6 Comments

1. 

   If you are crazy and wants to go for it go for DENON S 301
   that is the best

   second and third is onkyo or yamaha that is the pros and con
   of this. good luck

   Comment by ranjitha a — July 30, 2007 @ 8:17 pm

2. 

   First drop the Bose, junk.

   Take your budget and split it in half.
   $500 for speakers
   $500 for Receiver ($400) and DVD ($100).

   Prices are estimates, you may be able to find them for less.

   SPEAKERS at $500 is hard, Speakers are the most important part, the best i could come up with at this price in a short time is:
   Infinity TSS-750 $499 (5.1 package)
   or
   Assembled for $600 from Energy
   front L&R: Take 2
   center: Take 1
   sub: Take 2
   rear L&R: EXL-S:8

   RECIEVERS: You can’t really go wrong with any of these just pick the features you like the best, Everybody has their brand but most the parts in all of these are made by the same manufactures.
   Yamaha RX-V559 $399
   Denon AVR-1707 $449
   Onkyo TX-SR604 $439

   DVD’s
   Again pick what you like, for $100 if it breaks buy another.
   These have up conversion via HDMI
   Samsung DVD-HD860 $99
   Panasonic DVD-S52K $99

   Comment by hogie0101 — August 3, 2007 @ 3:24 am

3. 

   I would say Denon also.

   For speakers HSU has a 5.1 surround with sub for around $500.00 . A very good deal. Go to HSU.com.

   Comment by travis t — August 4, 2007 @ 2:34 pm

4. 

   Just adding to what hogie0101 said. You can find a better Onkyo receiver than that at Ebay. I bought my Onkyo TX-SR 703 THX Select 2 receiver brand new for about $450. Also another good place to find speakers.

   Comment by blur_139 — August 7, 2007 @ 5:09 am

5. 

   Anyone of these except Bose should be good (based on my experiences). I found Bose to be overpriced and more decore friendly instead of seriously functional. Onkyo, Denon and Yamaha typically “build” their systems with a/v receivers that you can perform more functions and add sources to down the road. Their speakers tend to be better also. Should you decide to “upgrade” the speakers or the receiver, not a real problem.
   Bose is usually an all in one system. The speakers must be used with the rest of the system or it may not sound right. Adding extra sources can be a problem also. I found some functions to be limited (if they existed in the first place). Upgrading looks nearly out of the question. Take your pick.

   Comment by davj61 — August 9, 2007 @ 12:12 am

6. 

   Bose - Overpriced, marketing expertise over sound quality and performance

   Yamaha - Good value with quite a few features

   Denon - Very good performance, not impressed with reliability

   Onkyo - Very good performance with receivers

   I would recommend going with the following system…

   - Onkyo mid-level receiver
   - Hsu Research VT-12 with one of their powered subs
   - Pioneer Elite universal DVD player

   This is an impressive system at a reasonable price that can be
   found online directly from the manufacturer or from competitive
   merchants. An excellent value IMHO.

   H a p p y
   H o m e
   T h e a t e r i n g !

   Comment by XenonAudio — August 9, 2007 @ 11:10 pm

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