i'm trying to buy a home thater system any tips recommendation?... It's for a family of 7. the living room is ok not gigantic but not small, it's a pretty big house... so any tips is apprecited..
2007-10-19 09:39:05 · 5 answers · asked by bob 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
1) Choose a budget. Knowing what you can spend before you go shopping will help you narrow down your selection, and will also keep you from having a salesperson sell you something you don't want or need.
2) Go to a specialty retailer; not a big box store. Specialty retailers are more driven by their customers' needs rather than those of their vendors. They will listen to what you want and find the appropriate fit.
3) Don't assume you need lots of speakers or huge amplifiers to get good sound. Two channels done very well sounds better than 7 or more done pretty decently. The price differential between surround and stereo is astounding, and you can often find a stereo system that will blow away a similarly priced surround system.
4) Ask if you can take them home for a trial. Systems set up in shops or studios are tuned by professionals to sound their best. When they get into your home, they will sound different, especially if a professional doesn't set up your system for you.
5) Have a professional install your system. Make sure you're there to supervise. Pull out your favorite music and movies and listen to them to make sure they sound like you want them to. Set your system to match your tastes.
2007-10-19 18:55:41 · answer #1 · answered by theredmosquito 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First Check with the wife and ask her what she would like to see in the living room.
Big speakers, small speakers
Cost what do you want to spend. Do you have a budget or do you have an idea what would be a fair price.
There are some decent Home Theater set ups that come all together in a box. They are called Home theaters in a Box. They have speakers and a receiver. some have the dvd player built into the receiver. I personally don't like these setups but that might be what you are looking for.
Is the Tv going to be part of the Home theater purchase?
Too many choices on tvs so i'm going to assume you want sound. If not sound has just about nothing to do with the tv any tv will go with any sound system.
My recommendation is look into seperate components.
Component 1: Receiver. No need to go crazy. Just make sure it has enough inputs for what you have or ar going to have.
component 2: DVD Player. Blu ray, HD or just the one you have right now. I like the one I have and won't get a Bluray or HD until one wins. Or they get real cheap.
Component 3. Cable, Sat Pretty simple
Component 4. Game player what ever you got.
5: Speakers Very Important. Wife must like. Must sound good. I have a Klipsch Reference set up. 4 big towers and a large center channel. about 3 grand in speakers. now you can get others for much less. You can start w/ around 500 and then the skys the limit. Def Tech, Mirage, Polk, Klipsh, all make some good small speaker setups that won't break the bank. Bose is ok but there is much better out there. Usually peeps that buy bose buy because all they know is bose and are brainwashed to think they are the best. plus you wouldt be asking here. you would go to a bose store.
Wires check out monoprice.com and don't pay retail I use them all the time.
Thats a small start send a message my way if you have any more questions or specifics.
2007-10-19 14:36:11 · answer #2 · answered by menace0811 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A home theater in a box (HTIB) is a great starter way to go because nearly everything comes included.
If you look at a HTIB - make sure the receiver is separate, the subwoofer is self powered, the DVD player is separate. The receiver should have lots of extra jacks for expansion.
For a HT system, you dont need tons of power. But you should look for a receiver with HDMI jacks - as many as possible. While it is still comiing off the bleeding-edge, everything will be HDMI in the next few years.
2007-10-20 12:36:19 · answer #3 · answered by Grumpy Mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pay attention. flow to the broking and hear the quite a few platforms they could desire to furnish. do no longer pay plenty interest to the specs - wattage, thd, etc - it does no longer advise something. I assure you that 50watts Krell from the 80's will sound greater useful and louder than maximum of todays "1000watts" $199 recievers.
2016-10-13 05:14:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can found your amp in RadioShack you can look for amp 100w or 150 w 5.1 or 2.1 channel
2007-10-19 11:17:45 · answer #5 · answered by mia_commandc130 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