Questions About Home Theater Systems Best

Jack answers:

The Logitech z5500′s are good solutions for certain budgets. They retail for about $500.

If you want something as good or better, there are lots of options… But depends on your budget.
My suggestion is to go get a decent 5.1 or 7.1 receiver from Yamaha, Onkyo, Pioneer.
Then go for some bookshelf speakers from:
Klipsch
Paradigm
PSB
Jamo
… These are just a few suggestions.
For example, depending on your budget, klipsch has lots of systems available:

http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/home-theater-system/default.aspx?viewall=true

If your budget allows, I’d go for these:

http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/thx-ultra2-overview/

Hope this helps!

Jack answers:

First of all don’t buy the bose 321 systems, they are worthless for the price they make you pay. I guess I am not clear on if you are talking about paying under $1500 for a tv and another under $1500 for sound or planning on using the 1500 for everything. In your question you are talking mostly about sound stuff but then you throw in the 1080p resolution, which has absolutely nothing to do with your sound system. It sounds like you are using the 1500 for just the sound system so let me help you out with that. There are two ways that you can look at this, and it will depend on how you want your system to work. I don’t know if you were looking at the bose systems because of the fact that it only has two speakers which would mean less wires or what. Personally piece together systems are a lot better system when you consider quality and accuracy of the sound.

Here is a good example of a sound system that would be awesome for $1500

-$300 yamaha receiver – 5.1
-Klipsch B-2 bookshelf speakers – $300 per pair
-Klipsch surround speakers (i believe they are the S-1 or S-2 model)
-approx, $200 per pair
-Klipsch center channel approx. $200
-sony 12″ subwoofer $200 (klipsch sub would be better, but I am trying to stick to your budget since the klipsch sub is $400 for their 10″ size)
-100′ spool of speaker wire $30 for offbrand, $60 for monster
-fiber optic cable to go from your ps3 to your receiver for sound $20 for off brand, $40 for monster
-subwoofer cable $15 for off brand, $30 for monster

probably just over $1300 after tax

Front projector:
For your picture if you are doing a front projector, go with a DLP projector first of all, much better for your movies, smoother images, better color accuracy. For your price you would have to go with optoma in order to get a 1080p front projector for $1500, and it would have to be on sale, probably.

Rear projection (LCD or DLP Rear projection)
Sony is all I have to say here, just get whatever 1080p size that you can squeeze into your budget

Jack answers:

It is not the home theater. It is the tv, it has a slow response time. This is a common issue on most LCD tv and especially on the lower end of the product line and bargain price tv.

Jack answers:

Hi,

Bose products look great but are nothing special in terms of sound quality.

If you want something that produces sound of special quality, that is suitable for a medium sized room, and is also compact (and also really stylish) then you might like to consider the Linn Classik Movie. You can find more details at http://www.cleverhome.com.au/products/Linn-Classik-Movie-Di.shtml

To confirm for yourself the quality and value of the Linn Classik Movie, you should also search for product reviews on the Internet.

Jack answers:

None of them. They are all junk.

Go for the following instead. Especially for the front, center and subwoofer. This system is better than the blose system demoed for me at best buy.

My Sound System copy cat and you will have a much better setup then the HTIB crap
Infinity Beta 20(2)

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&catref=C6&from=R40&dfsp=32&satitle=infinity+beta+20&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&a6=-24&a14=-24&a31572=-24&a10244=-24&pfmode=1&pfid=1963&alist=a6%2Ca14%2Ca31572%2Ca10244%2Ca31573%2Ca3801&reqtype=1&gcs=1578&pf_query=infinity+beta+20&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=76028&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=32%26fsoo%3D2&fgtp=

Infinity Beta 250

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&catref=C6&from=R40&dfsp=32&satitle=infinity+beta+250&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&a6=-24&a14=-24&a31572=-24&a10244=-24&pfmode=1&pfid=1963&alist=a6%2Ca14%2Ca31572%2Ca10244%2Ca31573%2Ca3801&reqtype=1&gcs=1578&pf_query=infinity+beta+250&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=76028&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=32%26fsoo%3D2

Panasonic SA HE100 6.1 (any 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 receiver from denon, Yamaha, marantz, Panasonic, or onkyo will do the job.)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=260316945462

Kef HTS 200.1(3) you can use others I got these of Craigslist for 40 dollars each!

Http://reviews.cnet.com/separate-speakers/kef-hts-2001-2/4505-7869_7-32748673.html

Dayton SUB-120 HT Series 12″ 150 Watt Powered Subwoofer

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=300-635

Speaker Wire
http://www.antonline.com/p_Acoustic-Research–AP-16100W–ACOUSTIC-RESEARCH-AP-16100W-100%27–White-16-Gauge-Oxygen-Free-Speaker-Wire-_240566.htm