Jim Kosinski
Auditioning
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2002
- Messages
- 14
I know this question spans several of the forum's on the Home Theater site, but I need to get an overall opinion about an entire system and associated costs. Up until today, I was planning to start purchasing an entire HT setup from scratch. To soften the initial $ blow, I was going to reuse some existing speakers (center, right and left) and a 10-yr old Mitsubish 35" TV that is starting to have problems. I was going to concentrate about $2000 on a good 6.1ES receiver, good surround speakers, an new DVD player and a new VCR.
Well, my father-in-law threw me a curve. He has offered to sell me his entire HT setup for $2500. It includes the following:
36" Sony WEGA TV and stand
9 mo old
model KV36HS20
progressive scan
Sony 100W x 5 channel receiver
about 1.5 years old
model STR-DE845
dolby digital 5.1
JVC DVD player
about 1.5 years old
unknown model
progressive scan
Sony VCR
brand new
unknown model, but it cost about $200
Polk speakers (4 satellite and one center channel)
about 1.5 years old
model RM6600 surround sound system (RM2300 satellites, RM2600 center)
Radio Shack subwoofer
200 watts
Optimus Pro
He has offered to sell this stuff for $2500. He thinks it all cost approx $4000 new.
The room I am planning to use it in is approx 20' x 20'.
Is this a good deal? Are the Polk speakers any good? Is the receiver any good? Will I be itching to upgrade immediately? any comments will be greatly appreciated.
Well, my father-in-law threw me a curve. He has offered to sell me his entire HT setup for $2500. It includes the following:
36" Sony WEGA TV and stand
9 mo old
model KV36HS20
progressive scan
Sony 100W x 5 channel receiver
about 1.5 years old
model STR-DE845
dolby digital 5.1
JVC DVD player
about 1.5 years old
unknown model
progressive scan
Sony VCR
brand new
unknown model, but it cost about $200
Polk speakers (4 satellite and one center channel)
about 1.5 years old
model RM6600 surround sound system (RM2300 satellites, RM2600 center)
Radio Shack subwoofer
200 watts
Optimus Pro
He has offered to sell this stuff for $2500. He thinks it all cost approx $4000 new.
The room I am planning to use it in is approx 20' x 20'.
Is this a good deal? Are the Polk speakers any good? Is the receiver any good? Will I be itching to upgrade immediately? any comments will be greatly appreciated.