Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:40 pm Posts: 177 Location: Tampa, FL
Ok maybe you guys can help me out here. I'm looking for a speaker system for my samsung hdtv since the speakers on that thing suuuuuck. It's going to be in a small room so I don't need gigantic sound. I'd also like to keep the wires to a minimum so i'm thinking a 2.1 might work.
Would I be better off just building a system with a sub, receiver, and bookshelf speakers or something?
Any recommendations on the receiver? I'd like one with some hdmi inputs/outputs for dvd/cable/ps3.
Any help would be great cuz I have no idea what the hell i'm doing here
The prepackaged home theater systems are never as good if you really want excellent sound. If you really wanted to keep it cheaper, you could get two medium sized floor speakers and a receiver. I just got that kind of deal (to start with) and the floor speakers give you the excellent sound AND superb bass. Good subs can be pretty costly, so if huge bass isn't necessary two floors should give you enough. Most receivers over 2-300 bucks give you tons of ports for tv, game systems, music etc, but the HDMI runs the cost up to about 500+ (Canada). I've heard good things about Denon for HDMI, and Yamaha has been around for ages. I believe Marantz is good too if you want something slightly more expensive.
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We are trapped in the belly of this horrible machine, and the machine is bleeding to death.
I had to do the same thing with a movie I was watching the other day and I had to change the sound mode. I forgot what I had to set it to but once I switched to it, it sounded like a normal TV again.
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:40 pm Posts: 177 Location: Tampa, FL
EastHastings wrote:
The prepackaged home theater systems are never as good if you really want excellent sound. If you really wanted to keep it cheaper, you could get two medium sized floor speakers and a receiver. I just got that kind of deal (to start with) and the floor speakers give you the excellent sound AND superb bass. Good subs can be pretty costly, so if huge bass isn't necessary two floors should give you enough. Most receivers over 2-300 bucks give you tons of ports for tv, game systems, music etc, but the HDMI runs the cost up to about 500+ (Canada). I've heard good things about Denon for HDMI, and Yamaha has been around for ages. I believe Marantz is good too if you want something slightly more expensive.
The floor speakers might be a good idea...i'll look into that. What kind of floor speakers did you wind up getting?
The prepackaged home theater systems are never as good if you really want excellent sound. If you really wanted to keep it cheaper, you could get two medium sized floor speakers and a receiver. I just got that kind of deal (to start with) and the floor speakers give you the excellent sound AND superb bass. Good subs can be pretty costly, so if huge bass isn't necessary two floors should give you enough. Most receivers over 2-300 bucks give you tons of ports for tv, game systems, music etc, but the HDMI runs the cost up to about 500+ (Canada). I've heard good things about Denon for HDMI, and Yamaha has been around for ages. I believe Marantz is good too if you want something slightly more expensive.
The floor speakers might be a good idea...i'll look into that. What kind of floor speakers did you wind up getting?
I ended up with Klipsch. I had Klipsch computer speakers for 4 years, then sold them (they still work). They had a horn technology, which may be a Klipsch thing, but i'm not positive. I know they use it alot though. It propels the sound forwards more than other technologies instead of in a giant radius. I believe it gives less interference from sound waves bouncing off walls, etc. The Klipsch ones I got were also magnetically shielded. If you have a small room and not much space to put speakers away from tv (3 feet or so) the magnetism MAY fuck up some tv's.
_________________ The folks just call him Buckethead...
We are trapped in the belly of this horrible machine, and the machine is bleeding to death.
I had to do the same thing with a movie I was watching the other day and I had to change the sound mode. I forgot what I had to set it to but once I switched to it, it sounded like a normal TV again.
i have the same tv... i had it set on "movie" or whatever and chagned it to normal and it was a bit louder, i still had it at like 80 though
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Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:40 pm Posts: 177 Location: Tampa, FL
EastHastings wrote:
lukin321 wrote:
EastHastings wrote:
The prepackaged home theater systems are never as good if you really want excellent sound. If you really wanted to keep it cheaper, you could get two medium sized floor speakers and a receiver. I just got that kind of deal (to start with) and the floor speakers give you the excellent sound AND superb bass. Good subs can be pretty costly, so if huge bass isn't necessary two floors should give you enough. Most receivers over 2-300 bucks give you tons of ports for tv, game systems, music etc, but the HDMI runs the cost up to about 500+ (Canada). I've heard good things about Denon for HDMI, and Yamaha has been around for ages. I believe Marantz is good too if you want something slightly more expensive.
The floor speakers might be a good idea...i'll look into that. What kind of floor speakers did you wind up getting?
I ended up with Klipsch. I had Klipsch computer speakers for 4 years, then sold them (they still work). They had a horn technology, which may be a Klipsch thing, but i'm not positive. I know they use it alot though. It propels the sound forwards more than other technologies instead of in a giant radius. I believe it gives less interference from sound waves bouncing off walls, etc. The Klipsch ones I got were also magnetically shielded. If you have a small room and not much space to put speakers away from tv (3 feet or so) the magnetism MAY fuck up some tv's.
