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Ok so I have a detatched garage that has been completely converted into an entertainment room. The size is 397 square feet. The home theater system takes up half of this space while the other half is a hobbie area for my GF. (she does scrap booking and crafts in that area).
I currently have a very old Kenwood 5.0 Home theater receiver that I bought new back in the late 90's. It has served me well over the years but in all fairness it has been WAY behind the times for years now. Kenwood KR-V6070 with a set of DCM loud speakers in front, rear and center.
What can I say; it's time to spend some money but I can't spend a lot.
I now own a Sony 1080p Blu ray player, a 37" 1080P LCD and I want a home theater system that will work well in a small area.
I've always been against HTiB systems but I have to admit that the
Onkyo HT-SR800 seems to be a nice system for the money. The major draw back is no True HD ot DTS HD. My BR player can output True HD so I don't think I need a receiver that can do it but it would be nice.
That said I have also been leaning more towards just buying some new entry level speakers and a decent receiver.
So far I have put together this:
Onkyo TX-SR605
Front: Polk Audio R-50
Rear: Polk Audio R-50
Center: Polk Audio CSR
Sub: Polk Audio PSW110
This would run me $970 before tax and shipping.
Later I'd buy some Polk book shelf speakers to complete the 7.1 setup.
If I went with the Onkyo HTiB system for $424.99 I would save some money but of course have a system not as nice.
I guess what I'm asking is for my small space maybe the HTiB would work wonderfully and it would be all that I need. Of course I would rather save money. Then again would the system I pieced together be much better? Would it be a very nice upgrade over the Onkyo HT-SR800?
Thanks guys!
I currently have a very old Kenwood 5.0 Home theater receiver that I bought new back in the late 90's. It has served me well over the years but in all fairness it has been WAY behind the times for years now. Kenwood KR-V6070 with a set of DCM loud speakers in front, rear and center.
What can I say; it's time to spend some money but I can't spend a lot.
I now own a Sony 1080p Blu ray player, a 37" 1080P LCD and I want a home theater system that will work well in a small area.
I've always been against HTiB systems but I have to admit that the
Onkyo HT-SR800 seems to be a nice system for the money. The major draw back is no True HD ot DTS HD. My BR player can output True HD so I don't think I need a receiver that can do it but it would be nice.
That said I have also been leaning more towards just buying some new entry level speakers and a decent receiver.
So far I have put together this:
Onkyo TX-SR605
Front: Polk Audio R-50
Rear: Polk Audio R-50
Center: Polk Audio CSR
Sub: Polk Audio PSW110
This would run me $970 before tax and shipping.
Later I'd buy some Polk book shelf speakers to complete the 7.1 setup.
If I went with the Onkyo HTiB system for $424.99 I would save some money but of course have a system not as nice.
I guess what I'm asking is for my small space maybe the HTiB would work wonderfully and it would be all that I need. Of course I would rather save money. Then again would the system I pieced together be much better? Would it be a very nice upgrade over the Onkyo HT-SR800?
Thanks guys!