New setup <$800 budget.

I'd recommend that $800 is better spent on a 2 channel set up to start from, then build up as more jar money becomes available. To start, at your budget, I'd put 300-500 dollars into speakers, 200-400 dollars in a receiver and 100-200 in a player. This would get you into a decent set up that's probably higher end than any of your friends have, if keeping up with the Jones' means anything to you.


Speakers:

B&M: Infinity, Paradigm, Energy, Athena Technologies, Definitive Technologies

ID: Home Theater Direct, Onix, Axiom, Fluance, Swans


Electronics:

Denon, Onkyo, Marantz, Cambridge Audio, Kenwood, Pioneer, Harman Kardon, NAD


Shopping:

e Bay?, Audiogon, hi-fi and mega electronics stores

There are plenty of grey market online shops as well, but they're largely unauthorized dearlers, meaning no manufacturer's warranty.

Thanks for the reply, but I wanted to buy an htbi at first, but then I thought I might es well get everything seperately, so I can have what I want, and I can uprgade easier.


I heard the insignia speakers from bestbuy are extremely good for the money, so I think it should be fine to run five of them, and should beat most htbi's in the same cost.


I know ebay is cheap, but I just hate it, I bought two things there, and both were DOA. And I also want warranty.


I kind of more wanted a specific product, than listing the brands, I am pretty sure I am going to go with the insignias, I like the panasonic SA-XR57K reciever but I am not sure how good it is.(might get a onkyo, pioneer, or a yamaha)


And for the sub, I dont know how much power I need, but from what I reserched, the stf-2/stf-1 is the best for the price, but recomend any others, I will read about them, and compare, I enjoy reading long reviews if you can find any.

I am probaly going to buy the wire here: (do I need 500 ft?)
http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?...id=8003&store=


And the reciever, if I chose this one here:
http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?...bname=403&CA=Y


Here are the insignias:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1138085354138

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I know, but there is never a full image, because most of it is grayed out, I was more looking for an actuall pic.