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Thread: Seeking Help! |
    
New member Username: Ward2400
Post Number: 1
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 10:20 pm: |
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Dear All - I have been reading your posts and found them to be very helpful. I am new to all of this and trying to learn as much as possible as I prepare to upgrade my system. I am about to buy a 42" HDTV and would welcome any thoughts or suggestions on upgrading my audio system with the following limiting factors:
* Room - approx. 15 X 18
* Can not have full surround speakers (3.1 max or other simmulated surround solution)decor and layout of room prevent full surround.
* Current equipment - old Sony AVR (needs to go), old Sony DVD (needs to go), 2 Bose 141 bookshelfs (keep or ditch??), Bose VCS 10 center channel (keep or ditch??).
* Need A/B switching in new AVR (I use it to run a couple of outdoor speakers for the deck).
* Budget for audio goodies = $1,200
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thx |
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Gold Member Username: Edster922
Abubala,
Ababala
The Occupation
Post Number: 4090
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 11:46 pm: |
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digital switching receiver, $300
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=details&kw=PASAXR57S&is=REG&Q= &O=productlist&sku=431701
(they're out of stock already but should be back up within a week or two, and the price will probably drop another $50 within a month's time as more and bigger online retailers like jr.com and amazon.com get them in)
If you don't wish to wait, I'd get this Pioneer Elite bundle, $260 shipped:
http://www.hookedontronics.com/show_product_details.jsp?cid=5614&c=0605Froogle&b =Pioneer+Elite_EX-500
3 speakers, $658 shipped
http://www.ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/speakers/cbm170/cbm170.html
http://www.ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/speakers/cmt340c/cmt340c.html
sub, $400 shipped
http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/549499051?v_c=Froogle
PS. Definitely ditch the Bose gear, you should be able to get $100-200 for it all pretty easily on eBay. |
New member Username: Ward2400
Post Number: 2
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 10:21 am: |
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Edster - Thanks. This is very helpful. A couple of follow-up questions:
1)The XR70 has 1 hdmi in/out. This doesn't seem very helpful due to lack of switching capability. Do you know of a good (and of course affordable) receiver that adds the switching? Or should I just not worry aboput it.
2) The CBM170 speakers seem to get great reviews and clearly need a sub. Can you reccommend a less expensive sub that would work well with the CBM 170s? I'm not really looking to rock the house.
Thanks again. |
Gold Member Username: Edster922
Abubala,
Ababala
The Occupation
Post Number: 4097
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 11:39 am: |
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You're very welcome.
1. I wouldn't lose sleep over HDMI switching. BTW the receiver I linked you to was the xr57 not 70, the 70 is previous generation and a half.
2. You could get the Hsu STF-1 b-stock from hsuresearch.com (call for b-stock availability) for maybe $250 shipped. Or the Athena ASP4000 or ASP6000 from audioadvisor.com, between $150 and $250. |
Gold Member Username: Chitown
Post Number: 1039
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 02:39 pm: |
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Receiver: $300
Speakers: $658
Subwoofer: $400
Getting rid of your old Sony and Bose system: Priceless
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Gold Member Username: Edster922
Abubala,
Ababala
The Occupation
Post Number: 4098
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 03:06 pm: |
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LOL! |
New member Username: Ward2400
Post Number: 3
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 04:06 pm: |
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One minor correction:
Getting rid of your old Sony and Bose system: $100
Help from this board: Priceless |
New member Username: Ward2400
Post Number: 4
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 09:52 pm: |
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One last question - why can't I seem to find the Pioneer Elite EX-500 on the pioneer web site? Hookedontronics shows it as a two piece system with the VSX 50 receiver and the DV50A DVD player. I can't seem to find these pieces on the pioneer site either. Am I blind??? Thanks |
