New Audio Equipment

[PrincipalityFusion]

It is pretty simple if you follow the guides at the bottom of any of SamuriHL's posts.

I just got my HDTV & Bluray Player 2 weeks ago, and followed PrincipalityFusion's guide for Movie-Only so that I could then burn to a 25gb BD-RE and play on my new tv. The only problem I had when I played it on my player was the sound was all distorted. I realized I had to use the AC3 audio instead of True-HD since I have not purchased my surround setup yet (saving for a Bose system). Picked the main movie, AC3 Audio and English Presentation (Subs) and burned it...worked great.

Not that you asked me at all, but if i were you for the money you're going to spend on Bose, you could put together a pretty kick arse system that sounds better. Once of the great things about visiting this forum is that among the forum regulars, there is ALOT of good audio/video hardware that people can recommend.

Onkyo seems to be popular. I use Denon personally and there are others. Just post your general budget and what you are going for. Definitely stay away from he all-in-the-box speaker sets. They never are worth what you pay for them.

Just me unsolicited 2 cents:D

[Slinger07]

I know we are going OT on this, but I would gladly accept some recommendations for the sound system. My dad recently got the same TV as I, but in 52 inch and he got the Yamaha Receiver with Klipsch surround speakers and they do sound great. I liked the idea of Bose had wireless rear speakers. My budget will be around a grand or so. BTW, my TV is the Samsung 46' with 120 Hz/50,000/1 Contrast and I am very happy with it...even my wife enjoys it now after all the criticism I got over this purchase :(

[SamuriHL]

I've moved the audio posts into a new thread so you can get some better help on that. I personally love my Onkyo 606 for the record. :)

[oldjoe]

You can never go wrong with Klipsch. I have a pair of K-Horns (vintage 1970) that still amaze me. Altec runs a close second.

[Webslinger]

Not that you asked me at all, but if i were you for the money you're going to spend on Bose

Bose = better sound through marketing

[Slinger07]

I personally love my Onkyo 606 for the record. :)

Thanks for moving this Samuri...knew it was getting off-topic but yet very helpful.

If you recommend the Onkyo 606, I know it must be sweet. I will do some reading up on it and look for any good deals on one. I hooked my system up myself so far (HDMI made it simple), but am not so sure of how to hook it up using the Optical Cables with the Receiver. Anyone got a link to a diagram or something?

I could always look at my dads to see how Circuit City did his, but would rather be self sufficient. BTW, Thanks for everyone's help.

[SamuriHL]

Optical is easy. Just plug it in. :) I use HDMI for audio and video on my cable box and PS3. Some day my HTPC will do the same. In any case, yes, the Onkyo is an impressive receiver for the price. HD audio rocks. :)

[Nova935]

I believe you can have a terrific sounding Home Theater audo system on your $1000 budget. All you need is a good receiver and a decent set of speakers. You could spend a fair amount of your budget on the latest technology receiver with HDMI input or you could find a good used high end receiver and put most of your budget toward some decent speakers. I would personally recommend a Yamaha RXV995 receiver which can be found currently on Ebay for about $100 to $200. I purchased 6 of them over the years for my friends who were getting into Home Theater. Its rated at 100 WPC x 5 channels, offers DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 decoding, 5.1 channel analog inputs (for all the new DD+, DTS HD audio that you cant get to your receiver via toslink digital) , toslink digital inputs and once had a MSRP of $1000. It out performs (sound quality wise) anything that you could by at Best Buy and can compare (sound quality wise) to other current receivers costing $600 of more. These receivers were made in 1999, but are built like a tank and I have not had any issues with mine or of any of the others my friends own. Just search the web for some reviews of this receiver and you will see for yourself. The only downfall is that this receiver is heavy and normally costs about $20-40 in shiipng charges to ship. Now, if you get one of the receivers for $150 or less, this leaves you with $850 to buy some really great sounding speakers. Bose Home Theater system was nice about 10 years ago, but most separate systems (receiver, speakers) easily out perform the Bose System with little effort.

[friend]

I have been looking at the ONKYO HT-S9100THX htib for $879 at newegg
because it is thx certified.8)