Post your new rookie setups and purchases here

Withing the last 3 weeks I've moved from a HTIB that was 7 years old and into the following:

Yamaha RX-Z11 11.2 system
2 Klipsch XF48's
1 RC-64 center
4 RB-61 surrounds
4 RS-42 Reference
2 Epik Empire subs
1 LG BD-390

All hooked into my 4 year old Panny 58 inch Plasma. My, oh my, what a difference!

Will,
since i was in high school i had home theater in box and it was from rca.

But now i have a first "real" system that sounds balance and clean.

1 pioneer elite 92 txh
2 hsu research 3.1
3.hsu vtf-1 10"
4sony bravia32" t.v.

older setup:
1 rca htib
2 20" crt tube t.v.
3 dvd / vhs player lol

The top list is my newbie system,and i have room to upgrade in the future

denon 1609
energy take classic 5.1
55 vizio

I bought the Onkyo HT-S6100 and used it for almost a year while I saved up enough for a minor upgrade.

My setup now is:
1. Onkyo 667 receiver (original Onkyo HT receiver);
2. Klipsh RC-62 center (bought used from e-bay);
3. Bic Acoustech pl-89 fronts;
4. Bic pl-66 surrounds;
5. Bic Pl-200 sub;
6. Mirage Nanosat Prestige rears.

All are horn-loaded except the Mirages. Lovin' it.

Well, I am building a new house with a dedicated HT room, so I went a little overboard... Yes, the RC-64 is a monster! But, I've been hungry for great sound in my home for a lonnnggggg time.

i used to have a Samsung HTiB but upgraded to an Onkyo SR-805 and the BIC Acoustech PL-89 Mains, PL-28 Center, PL66 Surrounds, and 2 PL-200 subs. im sure theres better around but it works great for my room and budget.

the horn tweeters are not bright at all imo. the PL-89s dont really have much bass on thier own. all in all im happy with what i bought.

my dream system would have much more power and better speakers but thats how it goes.

I use to have a sony HTib speakers and a Sony receiver from ten years ago. I upgraded the receiver 3 years ago to the Onkyo 605. And last week I upgraded the front 3 to Paradigm Monitor 7's and Paradigm CC-290. Still using the sub and surrounds from the sony htib until I figure out what to replace them with. My tv is the Samsung UN55B8500 LED.

I plan to buy a Sony receiver.

So far, speaker wise, I've only purchased the Take Classics 5 pack (http://www.energy-speakers.com/na-en...pack-overview/).
(I guess I'll stick with what I have backordered, the BIC F12, for the sub to make a 5.1 system http://www.bicamerica.com/showpage.p...pe=8&spkrID=84).
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Today I found out I'm only 45 minutes from this place http://www.parts-express.com/locations.cfm.
So, later on down the road for myself, I think I would like to try making a DIY type of speaker set from them. Something like this http://www.parts-express.com/project...fm?project=Dht. and then this http://www.parts-express.com/project...?project=Drake
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And then maybe a pair of bookshelfs like this seem like they could be really nice...http://www.parts-express.com/project...project=USHERs. But that's probably a whiles away.

Onkyo NR-1007
2 Klipsch RF-63s
1 Klipsch RC-64
1 Klipsch RPW-10 (got it real cheap)

Finally decided I needed a better entertainment center for my apartment so I got a 50" plasma. Once that happened some speakers were necessary. Probably went a little overboard but wanted something that would last and I don't have room for the surrounds right now. The sub is pretty weak but manages for the time being. The RF-63/RC-64 front stage is an absolute wall of sound. The 64 is definitely a monster. I had my plasma sitting on it for a while before I got it mounted to the wall. Almost as large as the floor standers.

I'm currently still running a 10+ year old Kenwood VR 309 - 5.1 HTiB with a Mitsubishi WS-55411 Rear projection TV.

Both are still running great but with the changes with technology and newer consoles and blu-ray players and such I am needing to upgrade my HT.

