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Long story short -- I've had a sub-$200 Onkyo HTIB system I've been using (pretty happily) since college circa 2005/6; my main complaint being that I'm a gamer and, with no HDMI inputs in my receiver, have had to come up with quite the convoluted setup of optical switchers to make everything work. I found a Samsung HD-W7000 receiver/blu-ray open-box for $80 at Best Buy, which was a lemon, so I sent it in; received another lemon, so I sent it in; received another lemon, so... I was refunded $430 to spend on a new setup!!
At some point along the line I also picked up a Sony SA-W2500 Subwoofer, but in my ignorance have neglected to acknowledge that if I'm paying all this attention to my other components, I should probably also pick up a new 5.0 speaker set instead of the lackluster pack-in speakers I've been using. I'm willing to spend about an extra $100 in addition to my $430, for either receiver + 5.0, or HTIB with 5.1, or any combination (I considered the Denon 5.1/Boston Acoustics HTiB offered at Best Buy, but it lacks the component inputs I'm looking for for my cable/Wii)
Keeping in mind I live in a small studio apartment, so 7.1 or 2 isn't really a necessity for me, so for cost reasons I'm assuming I'll end up with a 5.1 receiver. I've been considering the Polk TL150 speakers along with a $250-ish Yamaha, Sony or Pioneer receiver.... what are everybody's thoughts? I'm not necessarily married to this subwoofer, but I would certainly love to get my money's worth, so if it fits in well enough I'd love to be able to incorporate it to the setup. Thanks for your input!
At some point along the line I also picked up a Sony SA-W2500 Subwoofer, but in my ignorance have neglected to acknowledge that if I'm paying all this attention to my other components, I should probably also pick up a new 5.0 speaker set instead of the lackluster pack-in speakers I've been using. I'm willing to spend about an extra $100 in addition to my $430, for either receiver + 5.0, or HTIB with 5.1, or any combination (I considered the Denon 5.1/Boston Acoustics HTiB offered at Best Buy, but it lacks the component inputs I'm looking for for my cable/Wii)
Keeping in mind I live in a small studio apartment, so 7.1 or 2 isn't really a necessity for me, so for cost reasons I'm assuming I'll end up with a 5.1 receiver. I've been considering the Polk TL150 speakers along with a $250-ish Yamaha, Sony or Pioneer receiver.... what are everybody's thoughts? I'm not necessarily married to this subwoofer, but I would certainly love to get my money's worth, so if it fits in well enough I'd love to be able to incorporate it to the setup. Thanks for your input!