Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation Re: Home Theatre Speaker System - What is Best? 7Dec 26, 2010 7:01 pm Being a builder is more than just having once held a hammer. It's about the trades you hire and ensuring that they give a result that meets the industry standard and the home owners expectations. Re: Home Theatre Speaker System - What is Best? 8Dec 26, 2010 11:01 pm Hi NcgQ I've been slowly putting together my home theatre setup so, for what it's worth (and depending on your budget/main use), I've gone for:
Pioneer SC LX83 AV receiver OzTheatre 'Majestic' Evo3D fixed screen (16:9) Just my two cents worth Cheers Adam p.s. bang for buck - i reckon the Legend Kurlo 6 subwoofer is pretty much unbeatable Re: Home Theatre Speaker System - What is Best? 9Dec 27, 2010 5:05 pm BuildingACT Hi NcgQ I've been slowly putting together my home theatre setup so, for what it's worth (and depending on your budget/main use), I've gone for: Pioneer SC LX83 AV receiver Having done a fair bit of research and gone back and forth between a number of options, I couldn't be happier with each of these selections so far!! Just my two cents worth Cheers Adam A little OT but..... I have the Pioneer SC-LX82 [non 3D] and it's a great AVR - IMO $2k well spent as THX Ultra2 AVR + THX speakers = Being a builder is more than just having once held a hammer. It's about the trades you hire and ensuring that they give a result that meets the industry standard and the home owners expectations. Re: Home Theatre Speaker System - What is Best? 10Dec 27, 2010 7:37 pm Paradigm Speakers are awesome. I'd highly recommend those. Almost bought a pair for myself but decided to get Martin Logan Electrostatics instead. For your screen - it depends. If it's a fixed screen (not retractable), then you can just paint your own on the wall. If you want speakers behind the screen like you do in the movie theater, then you need an acoustically transparent fabric screen so that the sound passes through the screen. If you want a simple roll down screen (motorized or not), there's a lot of options out there. my house blog: http://sugarloafdrivebuild.blogspot.com/ We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 16088 Once you know the basics, the rest is easy. Read my post in the thread linked below. viewtopic.php?p=1919271#p1919271 2 19497 It's all about wireless, self install now. The cost/benefit of wired setups for the house are no longer what they used to be. Lots of wireless options. Eufy, Arlo and… 2 9780 |