Alright i'll have to make sure they're shielded then. I really just want something to blast the hell out of the new PJ dvd. When that was announced I knew I had a good excuse to treat myself to some sort of set up.
The prepackaged home theater systems are never as good if you really want excellent sound. If you really wanted to keep it cheaper, you could get two medium sized floor speakers and a receiver. I just got that kind of deal (to start with) and the floor speakers give you the excellent sound AND superb bass. Good subs can be pretty costly, so if huge bass isn't necessary two floors should give you enough. Most receivers over 2-300 bucks give you tons of ports for tv, game systems, music etc, but the HDMI runs the cost up to about 500+ (Canada). I've heard good things about Denon for HDMI, and Yamaha has been around for ages. I believe Marantz is good too if you want something slightly more expensive.
The floor speakers might be a good idea...i'll look into that. What kind of floor speakers did you wind up getting?
I ended up with Klipsch. I had Klipsch computer speakers for 4 years, then sold them (they still work). They had a horn technology, which may be a Klipsch thing, but i'm not positive. I know they use it alot though. It propels the sound forwards more than other technologies instead of in a giant radius. I believe it gives less interference from sound waves bouncing off walls, etc. The Klipsch ones I got were also magnetically shielded. If you have a small room and not much space to put speakers away from tv (3 feet or so) the magnetism MAY fuck up some tv's.
Alright i'll have to make sure they're shielded then. I really just want something to blast the hell out of the new PJ dvd. When that was announced I knew I had a good excuse to treat myself to some sort of set up.
There's a new PJ dvd coming?
_________________ The folks just call him Buckethead...
We are trapped in the belly of this horrible machine, and the machine is bleeding to death.
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:40 pm Posts: 177 Location: Tampa, FL
EastHastings wrote:
lukin321 wrote:
EastHastings wrote:
lukin321 wrote:
EastHastings wrote:
The prepackaged home theater systems are never as good if you really want excellent sound. If you really wanted to keep it cheaper, you could get two medium sized floor speakers and a receiver. I just got that kind of deal (to start with) and the floor speakers give you the excellent sound AND superb bass. Good subs can be pretty costly, so if huge bass isn't necessary two floors should give you enough. Most receivers over 2-300 bucks give you tons of ports for tv, game systems, music etc, but the HDMI runs the cost up to about 500+ (Canada). I've heard good things about Denon for HDMI, and Yamaha has been around for ages. I believe Marantz is good too if you want something slightly more expensive.
The floor speakers might be a good idea...i'll look into that. What kind of floor speakers did you wind up getting?
I ended up with Klipsch. I had Klipsch computer speakers for 4 years, then sold them (they still work). They had a horn technology, which may be a Klipsch thing, but i'm not positive. I know they use it alot though. It propels the sound forwards more than other technologies instead of in a giant radius. I believe it gives less interference from sound waves bouncing off walls, etc. The Klipsch ones I got were also magnetically shielded. If you have a small room and not much space to put speakers away from tv (3 feet or so) the magnetism MAY fuck up some tv's.
Alright i'll have to make sure they're shielded then. I really just want something to blast the hell out of the new PJ dvd. When that was announced I knew I had a good excuse to treat myself to some sort of set up.
The prepackaged home theater systems are never as good if you really want excellent sound. If you really wanted to keep it cheaper, you could get two medium sized floor speakers and a receiver. I just got that kind of deal (to start with) and the floor speakers give you the excellent sound AND superb bass. Good subs can be pretty costly, so if huge bass isn't necessary two floors should give you enough. Most receivers over 2-300 bucks give you tons of ports for tv, game systems, music etc, but the HDMI runs the cost up to about 500+ (Canada). I've heard good things about Denon for HDMI, and Yamaha has been around for ages. I believe Marantz is good too if you want something slightly more expensive.
The floor speakers might be a good idea...i'll look into that. What kind of floor speakers did you wind up getting?
I ended up with Klipsch. I had Klipsch computer speakers for 4 years, then sold them (they still work). They had a horn technology, which may be a Klipsch thing, but i'm not positive. I know they use it alot though. It propels the sound forwards more than other technologies instead of in a giant radius. I believe it gives less interference from sound waves bouncing off walls, etc. The Klipsch ones I got were also magnetically shielded. If you have a small room and not much space to put speakers away from tv (3 feet or so) the magnetism MAY fuck up some tv's.
Alright i'll have to make sure they're shielded then. I really just want something to blast the hell out of the new PJ dvd. When that was announced I knew I had a good excuse to treat myself to some sort of set up.
