I am new to the Hydrogen Audio forum and I am thinking of buying a new HDTV. I know very little of audio as far as a home theater set-up. I need a good quality surround sound system. Price range $200-$400. Please suggest some system that I can install my self and have great sound quality.
-Eazy C
Full Version: Home Theater Audio
What parts do you have currently?
Side note: you may have better luck on avsforum.com in their 'home theater in-a-box' area. HT is the site's specialty and they have a lot more people dedicated to those sorts of decisions.
Side note: you may have better luck on avsforum.com in their 'home theater in-a-box' area. HT is the site's specialty and they have a lot more people dedicated to those sorts of decisions.
QUOTE(Eazy C @ Mar 21 2007, 20:25) 
I am new to the Hydrogen Audio forum and I am thinking of buying a new HDTV. I know very little of audio as far as a home theater set-up. I need a good quality surround sound system. Price range $200-$400. Please suggest some system that I can install my self and have great sound quality.
-Eazy C
If this doesn't include speakers it's certainly possible. (Oops, that is for stereo; don't know about cheap multichannel options.)
$200-400 for "great" sound quality is unlikely. Entry-level home theatre audio gear should run you $400-600 for the receiver, $1000-1200 for the most basic of 5-speaker setups, $300-500 for the subwoofer, and, $200-300 for a source component (dvd/universal player). That's $2200 for what I would consider pretty basic.
The previous poster that suggested the HTIB section of AVSForum was right that you'll get more and better help there about any type of equipment questions.
The previous poster that suggested the HTIB section of AVSForum was right that you'll get more and better help there about any type of equipment questions.
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