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Thread: New 5.1 system |
    
Gold Member Username: Jakeyplaysbass
Clarion Hert...
Post Number: 2446
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 03:19 pm: |
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Hey guys...
I rarely post in the HT section but im very big into car audio. One of my friends is looking for a 5.1 setup in his new appartment. He wants it to be good for both movies and also for parties, so it needs to get pretty loud. He also said he wants a powerful sub so keep that in mind. Im pretty sure he had a reciever with his old setup but im not 100% sure so go ahead and include a new reciever in the setup. He has around $1200-1500 to spend but keep it as low as possible without sacrificing to much SQ. He went to best buy yesterday and purchased a system but i had him take it back because it looked pretty crappy for $1399.
Thanks alot for the help. |
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Silver Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 701
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 09:14 am: |
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What did he get at Best Buy? |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 9864
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 05:08 pm: |
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Besides screwed over? |
Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10
Post Number: 1268
Registered: Jun-07
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| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 06:51 pm: |
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And crap knowledge...or lack there of. |
Silver Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 704
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 06:56 pm: |
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The last thing anyone should do (not that anyone on this forum would) is to ask one of the kids at BB or FS for advice on A/V. |
Silver Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 705
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 06:58 pm: |
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Sometimes, though, just for fun I asked them questions to see what kind of ridiculous answers I get. Invariably it leads over to the aisle where the 149 dollar Monster Cables are. |
Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10
Post Number: 1270
Registered: Jun-07
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| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 08:12 pm: |
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Jake- Does your friend and you have any access to any actual Audio stores? If so, what brands do they carry? |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 9868
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 08:28 pm: |
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However, here is another angle.
Perhaps the blemished faced kid at the store is vey knowledgable. His sparse years of audio and musical exposure have not rooted any particular bias to him. He is simply an enthusiest in a position to...aww,never mind.
Another Budweiser. |
Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10
Post Number: 1273
Registered: Jun-07
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| Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 09:20 pm: |
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lol. The Blemished faced kid probably just got pulled off CASH, where he rung through sales for 2 years, knowing nothing about home audio at all. Of course, that is fine, because the Manager( an idiot who has worked retail his whole life) needs somebody really bad in Home Audio because Tommy went back to school. So the Blemished faced kid is no longer a till ringing turd, but now a full fledge audio expert.lol. mmMMMmMMMm BUDWEISER.mmm |
Gold Member Username: Touche6784
USA
Post Number: 1238
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 12:14 am: |
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As a former employee of BB, I partially take offense at least in defense of the store I worked at. It was a Magnolia store so there was higher end gear with people that did know their stuff and were genuinely interested and knowledgeable in Audio. I do however totally agree that most if not all BB and other big box stores are horrible in terms of employee knowledge. |
Silver Member Username: Huron
Post Number: 413
Registered: Mar-07
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| Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 01:16 am: |
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nick why are you making mmMMmm sounds over budweiser, now if I say Grolsch, now I should get lots of nummy sounds,
anyways if I want loud party low cost wouldnt klipsch with a say H/K sound good and loud |
Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10
Post Number: 1276
Registered: Jun-07
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| Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 07:46 am: |
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I have 6 tall cans of Grolsch in my fridge as we speak Angelo. U have good taste my man.
Still waiting for a reply back Jake to what stuff you have available to you.? |
Silver Member Username: Huron
Post Number: 417
Registered: Mar-07
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| Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 11:59 pm: |
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did you hear that, the top popped and said GGRRROOLLSSCCCHHHHH!!!! |
