Marcus Lewis
Stunt Coordinator
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2001
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- 177
I'm from Trinidad and very new to the HT scene.
I purchased a Rotel reciever from my dad that he had lying around ... I kid you not ...
And this being my first experience with HT, I put together a quickie inexpensive system in my bedroom comprising of a Toshba DVD, Optimus speakers from Radio Shack and a 80w sub from Koda ... All feeding into a 27" sharp via S-video. For a slapped together chepo system it sounds pretty decent, though I'm sure that's mainly due to the Rotel.
Now I've completely gone off on this HT thing and I want a BLOW your mind system for my new house which is a work in progress...
We have Klipsch, Atlantic Technology and Radio Shack here and I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations as to who I should go with?
I went to a Klipsch demo of the Reference series powered towers with the 400w built in subs ... It really moved the air! I was impressed, but I'm still green to this entire thing.
My own chepo system sounded fantastic at first, but I now notice some nuiances ... The sub sounds boomy at times (I live loud ... the louder the better) and the two main fronts are not exactly timbered with the center ... So I'm learning as I progress.
Back to the original question any strong opinions on Radio Shack vs Klipsch vs Atlantic Technology? I'd like to max out at $3000 US or less for the speaker set if possible.
I'm 80%HT/20% music ... MY HT preference is, for example, when you are watching Gone in 60 seconds, and he starts Elanor ... I want to feel the big block kick me in the chest ... That's what I'm looking for, along with quality too ... The new system will go into a dedicated room, that will be medium-large.
Thanks in advance, all opinions are welcome.
Marcus
I purchased a Rotel reciever from my dad that he had lying around ... I kid you not ...
And this being my first experience with HT, I put together a quickie inexpensive system in my bedroom comprising of a Toshba DVD, Optimus speakers from Radio Shack and a 80w sub from Koda ... All feeding into a 27" sharp via S-video. For a slapped together chepo system it sounds pretty decent, though I'm sure that's mainly due to the Rotel.
Now I've completely gone off on this HT thing and I want a BLOW your mind system for my new house which is a work in progress...
We have Klipsch, Atlantic Technology and Radio Shack here and I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations as to who I should go with?
I went to a Klipsch demo of the Reference series powered towers with the 400w built in subs ... It really moved the air! I was impressed, but I'm still green to this entire thing.
My own chepo system sounded fantastic at first, but I now notice some nuiances ... The sub sounds boomy at times (I live loud ... the louder the better) and the two main fronts are not exactly timbered with the center ... So I'm learning as I progress.
Back to the original question any strong opinions on Radio Shack vs Klipsch vs Atlantic Technology? I'd like to max out at $3000 US or less for the speaker set if possible.
I'm 80%HT/20% music ... MY HT preference is, for example, when you are watching Gone in 60 seconds, and he starts Elanor ... I want to feel the big block kick me in the chest ... That's what I'm looking for, along with quality too ... The new system will go into a dedicated room, that will be medium-large.
Thanks in advance, all opinions are welcome.
Marcus