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:40 pm Posts: 177 Location: Tampa, FL
EastHastings wrote:
lukin321 wrote:
EastHastings wrote:
lukin321 wrote:
EastHastings wrote:
lukin321 wrote:
EastHastings wrote:
The prepackaged home theater systems are never as good if you really want excellent sound. If you really wanted to keep it cheaper, you could get two medium sized floor speakers and a receiver. I just got that kind of deal (to start with) and the floor speakers give you the excellent sound AND superb bass. Good subs can be pretty costly, so if huge bass isn't necessary two floors should give you enough. Most receivers over 2-300 bucks give you tons of ports for tv, game systems, music etc, but the HDMI runs the cost up to about 500+ (Canada). I've heard good things about Denon for HDMI, and Yamaha has been around for ages. I believe Marantz is good too if you want something slightly more expensive.
The floor speakers might be a good idea...i'll look into that. What kind of floor speakers did you wind up getting?
I ended up with Klipsch. I had Klipsch computer speakers for 4 years, then sold them (they still work). They had a horn technology, which may be a Klipsch thing, but i'm not positive. I know they use it alot though. It propels the sound forwards more than other technologies instead of in a giant radius. I believe it gives less interference from sound waves bouncing off walls, etc. The Klipsch ones I got were also magnetically shielded. If you have a small room and not much space to put speakers away from tv (3 feet or so) the magnetism MAY fuck up some tv's.
Alright i'll have to make sure they're shielded then. I really just want something to blast the hell out of the new PJ dvd. When that was announced I knew I had a good excuse to treat myself to some sort of set up.
The prepackaged home theater systems are never as good if you really want excellent sound. If you really wanted to keep it cheaper, you could get two medium sized floor speakers and a receiver. I just got that kind of deal (to start with) and the floor speakers give you the excellent sound AND superb bass. Good subs can be pretty costly, so if huge bass isn't necessary two floors should give you enough. Most receivers over 2-300 bucks give you tons of ports for tv, game systems, music etc, but the HDMI runs the cost up to about 500+ (Canada). I've heard good things about Denon for HDMI, and Yamaha has been around for ages. I believe Marantz is good too if you want something slightly more expensive.
The floor speakers might be a good idea...i'll look into that. What kind of floor speakers did you wind up getting?
I ended up with Klipsch. I had Klipsch computer speakers for 4 years, then sold them (they still work). They had a horn technology, which may be a Klipsch thing, but i'm not positive. I know they use it alot though. It propels the sound forwards more than other technologies instead of in a giant radius. I believe it gives less interference from sound waves bouncing off walls, etc. The Klipsch ones I got were also magnetically shielded. If you have a small room and not much space to put speakers away from tv (3 feet or so) the magnetism MAY fuck up some tv's.
Alright i'll have to make sure they're shielded then. I really just want something to blast the hell out of the new PJ dvd. When that was announced I knew I had a good excuse to treat myself to some sort of set up.
I just have a 27 inch flatscreen CRT TV. I got mine for music moreso lol. Although Component connections are excellent for me. It looks great compared to the normal composite I was used to lol.
_________________ The folks just call him Buckethead...
We are trapped in the belly of this horrible machine, and the machine is bleeding to death.
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:40 pm Posts: 177 Location: Tampa, FL
EastHastings wrote:
lukin321 wrote:
EastHastings wrote:
lukin321 wrote:
EastHastings wrote:
lukin321 wrote:
EastHastings wrote:
lukin321 wrote:
EastHastings wrote:
The prepackaged home theater systems are never as good if you really want excellent sound. If you really wanted to keep it cheaper, you could get two medium sized floor speakers and a receiver. I just got that kind of deal (to start with) and the floor speakers give you the excellent sound AND superb bass. Good subs can be pretty costly, so if huge bass isn't necessary two floors should give you enough. Most receivers over 2-300 bucks give you tons of ports for tv, game systems, music etc, but the HDMI runs the cost up to about 500+ (Canada). I've heard good things about Denon for HDMI, and Yamaha has been around for ages. I believe Marantz is good too if you want something slightly more expensive.
The floor speakers might be a good idea...i'll look into that. What kind of floor speakers did you wind up getting?
I ended up with Klipsch. I had Klipsch computer speakers for 4 years, then sold them (they still work). They had a horn technology, which may be a Klipsch thing, but i'm not positive. I know they use it alot though. It propels the sound forwards more than other technologies instead of in a giant radius. I believe it gives less interference from sound waves bouncing off walls, etc. The Klipsch ones I got were also magnetically shielded. If you have a small room and not much space to put speakers away from tv (3 feet or so) the magnetism MAY fuck up some tv's.
Alright i'll have to make sure they're shielded then. I really just want something to blast the hell out of the new PJ dvd. When that was announced I knew I had a good excuse to treat myself to some sort of set up.
I just have a 27 inch flatscreen CRT TV. I got mine for music moreso lol. Although Component connections are excellent for me. It looks great compared to the normal composite I was used to lol.
Yea the jump from composite to component is huge. But i'm a greedy little bastard and have to have all HDMI now
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