Johny-t, I bought JBL S38II for front, JBL N24II for rears, and JBL S-Center II for the center Great sound and good value. Check em out! I paid less than $600 delivered to my door. Pick you up a decent sub and your ready to go!
Thanks to all who have replied so far. The Pronto is appealing. How versatile is the programing for the radio shack remote?Where can I find tools for programing the RadioShack remote?
I need a remote to control the following: Toishiba 36" CNX81 TV Panasonic 5 DVD/CD Dish Sat receiver (UH) HK 521 receiver Panasonic VCR I would like to be able to program the control with a computer. The goal is to simplify and remove the box on remotes. I want to program it so others...
Jose,
I have the sub you mention off of UBID. I have the 15" version. I Bought it for $79. Idon't think it can be beat for price. It has alot of bass! Especially for its price. I would definately recommend it!:emoji_thumbsup:
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Thanks for the info! I'll head to radio shack this morning to pick up the cables to attach the digital optical from the DVD and the satellite. I have all of the speakers installed with 12 guage wire. I want to use the receiver as a video switch for now. I think it is easier and I already...
Thanks for the explanation! I understand what you are saying now. I have everything hooked up now. I do not have teh optical cables for the Sat. or the DVD. I will pick those up tomorrow. I believe for now I will use the receiver to do the video switching. It makes it easier for now. Can...
Thanks for the input folks! I have read the FAQ now. It helped answer some of my questions. I still am unsure of what to do about digital vs component. Any suggestions.
My satellite receiver has a digital output. I believe the new Panasonic CP72 I ordered does as well. What do I get from using these connections vs composite? If I connect these components to the receiver with digital inputs how does it pass the singnal to the TV when I I only component and...
Yep, been there done that :D
I have all of the manuals I downloaded off of the net. I was planning on using the receiver for video switching.
I was thinking of connecting the componets by Svideo except for the DVD player. I want to use component connections to handle the progressive signal...
I will be receiving my new HT "stuff" on Friday. I need to buy the cables I will need to hook everything up. I will have the following: HK AVR 520 receiver Panasonic CP72 DVD Echostar (Dish500) 4700 Sat receiver Toshiba CN36x81 TV I have 5 JBL speakers and a Dahlquist sub. I plan on...
I will be receiving my new HT "stuff" on Friday. I need to buy the cables I will need to hook everything up. I will have the following: HK AVR 520 receiver Panasonic CP72 DVD Echostar (Dish500) 4700 Sat receiver Toshiba CN36x81 TV I have 5 JBL speakers and a Dahlquist sub. I plan on...
Hello all, My new HT stuff is arriving Friday. I was at Home Depot to buy 200' of 12 guage speaker wire. They were out and so was every other store in my area. According to them it was on clearance and they will not be carrying it anymore. Can you think of another place to buy it? HD sold...
Hehehe, I think he did.
I just bought a Dahlquist 15" sub form Ubid for $79.
$63 for shipping.
I figure at worst I could replace the amp and sub componet later for better equipment.
:)
After many questions (answered by these forums!) and tons of research here is what I got:
Harmon Kardon AVR 520
JBL S38II Front L/R
JBL SCII Center
JBL N24II Rear L/R
Dahlquist 15" subwoofer
Panasonic R82 DVD player
Paid $1574 delivered.
All of it came from www.JandR.com except...
Ok. With lots of help from here it looks like I will be getting the following: HK AVR520 S26II's Front L/R SCII Center N24 Rear L/R I was thinking of a Dahlquist sub but am not sure. What sub can you recommend for $2-300? My room is 18x23 and I will us the HT for 65/35%...
I am in the process of ordering my HT system. So far I have: JBL 2 series for main and front speakers with JBL N series for rear surround. HK AVR-520 receiver with a Toshiba Cinema series 36" TV (36x81). What DVD player can you recommend that will also play CD's as well as MP3 cd's? I...
After speaking with several shops I have found out the following. The new NII series use different components than the regular N series center channel. I was told this by 2 different shops. It came up specifically when I mentioned the NSP1 set. Any truth to this?