Just recently purchased a Denon 1910 Receiver. So now i'm working on deciding on what speakers to purchase. What a painful task! All the reading and finding the best sound for your buck. hehe

Urlryn

When i first had an interest in this stuff back in highschool, I had a 500 watt max, Sony HTIB and 32" CRT and dvd/vcr players haha.

Now:

Yamaha Rx-V765 reciever
2 Sony SS-B3000 Fronts
1 Sony SS-CN5000 Center
2 Rear surrounds from original HTIB system
SVS PB12NSD sub
52" Samsung LCD
Samsung Blu-ray Player
PS3

My current setup is:

Samsung PN58B650
Onkyo Receiver from HT-S590S HTiB
Monitor 60 (Left and Right)
CS1 (Center)
Monitor 30 (Surronds)
Subwoofer from Onkyo HTiB
PS3
Wii
Cable Box

Near term upgrades:
Receiver: Denon 1610 or 1910
Subwoofer: PA-120 or eD A2-300 (depending on budget)

Samsung 52" A550
Onkyo TX-SR606
Infinity Primus P362 (Left & Right)
Infinity Primus PC350 (Center)
Bic F12 Sub
DirecTV HR23
WD HD TV w/ 500gb HDD
PS3 Slim (120gb)
Wii

I really like the stand. Make and model?

Coming from some cheap samsung HTIB.

Now:

Receiver: Onkyo sr706 (Still needs to be ordered)
Fronts: Paradigm Monitor 9's
Center: Paradigm CC-370
Rears: Paradigm Mini Monitors
Sub: Paradigm PS-1200

Should arrive mid next week. Cant wait

Im also planning on a projector and a 120" screen

Dont have my own picture, but this is what they look like

Thanks. It's a Whalen 3 in-1 TV Console, model # BBXLS52VS.

Ditto on the console! I'm currently trying to learn about speakers and I'm hoping to get a system setup soon. I think my girlfriend's excited about it as our TV is currently on a low table, and she really wants a nice tv console like that one.

My new setup includes:

Paradigm Monitor 11 Fronts (new version 6)
Paradigm CC-290 Center(new Version 6)
Paradigm ADP-390's Surrounds(new Version 6)
Paradigm DSP-3200 Subwoofer(new Version 2)
Onkyo TX-NR807
Xbox 360
PS3
60" HDTV
New Monster Surge Protector
12 Gauge Monster Speaker Wire

Used to have an old LG Home Theater in a Box for 4-5 years!! What a damn improvement and I dont know why I waited so long....I was considering the Klipsch RF-82 5.1 system but got a great great deal on the Paradigm Monitor 11 5.1 system I could not refuse!!!!!!! It was a steal! lol
My Paradigm shakes the house and I am glad I went with Paradigm instead of Klipsch!!

My set-up during high school and college (at home; my very first set-up):
Monitor: a 20” mono Mitsubishi TV
Source: A Magnavox CD player
Receiver: A Scott receiver
Speakers: this was truly awesome – two 6x9” car stereo speakers, one Yamaha speaker with an 8” woofer, and one MTX speaker with a 10” woofer, all spliced together into a receiver with only two channels. Hell yes!


My set-up during college (dorm-room):
Monitor: A 13” color Sylvania TV
Source: A Mitsubishi mono VCR
Reciever: A hand-me-down Sansui from my parents
Speakers: Two $60 Yamaha speakers with paper-based woofers which were in horrible shape
Gaming System: A Super Nintendo and a Sega Genesis


First “real” set-up (roughly ten years ago after getting a part-time job working at a high-end electronics store):
Fronts: Paradigm Monitor 3's
Center: Paradigm CC-170
Rears: Def Tech BP1X
Sub: M&K V75
Monitor: A 27" Sony Wega CRT
DVD player: A Sony S530
Receiver: A Sony STRDA-333ES
Surge: Monster Power MPHTS-5000
Gaming System: Sega Dreamcast (booya!)

