I am currently preparing to buy my first HT. And I'm really excited (seriously keeps me up at night)
I haven't bought anything yet, but my saving is almost complete.
Here is what I plan on purchasing sometime in September (probably wait for labor day sales)
TV: Samsung PN-50B650 - around $1350
Blu-Ray: PS3 (hopefully a slim) - around $300 (hopefully)
Speakers: Energy take classic 5.1 - around $350
and I already have a Wii.
Now that I have pretty much decided on all of those. I'm trying to figure out which receiver I should get to make this all come together. I can't really afford to go over $400, but I know there are some pretty good receivers out there for around this price.
Please know that I'm getting this set up for my condo which has a living room thats a nice size, but not huge. I can't really have sound that is rumbling the walls because of neighbors, but I would love to enjoy movies and music with the clearest/richest sound possible. And from what I've read, what I have so far seems to be the right direction, just need the last component.
The models I'm really looking at getting currently are:
Onkyo TX-SR507 for around $350
Pioneer VSX-819 for around $275
Yamaha RX-V465 for around $330 (although I heard it's impossible to upgrade this to 7.1 surround someday, which may be the case for the other two, but I wasn't sure.)
Again this is my first Home Theatre set up and while I want it to be great, I can't afford to spend a ton. I would appreciate any help or opinions on what I plan to purchase already along with which receiver I should get.
Thanks in advance!
I haven't bought anything yet, but my saving is almost complete.
Here is what I plan on purchasing sometime in September (probably wait for labor day sales)
TV: Samsung PN-50B650 - around $1350
Blu-Ray: PS3 (hopefully a slim) - around $300 (hopefully)
Speakers: Energy take classic 5.1 - around $350
and I already have a Wii.
Now that I have pretty much decided on all of those. I'm trying to figure out which receiver I should get to make this all come together. I can't really afford to go over $400, but I know there are some pretty good receivers out there for around this price.
Please know that I'm getting this set up for my condo which has a living room thats a nice size, but not huge. I can't really have sound that is rumbling the walls because of neighbors, but I would love to enjoy movies and music with the clearest/richest sound possible. And from what I've read, what I have so far seems to be the right direction, just need the last component.
The models I'm really looking at getting currently are:
Onkyo TX-SR507 for around $350
Pioneer VSX-819 for around $275
Yamaha RX-V465 for around $330 (although I heard it's impossible to upgrade this to 7.1 surround someday, which may be the case for the other two, but I wasn't sure.)
Again this is my first Home Theatre set up and while I want it to be great, I can't afford to spend a ton. I would appreciate any help or opinions on what I plan to purchase already along with which receiver I should get.
Thanks in advance!