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Lew Crippen · 07-17-2003, 05:22 PM

Absolutely Chuck. It would be pretty easy to get an Acoustic Research HC6 5.1 speaker system for ~$350, a receiver to drive it for ~$200 and an entry level, but still good DVD player for $150.

$700 on the nose and you would have a nice little system.

Better than $1,500 would have brought two years ago.

For the slightly more expensive entry level system the AV123 (Rockets and such) guys told me that their new ELT (5.1) system is intended to target that market specifically. $900 gets you some beautiful speakers. Add to that another $300 for a receiver and $250 for a DVD player (you can get a nice progressive scan at this price point). This leaves $50 for cables and such at the $1,500 price point.

I have heard both of the above configurations and they are both worth serious consideration at those price points.

Best of all you are not locked in.

And to your point, anyone (not just audiophiles) can easily tell the difference between them and the HtiB or Bose Lifestyle systems.

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Lew Crippen Member Location: Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexíco Join Date: May 2002 Local Time: 04:33 PM Local Date: 11-21-2008 Posts: 11,430	Absolutely Chuck. It would be pretty easy to get an Acoustic Research HC6 5.1 speaker system for ~$350, a receiver to drive it for ~$200 and an entry level, but still good DVD player for $150. $700 on the nose and you would have a nice little system. Better than $1,500 would have brought two years ago. For the slightly more expensive entry level system the AV123 (Rockets and such) guys told me that their new ELT (5.1) system is intended to target that market specifically. $900 gets you some beautiful speakers. Add to that another $300 for a receiver and $250 for a DVD player (you can get a nice progressive scan at this price point). This leaves $50 for cables and such at the $1,500 price point. I have heard both of the above configurations and they are both worth serious consideration at those price points. Best of all you are not locked in. And to your point, anyone (not just audiophiles) can easily tell the difference between them and the HtiB or Bose Lifestyle systems. ¡Time is not my master!