On 08/25/05 01:20 ET, i1patrick said...
The one audio feature I tend to be tickled by
is to have good channel separation and the effect
of sound "travelling" from one side of the room
to the other while watching DVDs. Of course,
I know this feature is not nearly as much of a
function of speakers as it is of the receiver.
Actually, this is a function of the recording on the DVD you are watching. Second most important is probably placement of the speakers for accurate separation.
Since the wife and I are beginning to shop for
our next house, let's say I have $1000 to $1500
to buy my next set of speakers (and maybe a few
bucks more for a better receiver), but this time
it WILL be in a dedicated home theater setting.
So here's the next question: What particular
components would you guys recommend within a budget
like that for a home theater audio system? (Existing
system has a 7.1 receiver, 100-watts per channel
by Sony and physical size is still an important
consideration).
Well, you already have a receiver, so you aren't totally hampered by the Bose proprietary-ness. But if it is in the budget, you can probably easily do better than a cheap Sony by getting a cheap Onkyo, Pioneer, Yamaha, Denon, even Panasonic.
There's in-wall speakers as an option. Those would have no visible box.
People seem to love Rockets and Axiom speakers, including their small systems. Not nearly as small as Bose AM cubes, but definitely not huge. I still like the Boston Acoustics system that my uncle got far above Bose sound. They are barely larger than the Bose.
