Looking for amplifier, sub woofer and speakers combo set. Not necessarily one brand.Wanted to go for Marantz and Dali speakers but they are way too expensive. So wondering if I can get a better option.Jim517 said:What exactly are you asking?
Thanks for sharing this. Liked it. What would you recommend for the speakers given the budget of $1,000...I'm open to options...only thing I want is clarity and crunch in the sound. Please let me know your thoughts.Dr Griffin said:For that budget, you may want to consider buying a used surround receiver. That would give you more to spend on the speakers. If quality is secondary, you could buy a Home-Theater-in-a- box for less than that from one of the bigger manufacturers, but go for one with a subwoofer - you will need all the help you can get with a HTiab.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marantz-SR8400-7-1-Ch-Surround-Sound-Receiver-/141591563186?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20f783cbb2
This option is really cheap for 7.1 channels, but only has lossy format option, but for your budget, I would consider that negligible.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marantz-SR5009-7-2-Network-A-V-Receiver-Certified-Refurbished-/151603165671?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item234c40b9e7
Here's a lossless 7.2 option receiver that would cost you a third or less of a new one.
There are many options in the used market (which we all know can be a crap shoot), but with this option for the receiver, you could spend more where it would matter most - on the speakers.