claudiochaves
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I am doing some research about home theaters in box and wanted your opinions on what to buy. I would spend up to US $ 350.00.
Thankz
Thankz
Not to hi-jack, but I'm looking as well.
What is the best/cheapest 7.1 to get?
Welcome to the Forum Claudio! Hopefully we can help point you in the right direction.
Now lets talk about home theaters in a box. Getting a HTiB is pretty much a waste of money in the long run. Sure it will get you a 5.1 setup for a fairly inexpensive price and it will probably sound "amazing" compared to your TV along. However, they have some big issues. The first problem is they have only 1 or 2 inputs for expansion. You're limited to pretty much the integrated disc player and possibly your TV feed. As soon as you want to add another source you're out of luck. The second issue is the speakers. Generally speaking, are of lower quality and have non standard ohm loads. Sure you can replace them but the terminals on HTiB units are normally proprietary and require you to pigtail off of them. They use very small gauge wire and just aren't what you want for a good quality system. The third thing is the "sub" unit. Most of them are non powered and on the smaller size. You cannot reuse it with an AVR if you decide to upgrade as it gets it's power from the head unit.
Overall you're better off getting an AVR and some speakers for the same about money. You can also look at a prepack system that simply bundles an AVR and speaker set. This way you're getting a real AVR (with multiple inputs, more power, better sound decoding and way more flexibility) and a set of speakers that are normally a bit better depending on how much you spend. The good part is that even if you go with a cheaper set (see above) you can still change them out later with no problems at all.
So what Receiver buy ( brand) and speakers ?
It's for movies and TV.What's your budget?
How large is the room?
Do you really need a 7.1 setup? A well put together 5.1 will sound better than a poorly arranged 7.1 with lower quality speakers. You also have to spend more money on the AVR to get those two extra channels.
What is the intended use movie/music?
...that's my $400 right there. but if I got a modest receiver and a player maybe it wouldn't go too much higher than $600.
One consideration is that the 7 speakers that came with the Panny system have the clips on the back for the wires. So those should be usable on a receiver. I looked this morn and noticed the sub isn't like that, the wire is attached and would have to be cut. Wondering if it's usable on a new receiver...? Otherwise, I guess receiver, sub, and player. And reuse the panny speakers until I can afford something else. This is looking doable!