Well, I think I'm going to go ahead and get the 3500. The other systems mentioned are really outside of my budget, and since this is being used in a small room and I don't need it to be super loud, it sounds like the passive subwoofer will work out alright.
Really appreciate your advice, guys!
OK, thanks a lot for your advice. This is going to be in a fairly small room, and I've never been big on cranking up the sound too loud, so I think a lower power subwoofer would be alright (my current setup is using two little PC speakers, so I'm sure it will be plenty loud!).
I think I'm going...
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Carl's Blackout Cloth
Elite Screens
The second one is kind of confusing because there are a ton of different options.
Does anyone have any experience with those screens, or with a similarly low-priced...
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