've been looking around the site but decided the best way to get on track is make a thread and give my budget and what I'm looking to do.

About a year back I got a HTIB , LG brand , and was very dissapointed , and don't even use the thing anymore. I hate how the DVD player is basically the receiver , I could only get audio to play through the speakers when it was playing from the DVD Player. Hopefully doing this by buying my own receiver and speakers+sub will be easier. I have some experience with old school speakers , with RCA cords and such but not sure if w/ all the high tech electronics these days if that's the way it's done still.

I have a 58' inch plasma , ps3 , tvix and blu ray player , oh and the dreaded cable tv :yikes: . So my hope is to be able to switch between these while having the audio source be the surround sound speakers. if that makes sense :huh::help:

As far as room size that's gonna change soon. Right now I'm in like a half basement , but will soon have my set up (few months down the road) in a living room , in prob a 1000-1500 sq ft 2-3 bedroom home , so likely smaller than the basement my TV/Set-Up is in currently.

So i guess i need a receiver , speakers + subwoofer .

Also would like to know people's thoughts on onecall ? I get "bonuses" in the form of gift cards and this is the only place where i can get home theater stuff with said bonuses. Using the bonuses for this is not a must though , just a thought.

I'm thinking $2k max .

Thanks in advance for any advice. Very informative site/forum you have here.

 

[th1986]

Thanks for the reply glaufman

13 feet wide and about 19 feet deep is the size of the room , but no sketch although i could mspaint one , but I don't know how helpful that will be.

My guess is the fit will be tighter when i move a few months down the road , unless i find a house with a basement .

Right now i have the TV against the back wall (the "deep end"?).


Thanks for the suggestion on speaker brands , i will check all those out. Reading around the forum I see a lot of people suggesting the SVS.

While reading one thread here i seen someone say with a budget of 4k to spend 50% on speakers , 30% on the sub woofer and 20% on the receiver. I'm guessing this isn't the case though if my budget is only 2k?

I would like to get a pretty nice receiver though , because I would obviously like to upgrade to better speakers/subs in the future but if possible keep the receiver , if that makes sense.

Again , I'm very very new to home audio , but have learned my lesson about these home theater in a box gigs , and really hate them.

So if i can get some decent speakers+subs off those sites than i have about 1k i can spend on a receiver , any brand suggestions/model suggestions?

Thanks again.

 

[th1986]

The S-Series SBS-01 Systems on the SVS website look nice.

I like how they have stands for each speaker. I'm guessing for a newb like me that would be the easiest when it comes to installation opposed to hanging speakers on the wall?

I'd like to avoid having a professional hook it up. The only place i know around me for home theater installation is best buy and they seem quite pricey.