New to home theater, need some help? (1 Viewer)

[Jaferitis]

I'm just starting to get into home theater setups and whatnot. What I'm planning on getting right now, though, isn't for my home or bedroom, but for my fraternity house's dance floor room (so it's being used exclusively for music). Not looking to get anything ridiculous, but right now, this is what I'm looking at getting. I'm on a budget of ~$200 (but, if worth it, I can push it up a bit).


subwoofer

http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-10-Inch-Monitor-Subwoofer/dp/B0002KVQBA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1295020171&sr=1-1


receiver/subwoofer/speakers

http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-HTS590-Channel-Component-Theater/dp/B000FHBNI6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1295022114&sr=8-1


specs for the receiver







Power Output: Front L/R 100 W+ 100 W Center 100 W Surround L/R 100 W+ 100 W (8 Q, 20 Hz~20 kHz, FTC) Dynamic Power 230 W + 230 W (3 Ω, Front) 170 W+ 170 W (4 Ω, Front) 115 W+ 115 W(8 Ω, Front) THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) 0.08 % (Power Rated) Damping Factor 60 (Front, 1 kHz, 8 Ω.) Input Sensitivity and Impedance 200 mV/ 47 kΩ (LINE) Output Level and Impedance 200 mV/ 2.2 kΩ (REC OUT) Frequency Response 10 Hz~100 kHz / +0 dB -3 dB (Direct mode) Tone Control + 12 dB, -12 dB, 50 Hz (BASS) +12 dB, -12 dB, 20 kHz (TREBLE) SN Ratio 100 dB (CD, IHF-A) Speaker Impedance 8Ω to 16 Ω Tuner Section ■ FM Tuning Frequency Range 87.5 MHz-108.0 MHz Usable Sensitivity Stereo 17.2 dBf 2 uV (75 Ω IHF) Mono 11.2 dBf 1 uV (75 Ω IHF) S/N Ratio Stereo 70 dB (IHF-A) Mono 76 dB (IHF-A) THD Stereo 0.3 % (1 kHz) Mono 0.2%(lkHz) Stereo Separation 45 dB ( 1 kHz ) ■ AM Tuning Frequency Range 530 kHz-1710 kHz Usable Sensitivity 30 uV S/N Ratio 40 dB THD 0.70 % General Power Supply AC 120 V, 60 hz Power Consumption 4.7 Amps Stand-by Power Consumption 1.6 Watts Dimensions (W x H x D): 17 x 6 x 15 inches +/- Weight 19.4 lbs Video Inputs A/V Input DVD/ Blu-ray, Video1, Video2, Video3



I also have the 4 speakers pictured here:

http://s40.photobucket.com/albums/e242/sacredraider/?action=view&current=IMG_0397.jpg


although I don't have their specs off hand, but once someone gets back to me, I'll be able to get the specs for them.



This dance floor room is, let's say, about 20'x15'. The most important piece for a dance floor, obviously, is the bass, so would the subwoofer I posted be sufficient? Can this receiver even support the subwoofer?

 

[Al.Anderson]

I got that Polk sub for my son's *bedroom*, and the performance was so poor we had to return it. If you set that up in your fraternity's party room it can only lead to ridicule and abuse.

You don't say how big the room is, but regardless, the sub will be very important in that environment. I suggest you try and raise your budget a bit (say $250-300). If you have someone handy in the fraternity, maybe consider a Dayton: http://www.daytonaudio.com/loudspeaker/kits_subwoofer.html

 

[Jaferitis]

The room is about 20 ft x 15 ft.


I just remembered that I have a Bose Acoustimass 30 Series II laying around doing nothing... can I use that with another receiver?


edit: nvm, after some googling, found out it's not really a subwoofer, and it's a p.o.s. anyway.