Looking for Home Theater Under $1000

Originally Posted by imsatasia 

Hi,
I'm looking for Home Theater under $1000.
So far, I liked the Onkyo HT-S9400THX 7.1-Channel Network A/V Receiver/Speakers (HTiB) which have good (mostly positive) reviews on Amazon.
It would be nice if someone can suggest me good Home theater HTiB or Separate. I currently own Logitech Z906 THX and planning to replace it.
Primary use for home theater with my TV is to:
- Watch movie - 40%
- Play Games - 30%
- Play Music - 30%
Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by imsatasia 

Its an apartment with LOFT and my Home theater setup will be in LOFT. LOFT Size is 15x12.

Originally Posted by eljaycanuck 

According to the product page, the receiver that comes with that Onkyo HTiB has Audyssey 2EQ. I'd consider buying an AVR with MultEQ (at a minimum) + a pair of good bookshelf speakers + a good sub. Later, add a CC speaker, and then surrounds.
Options include:
- Denon AVR-1613 (although I see that the Denon AVR-591 refurb is available at us.denon.com for $200)
- Polk Monitor 40 or 45B from Amazon.com (~$200/pr.)
- SVS PB-1000 subwoofer ($499, shipped)

Originally Posted by bladerunner6 

A pair of P163's for the front, a PC251 for the center and a pair of P153's for the rear.

Sorry for the old bump but where do you find the infinity primus in pairs and so cheap? I priced all those speakers and is about 950 without the receiver and they sell a piece
http://www.crutchfield.com/shopsearch/primus.html

BIC F-12 subwoofer

http://www.google.com/shopping/product/14096024762829784676?client=safari&rls=en&q=bic%20f12&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=YrToUJHACsqWqQGJj4C4Aw&ved=0CLkBEMMf&prds=scoring:tp

That leaves about $300 for a receiver.

Various Denon,Yamaha, Onkyo and Pioneer receivers would fit your price point.

Here is a Onkyo at BB:

http://slickdeals.net/f/5781964-Onkyo-HT-RC460-560W-7-2-Ch-3D-Pass-Through-A-V-Home-Theater-Receiver-275-Best-Buy-Free-Shipping-or-Store-Pickup

You might want to check around for open box units, refurbs, last year's closeouts and sales from companies like Newegg.

I have a 11 X17 room with about the same size ceilings and I have a very similar system that fills that quite well.
http://www.avsforum.com/t/1285022/opinions-on-speakers-for-an-11x17-room-please/30

$1000 won't buy you the world's best system but it will get you a system magnitudes above a HTIB.

I am sure there are others good recommendations for your price point.

Have fun, you will be surprised what a difference it makes.

Originally Posted by bladerunner6 

A pair of P163's for the front, a PC251 for the center and a pair of P153's for the rear.



http://www.crutchfield.com/shopsearch/primus.html

BIC F-12 subwoofer

http://www.google.com/shopping/product/14096024762829784676?client=safari&rls=en&q=bic%20f12&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=YrToUJHACsqWqQGJj4C4Aw&ved=0CLkBEMMf&prds=scoring:tp

That leaves about $300 for a receiver.

Various Denon,Yamaha, Onkyo and Pioneer receivers would fit your price point.

Here is a Onkyo at BB:

http://slickdeals.net/f/5781964-Onkyo-HT-RC460-560W-7-2-Ch-3D-Pass-Through-A-V-Home-Theater-Receiver-275-Best-Buy-Free-Shipping-or-Store-Pickup

You might want to check around for open box units, refurbs, last year's closeouts and sales from companies like Newegg.

I have a 11 X17 room with about the same size ceilings and I have a very similar system that fills that quite well.
http://www.avsforum.com/t/1285022/opinions-on-speakers-for-an-11x17-room-please/30

$1000 won't buy you the world's best system but it will get you a system magnitudes above a HTIB.

I am sure there are others good recommendations for your price point.

Have fun, you will be surprised what a difference it makes.