[rippeffect]

Alright, I'm in the market for an audio system. I have around $800 to spend. I would like to put together a basic audio system for parties and music, not so much home theater. I;m thinkin two front towers and maybe a center channel, with a basic receiver and a kickass sub (bass bass bass!). What brands should I look at? Do I need to spend more than 800 for what I want? Thanks for all your help!


I have HT knowledge, but not so much in the area of just loud music and a lot of bass for a decent price. I understand speaker specs and receiver information and such so use any terms you like.

 

[afrogt]

How big is the room?


Will you be connecting a blu ray player?


If you have no plans for home theater then you don't need a center channel speaker

 

[rippeffect]

No bluray, so that's probably right, I won't need a center channel. The room itself is around 150 sqft, and it's a rectangle.

 

[afrogt]

If you have no plans for movies, you can just get a two channel stereo receiver.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...X0DER&v=glance


This receiver has subwoofer outputs, A&B speaker terminals so you can run 4 speakers at a time.


PA-120 subwoofer. $229
http://www.sounddistributors.com/buy...red+Subwoofers


And get 4 Jamo small tower speakers for $70each.
http://www.wwstereo.com/#/ecommerce/...103__0_0_0_-1/


Subwoofer $229

4 Jamo E660 $276

Harman Kardon 3390 receiver, $219.


Well under your $800 limit and would be very loud in a 150 sq ft room.

 

[rippeffect]

Thank you very much!

 

[Nels07]

without a discount you could get 4 A6-5t5 speakers and a A3-250 sub but you could prolly work out some discount and depending on if you want to do a 2.1 or 3.1 might be able to squeeze in towers and a decent sub from eD

 

[Jay1]



Quote:
Originally Posted by afrogt /forum/post/16898941


If you have no plans for movies, you can just get a two channel stereo receiver.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...X0DER&v=glance


This receiver has subwoofer outputs, A&B speaker terminals so you can run 4 speakers at a time.


PA-120 subwoofer. $229
http://www.sounddistributors.com/buy...red+Subwoofers


And get 4 Jamo small tower speakers for $70each.
http://www.wwstereo.com/#/ecommerce/...103__0_0_0_-1/


Subwoofer $229

4 Jamo E660 $276

Harman Kardon 3390 receiver, $219.


Well under your $800 limit and would be very loud in a 150 sq ft room.

Why would he need 4 speakers with a stereo receiver?


Sounds like you would enjoy something like this CERWIN-VEGA CLS-10

 

[psgcdn]

Yeah, for party speakers, I would go for a pair of Cerwin-Vega and an eD sub. You might not even need a sub...

 

[rippeffect]

How is JAMO as a brand? For home theaters and such I've used/owned Kef, Klipsch, and Polk, but they are much more expensive and not necessarily for what I'm doing.

 

[wolf155]

could i get a cd play included in this too

 

[rippeffect]

a cheap dvd player or even cheaper cd player could cover that...the receiver has plenty of inputs

 

[Manic1!]

 http://www.pssl.com/B52-MATRIX-1000V...peaker-System-

Get it cheaper at guitar center.

 

[enigmaticEntity]

You could try looking up some micro hi-fi systems and get on with the DVD/CD player with mp3/wma compatibility, or you can get one with 3.5mm input or USB input. On some you will need to look at a subwoofer as well.


You can try those plastic Sony's with 2*100W two-way or whatever + 150W subwoofer, which would be loud and hopefully bassy, and probably have all the features, but may be lacking in quality.


I have a Kenwood AX-7, which fills the music side of things, and has excellent sound, but would need a sub-woofer for party use and may be lacking in power with 50W two-way speakers or 25W when using the 4-channel option. The price may be getting towards your limit once you have the sub, i.e. $500 - $750 for AX-7 + whatever for the subwoofer.


I'm not an "expert" on general knowledge when it comes to the various systems, and mine is relatively unknown, so, take it or leave it...

 

[afrogt]



Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay1 /forum/post/16899282


Why would he need 4 speakers with a stereo receiver?


Sounds like you would enjoy something like this CERWIN-VEGA CLS-10

A speaker in every corner! Run both A&B speaker outputs at the same time.


Lots of other choices out there if you only want two speakers!

 

[rippeffect]

I want to stay away from the Micro-systems just because I've had some unpleasant experiences with them in the past, but thanks for your thoughts!

 

[gooki]

If your running more than two speakers consider running a mono sound setup (all speakers get the exact same signal) for parties and then switch back to stereo for 2 channel music listening.


I'd second those cerwin vegas. At $176 each you could pick up four of them and still have change for an amp and cd player. Maybe consider used gear for the amps+cd player if you want a bit of quality and 4 speakers. Drop down to two of the CVs listed above and you'll have plenty of money left to get a nice amp + cd player (new).