anyone have any ideas of a good home theater?

Question

im gonna be in the market for a home theater and didnt know if anyone had any good luck with anything. i was wanting the whole package. receiver speakers bass box all together instead of piecing it all out. has anyone heard of divinci and if so how do they sound...thank you for your help

Answer 1

Well I have a Home Theater a good one and it has taken me 7+ years to modify it, the reason? Technology, it always changes and if you are true about it. Home Theater or any electronic [s] is your passion you have to change with it. Now it is a good idea to start with a Home Theater, that comes with everything an all-in-one but having it perfected you have a lot of options to look at when you take that route or any route. The first thing you really want to ask yourself, is how much space am I going to be using, how much money do I want to spend, do I want to be dedicated to this, and what sound and picture quality do I want? etc. There are a lot of questions that go into a Home Theater. And if you have the answer to all of these questions then we all know that a good route would be to piece on together and buy gear that is what I call "future ready" for future use products [that cut down on future spending. and then go with Home Theater ready speakers, this will give you the quality sound that you are seeking but if you are new at this and not really sure what you want your goal to be ask yourself those questions and go from there. Remember buy only what you need nothing more nothing less. I hope I helped you.

Answer 2

All in one is BAD! Separates are always better.
>J&R is a great place to get prices and info on the different systems available.

To quote Billy Joel
> "You do'nt get that sound out of a 3" speaker"

> POWERED sub w/ volume >&< internal crossover (panel says something like "50-120 hz" w/ a knob)

>Real speakers Yamaha, Klipsch, Infinity, Polk,

(God knows > Bose BLOWS)

>THE smaller THEY ARE, the MORE they sound like a >>"TRANSISTOR RADIO!"<<
and
>the more the sub has to work(MONO>U did want surround!)

DVD & CD Players always separate > then you can upgrade w/o buying the whole thing again.
>Just bought a DVD Burner w/ tuner & HDMI(new) for $40.00.
Got to look for the deals.

>>I've used Yamaha, Denon, JVC, JBL, Klipsch & Infinity for
many years(20+year old Yamaha, Klipsch & JBL>15+ years)
& IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT!
{and KICKS BUTT doing it!}

You do not get that Sound & Quality for $200.00, but If you shop carefully, you can build a great system piece by piece
over a few years.

Once again; >BUY SEPARATES< and then
^^^Up - Grade^^^ a piece at a time
>>> 'til you have a system that your neighbors hate!

The sweet scent of a good deal will quickly sour,
but "Real Quality" will perpetrate the air forever.

Do you know any TECH's, (stop at a repair facility) & ask "what brands they see a lot of"> AND DO NOT BUY THOSE<

If you HAVE TO GET an "ALL - IN - ONE",
get a Yamaha combo "Reciever / Speakers w / Sub,
& get everything else > SEPARATE <

If you have NEVER HEARD of the brand,>KEEP MOVING!!<

And last, at least check out
>> "Consumer Reports"<<

HAPPY LISTENING!

Answer 3

Avoid Divinci, Theater Research, Digital Research, etc.

These systems with fancy sounding names are part of a "White Van" scam. The units look impressive, but are worth about $100, but they try to get as much as $2,000 out of you.

Stick with a name brand HTIB like Dennon or Yamaha. Make sure the receiver is a big box with lots of spare inputs. Make sure the subwoofer is self-powered. If a DVD player is included - make sure it is separate and not built into the receiver.

If you follow this advice you will get a system that is flexible, upgradable and you wont have to toss the entire system out if 1 part goes bad.

Answer 4

see circuit city.com or go into the store and ask about it. For sound Creative is the best. Panasonic aslo has some good things