What surround system systems you guys currently have?

[Kashanova]

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Sorry for the Bump, But I'm in the market for a new Home Theater System and wanted to know some thoughts on a good 5.1 or 7.1 system for under 500 dollars

[Pete1210]

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I recently bought this Onkyo system from Walmart and I am very happy with it. The speakers sound better than they look and it has more than enough power for my living room.

[tktnuri]

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Harman Kardon AVR 354 7.1 system, has 3 hdmi inputs and various optical and component hook ups, using Boston Acoustic bookshelf speakers for front and rear. I bought a refurbished model from Ebay $180, check prices today still going for $200-$400. Only thing I have done to it was upgrade the firmware. This required me buying a $2 cable from Ebay as well. Had all the speakers from previous set ups.

Also have a Panasonic HTIB SC-PT770 5.1 using a Psyclone PSC47 HDMI switch. I really enjoy the wireless surrounds pretty good sound out of this unit for being a HTIB.

[Crimsontide27]

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I have a very high end system, but for the budgets a see tossed around in here, you cant really go wrong with one of the Onkyo HTIBs. Never had a bad experience with them and even though Bose has great marketing....the much cheaper HTIBs are much better with the Onkyo leading the pack usually.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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Sorry for the Bump, But I'm in the market for a new Home Theater System and wanted to know some thoughts on a good 5.1 or 7.1 system for under 500 dollars

With a $500 budget, I'd go with this for $399 (free shipping, no taxes):
http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-HT-S5300...949287&sr=1-19

7.1 channel, 4 HDMI, 130W per channel, 290W Subwoofer

[Kashanova]

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With a $500 budget, I'd go with this for $399 (free shipping, no taxes):
http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-HT-S5300...949287&sr=1-19

7.1 channel, 4 HDMI, 130W per channel, 290W Subwoofer

thats an incredible deal thanks

[luv_mist]

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So what is the best wattage that should be viewed when looking for a theater system? What is the number that I should be viewing when looking at the Subwoofer and speaker system output? I still like mine but I'm debating a bit on if I need a new receiver and possibly new speakers. Always good to look.......

[thaima1shu]

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With a $500 budget, I'd go with this for $399 (free shipping, no taxes):
http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-HT-S5300...949287&sr=1-19

7.1 channel, 4 HDMI, 130W per channel, 290W Subwoofer

Love Onkyo. I bought a 7.1 HTIB and absolutely love it.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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So what is the best wattage that should be viewed when looking for a theater system? What is the number that I should be viewing when looking at the Subwoofer and speaker system output? I still like mine but I'm debating a bit on if I need a new receiver and possibly new speakers. Always good to look.......

What is your current setup?

It honestly depends on the size of your room and how loud you want it to go.

[The Chef]

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Hate to bump an old thread but need some insight from someone here just to get multiple opinions. Im currently looking for a cheap surround sound setup that I can use for bluray movie watching and PS3 gaming, I cant stress cheap enough and am not in a position to grab any of the top of the line setups like Onkyo, Yamaha etc. Let me know if the following setup appears good enough to accomplish this...

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-PLWGEVP...o#overview-tab

I can get it for $150-160 which considering it has 3 HDMI inputs and has barely been used I see no real drawbacks but as usual, I could easily be overlooking something. Ive been told that the PS3 would process the audio codecs that bluray movies provide so whether or not the receiver does isnt important, is this true? Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

Re: What surround system systems you guys currently have?

Hate to bump an old thread but need some insight from someone here just to get multiple opinions. Im currently looking for a cheap surround sound setup that I can use for bluray movie watching and PS3 gaming, I cant stress cheap enough and am not in a position to grab any of the top of the line setups like Onkyo, Yamaha etc. Let me know if the following setup appears good enough to accomplish this...

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-PLWGEVP...o#overview-tab

I can get it for $150-160 which considering it has 3 HDMI inputs and has barely been used I see no real drawbacks but as usual, I could easily be overlooking something. Ive been told that the PS3 would process the audio codecs that bluray movies provide so whether or not the receiver does isnt important, is this true? Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide.

Looks like a solid choice. The main thing you have to worry about with cheap HTIBs is that they usually use proprietary wires/inputs....which makes upgrading impossible. Luckily the system you linked does not. The only big negative I see is that it has a passive subwoofer (which you won't be able to upgrade).

Just let the PS3 decode by setting both to LPCM and you'll be good to go for lossless audio. Nice find if you can get it for that price.

[The Chef]

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Looks like a solid choice. The main thing you have to worry about with cheap HTIBs is that they usually use proprietary wires/inputs....which makes upgrading impossible. Luckily the system you linked does not. The only big negative I see is that it has a passive subwoofer (which you won't be able to upgrade).

Just let the PS3 decode by setting both to LPCM and you'll be good to go for lossless audio. Nice find if you can get it for that price.

So then my next question is whats the difference between a passive sub and? What about it being passive causes me to be unable to upgrade the sub down the line if need be?

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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So then my next question is whats the difference between a passive sub and? What about it being passive causes me to be unable to upgrade the sub down the line if need be?

Passive as in it does not have it's own power supply. The receiver is responsible for powering itself, the speakers and the sub. A powered sub will have it's own electrical outlet (which means it will have a bigger effect).

And you won't be able to upgrade because it's basically just another speaker and will use a speaker terminal and speaker wire. Whereas a system that uses a powered sub will have a sub out.

For a smaller room, it probably won't be a big issue.

[The Chef]

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Passive as in it does not have it's own power supply. The receiver is responsible for powering itself, the speakers and the sub. A powered sub will have it's own electrical outlet (which means it will have a bigger effect).

And you won't be able to upgrade because it's basically just another speaker and will use a speaker terminal and speaker wire. Whereas a system that uses a powered sub will have a sub out.

For a smaller room, it probably won't be a big issue.

Yeah its just for a living room in an apartment so its not exactly huge. I figure this will get me by until down the road when I get into a house and at that time I will upgrade to something much nicer and probably piece it together with a nicer receiver and better speakers but figured for where Im at, what Im using it for etc that this would be sufficient.

[Scott]

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I have this one...5.1 from Onkyo. Cost me $399