I am currently in the process of finishing my basement. I have given into my wife's request that the ceilings be drywall in lieu of 2x2 grid that would be accessible. So, I need to make sure that I get all the wiring I need before the walls and ceilings are up. So far, I have pre-wired the...
I am currently in the process of finishing my basement. A lot of time has gone into pre-wiring for a future 7.1 HT system. I have run what my wife thinks is a rediculous # of wires from the HT location throughout the room, but I did not run a tele line. A friend recently told me that in the...
I have read numerous posts praising the Diva speakers, but almost none from people who were unhappy. I am starting to think that maybe its worth the risk to try a set of 6.1's. But, there have to be people who are unhappy for one reason or another.
I'd like to hear some of the negative...
This weekend, I borrowed the Monitor Audio Silver 8i loaners from the local stereo shop. In addition to the 8i's, i'm considering B&W 604s3 and Paradigm Studio 60. My goal is to pick the front speakers and buy appropriate rear channels for each. Unfortunately, I was not able to borrow the...
I can only hold off the drywall for a few more days. I was planning to pre-wire for a center rear (6.1) but I am starting to wonder if this is a good idea and maybe I should be setting up for 7.1.
At this point, i'm probably looking at buying a Denon/Yamaha/Marantz receiver for around 1000...
I am considering purchasing Paradigm Studio 60's as fronts and Studio 20's as rears. From reading this forum, I am aware that some of you are currently using that (or a similar setup with Studio 40's) setup.
In my case, the rear speakers must be wall mounted. I was planning to get...
On saturday, I visited a local stereo store that handles B&W and Definitive Technology. My intended purpose was to listen to the B&W 604S2 and to decide whether a 601 or 602 would be the best rear channel. I addition to the B&W line, I was also looking at Paradigm (Studio line) and Boston...
I'm making some progress. I think I have narrowed my search for an HT system (50% music, 50% HT) to B&W, Boston or Paradigm.
I've listened to each speaker and they all sound good to me. Unfortunately, my auditioning has not been back-to-back and my acoustic memory seems to be lacking.
For...
I know this question spans several of the forum's on the Home Theater site, but I need to get an overall opinion about an entire system and associated costs. Up until today, I was planning to start purchasing an entire HT setup from scratch. To soften the initial $ blow, I was going to reuse...
I am currently in the process of finishing the basement into a gameroom with a home theater, and will soon need to purchase a number of stereo components (including speakers).
Unfortunately, I am not very "home theater" capable and do not have a lot of time to run around different stores...