Best HT setup for 600$ (1 Viewer)

[Sandra B.]

A friend is going to buy a unexpensive HT setup, his budget is about 600$. Here it is:
- Yamaha RXV-430
- JBL SCS-135SI speakers
http://www.jbl.com/home/products/pro...Id=SCS&sCatId=
¿Is there better options of speakers for this receiver and for this price? If that JBL speakers are good ones, ¿it's worth de difference of money to pick the SCS-150? I have about two weeks to advise him before hi buys this package.
Thanks.

 

[Jonathan K]

Does he have a DVD player or a Reciever or anything? what is he working with?

 

[Stephen Hopkins]

for $600, i'd go w/ a Panasonic HE1000 receiver ($225 online), the $200 speaker package from fluance, and a sony wm40 ($150 online) or jbl pb10 ($180 online) sub. This would be a far superior setup. He could also purchase the $70 center channel from fluance later, shift the packaged fluance center to the rear, and have a 6.1 setup.

 

[Colin-K]

Check out these two articals for systems / speakers:
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/Sou..._cm_00,00.html
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Hope this helps

 

[Pablo Abularach]

I had to say its very difficult to make a decent setup for $600,
But here it goes,
JBL NSP1 5-piece Home-Cinema Package $209
Sony SA-WM40 Active Subwoofer $150
Pioneer VSX-D811S Audio/Video Receiver $299
It is $50 over, but it is a very good entry level setup.
Hope this helps,
Pablo Abularach

 

[NeilO]

That is the system I am going to be ordering.

Shipping, though, raises the price. The
shipping at etronics of the SA-WM40 is $35, the JBL NSP1 is $35 and that for the Pioneer 811S is $32, so that raises it by another $100.

The SA-WM40 looks to be $190 at Best Buy, and a new one just opened up nearby me and they are offering 10% one item, so I think I'll get that in person and order the rest from Etronics.

Neil

 

[NeilO]

Strangely enough, when I was looking at etronics earlier this week, I could ahve sworn the shipping charges added up just like I noted above, but just now they add up to less.

Weird. So, maybe I'll get all three parts from them.

Neil

 

[Pablo Abularach]

Etronics has always low prices, but they kind of get you with the shipping, but when you purchase many stuff, the shipping doesnt raise that much, maybe you should make a test with all your stuff, and see if you are below $100

 

[NeilO]

It turned out to be $70 shipping for all of those items. On the net there was a "coupon code" called SURF which gives you a free Home Theater Care Kit with your order, so you might want to remember that when ordering. It has some items which may be of use or may not.

Neil