Current System (upstairs):
Speakers: M&K S150THX system paired with an M&K MX-350 subwoofer (Sub Dude on order from Auralex)
Monitor: A 50” Panasonic 1080p plasma wall mounted; includes a remote control backlight with 6500k lighting
Sources: Digital cable for HD; Denon SACD/DVD-Audio player; wireless streaming from PC
Gaming System: PS3 Slim (for blu-ray too)
Receiver: Denon AVR-2809ci (considering adding an Emotiva amp due to the inefficiency of the M&Ks)
Surge: Monster Power MPHTS-5000
Remote: Logitech Harmony One

Secondary System (downstairs):
Speakers: Klipsch Quintet system paired with a 12” Klipsch sub
Monitor: A 42” 720p Panasonic 600U plasma
Sources: Digital cable for HD, wireless streaming from PC
Gaming Systems: Xbox 360 and PS3 (for blu-ray too)
Receiver: Denon AVR-1610ci
Surge: low-end Monster power strip
Remote: Logitech Harmony One

I just got an Onkyo 607 it's sitting on my coffee table waiting for my 5.1 speakers being delivered Monday.

I got the Level 2 system from Home Theater Direct with in wall speakers for surrounds.

Center
Front Towers
Sub
In Wall surround L/R

Monday can't come soon enough... I'll just think of it as my reward for surviving V-Day

pictures people! :0)

Oliman that setup looks like it could be awesome.

This past summer I bought my first HT system.

Always wanted one when I was younger and couldnt afford it. Did some looking around and almost bought a cheapo HTIB from BB. But as usual i ended up bumping myself up a few levels.

Ended up settling on
Klipsch:

RF-63 mains
RC-64 center
RS-52 surrounds
Klipsch xw500d sub
Denon 3310 avr.



Wont say price, but I will say, that knowing what employee cost/mark up was on HT equipment from my stint as a Circuit City employee 10 years ago was, that was the price I was shooting for. Found an authorized dealer that runs a special from time to time that lets you submit an offer on their site, and got the price I wanted.

Now I need to upgrade my stand and my TV. That 40in toshiba LCD was great until my new speakers made it look so small lol. I will say that the stand is great for putting the center at almost perfect ear height position.

omg that center is huge lol

I dont have pics but my first setup consisted of a pair of tsi100 bookshelfs (about 1 year ago) Then I went to a pair of deftech promonitor 1000's and and procenter 1000 and a JBL ES250 sub(3 months after the polk bookshelves)

I am keeping the sub for now and just purchased a pair of monitor audio rx-6 towers. No center for now as I could not afford it since they are so damn pricey lol as you can see I blew too much money on stuff I wanted to change shortly after but I think that I will be sticking with the MA's for a while I just need to add a center and surrounds if I don't just use the deftechs as surrounds instead.

The deftechs are definitely excellent speakers and great for the size, but there is a HUGE difference between those and some nice towers like the rx6's that I am upgrading to. I mean the sound they produce is incredible and I mainly wanted something for music so not having a center is not a huge deal for the time being. I do love blu-rays tho so the center won't be too far away of a purchase hehe

Heres a nice pic of the rx6's man they are sexy
http://www.audio2vision.be/catalog/i...0audio_rx6.jpg

I'm trying to put my first system together right now. Was thinking of the following:

Polk 70s for the right and left
Polk 40s for the surround
Polk 10 or 20 for the center
Onkyo 607 receiver
sub - undecided

What do you think? Would love to get Klipsch but probably out of my price range.

My only input is that for the center I would just get the CS1 or CS2, not the 10 or 20 because they are more money just for a new cabinet design. Also, the Monitor 40's are considerably larger than the 30's and are not wall mountable. I personally don't think you can much with the 40's over the 30's for surrounds since you don't get much out of them to begin with.