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My Hsu STF-2 will be here Friday.

Emotiva Ultra 10 ($290 incl. shipping) 10" 200W RMS, 25-200Hz; Sealed, front-firing; ~13wx14dx13h; 5/5yr driver/electronics warranty; 30-day trial Lava subs LSP10 ($246 incl. shipping) 10" 150W, 22-200Hz; Front-ported, front-firing; ~13wx15dx17h, 5/5yr waranty; 30-day trial Elemental...

Thanks all! I've made some progress since my last post. I got the Pioneer VSX-1020-K and hooked it up last weekend using my old speakers (Boston A-150s) The Polk RTI-A1 are on the way - 30 day trial starts this week! I'm also likely going to do a trial on Axiom M3 (and considering...

Things are starting to gel on my path to 3.1 (with bookshelves; original budget around $800 total - hah! - for 50% music/50% ht). No purchases yet (well some cables and surge protector but nothing too exciting). The potential lineups: Receiver: ******************** Pioneer VSX-1020-K...

Thanks. Well I'm on the verge of pulling the trigger on the VSX-1020 which at the moment on Amazon (with coupon code IO2OFALL) can be had for $350. Seems like a good deal. I'm hestiating because I'm not convinced I need to spend the exta $50 over the VSX-920. Probabaly not worth sweating...

I'm trying to put together a 3.1 setup (surrounds later) for under $800. I thought I had narrowed the field on receivers but now I'm not sure. My original short list was: Onkyo TX-SR608 $400 Pioneer VSX-1020-K $430 But given my overall budget and influenced by some sage advice on this...

I will experiment a bit... but my options are limited to sitting atop this particular cabinet or stands, which I would prefer to avoid. But if need be...

Thanks for the continued terrific advice Bill and Stephen. I am definitely leaning towards 3.1 with surrounds to follow later. My immediate priority are receiver and bookshelves plus sub. I am saying sub over center to begin with because music is as much a priority as tv/movies. But I can...

I got up to a local consumer electronics place to see the 5300. And I am rethinking things.   First - and this is off point and a subject for another thread - it was impossible to judge the sound of the 5300 or any other component/ system for that matter because the place does not have a...

Thanks for the very helpful answers and also the caution on Bose! I finally found a local place that has the hts5300 on display... will get up there today to listen. In the mean time I had two other questions: First - in my price range (now ~$500... funny how that happens :-)) I'm still...

I am looking for an entry-level home theater system and given budget constraints (~$400) I'm thinking htib. After reading many reviews and rankings I have tentatively settled on either Onkyo HTS-3300 or HTS-5300. I am going to try to get to a local brick and mortar to listen to both. In the...