Lou Loomis
Stunt Coordinator
- Joined
- Apr 26, 2002
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- 70
Well I've been reading through the posts here for several weeks now, and been spending the last couple of months trying to decide on what to purchase.
My current Kenwood receiver does not have Pro Logic, so that's the first thing I need. I don't want to spend boat loads on a system. I live in an apartment where I can't have the thing cranked, but want solid sound, and would prefer it not be 'outgrown' should I ever move to more theater friendly residence. I've been considering the Sony 675, largely because it has S-Video ins and outs, and my TV and DVD player are Sony (though I know that doesn't make too big a difference).
I currently have Bose 201's. I know Bose don't enjoy a great reputation in the forum. However, despite not being a huge fan of their design having the high's "bounce" off the wall, I've always thought the sound on them to be quite good. I'd love to keep them in the system, but am getting the impression that with timbre matching (I'm not sure I understand how to find a "match") this might not be advisable/practical. Any thoughts?
I also contemplated getting a theater-in-a-box setup for price and convenience. Unfortunately, few have any s-video ins and outs, many come with DVD players which I already have, etc. I underestand from the forums the Kenwood setup to be quite good, and I think I recall it having s-video ins and outs. I'm not crazy about the 'design' of the speakers, as they could stand to be a bit more "svelt" vs. other speaker options, but will keep it as an option.
A friend has the Polk RM5400, which I thought sounded great. However, I don't know if that same quality sound applies to their RM6000's which are more in my budget at $430 total. Does anyone have an opinion on these? Alternatively, I listened to the JBL NSP1's at Best Buy, and they definately sounded better then the Yamaha and Sony setups they had there. I've seen these recomended here. What
My current Kenwood receiver does not have Pro Logic, so that's the first thing I need. I don't want to spend boat loads on a system. I live in an apartment where I can't have the thing cranked, but want solid sound, and would prefer it not be 'outgrown' should I ever move to more theater friendly residence. I've been considering the Sony 675, largely because it has S-Video ins and outs, and my TV and DVD player are Sony (though I know that doesn't make too big a difference).
I currently have Bose 201's. I know Bose don't enjoy a great reputation in the forum. However, despite not being a huge fan of their design having the high's "bounce" off the wall, I've always thought the sound on them to be quite good. I'd love to keep them in the system, but am getting the impression that with timbre matching (I'm not sure I understand how to find a "match") this might not be advisable/practical. Any thoughts?
I also contemplated getting a theater-in-a-box setup for price and convenience. Unfortunately, few have any s-video ins and outs, many come with DVD players which I already have, etc. I underestand from the forums the Kenwood setup to be quite good, and I think I recall it having s-video ins and outs. I'm not crazy about the 'design' of the speakers, as they could stand to be a bit more "svelt" vs. other speaker options, but will keep it as an option.
A friend has the Polk RM5400, which I thought sounded great. However, I don't know if that same quality sound applies to their RM6000's which are more in my budget at $430 total. Does anyone have an opinion on these? Alternatively, I listened to the JBL NSP1's at Best Buy, and they definately sounded better then the Yamaha and Sony setups they had there. I've seen these recomended here. What