Hello all, new to the 'shack'. About little about me, I'm on my 3rd system, which is a yamaha YHT-900 HTIB. It was perfect for my apartment, and is at least 6 years old. The TV is a Samsung LN-t4066F, which will be regulated to bedroom duty (40" in the bedroom, I know!). Now I'm married, and we moved into a house and it's time do a system upgrade. My living room size is about 16'x16' with 10' ceilings and a big open wall into a dining room. Currently carpet, but will be removing it for hardwood. I'm not an audiophile, but I am pretty technically savvy and am reading up on a lot of things.
I plan on doing this probably this summer, and these are the current products I'm considering:
TV:
Vizio VF551XVT 55" LCD
Samsung LN55B8000 55" LCD
The Vizio will debut at $1,999, probably cheaper at costco, and really, even if it doesn't come close to the Samsung it will be less than 1/2 the price. I will keep a close eye on both as their release comes closer.
Also looks like the Vizio will be using an LG panel, with 15k:1 actual and 1M:1 dynamic contrast ratios.
Receiver:
Yamaha RX-V3900
Denon AVR-3808CI
I've pretty much made up my mind and going w/the Yamaha RX-v3900. The price is under 1400 right now, and should drop even more by the summer (crossing my fingers).
Speakers:
SVS 7.0 SCS-01(M)
I'm sold on the SVS SCS 7.0 speakers. Maybe I'll try to save up for a set of MTS, but it would cost around triple. Given the reviews on the SCS, I'm not sure I could justify spending 3x as much for the MTS.
Subwoofer:
SVS PB12-NSD
SVS PB12-Plus
SVS PC-Ultra
SVS PB13-Ultra
I've settled on SVS, but now which model....
Thanks for any input!
I plan on doing this probably this summer, and these are the current products I'm considering:
TV:
Vizio VF551XVT 55" LCD
Samsung LN55B8000 55" LCD
The Vizio will debut at $1,999, probably cheaper at costco, and really, even if it doesn't come close to the Samsung it will be less than 1/2 the price. I will keep a close eye on both as their release comes closer.
Also looks like the Vizio will be using an LG panel, with 15k:1 actual and 1M:1 dynamic contrast ratios.
Receiver:
Yamaha RX-V3900
Denon AVR-3808CI
I've pretty much made up my mind and going w/the Yamaha RX-v3900. The price is under 1400 right now, and should drop even more by the summer (crossing my fingers).
Speakers:
SVS 7.0 SCS-01(M)
I'm sold on the SVS SCS 7.0 speakers. Maybe I'll try to save up for a set of MTS, but it would cost around triple. Given the reviews on the SCS, I'm not sure I could justify spending 3x as much for the MTS.
Subwoofer:
SVS PB12-NSD
SVS PB12-Plus
SVS PC-Ultra
SVS PB13-Ultra
I've settled on SVS, but now which model....
Thanks for any input!