astroglide's home theater: what i own, what i would buy today - Page 5

astroglide · #41 01-30-2007, 07:13 PM

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Can you give your ideal setup if you only had, say, $4-5K total to spend on the setup and if 50" was absolutely largest TV you could fit in your space?

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i just went to amazon and put everything from my OP in the cart. the pre-shipping total is $4,256.25.

renodoc · #42 01-30-2007, 07:14 PM

I have a cool setup at my lake house. Sharp 45 aquos direct LCD with a Yamaha YS-1 "sound projector" and a velodyne subwoofer. Sorry, don't know the model numbers, but for a small space the system rocks hard.

I have the 60" sony sxrd at home and love it.

TheWorstPlayer · #43 01-30-2007, 07:25 PM

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Can you give your ideal setup if you only had, say, $4-5K total to spend on the setup and if 50" was absolutely largest TV you could fit in your space?

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i just went to amazon and put everything from my OP in the cart. the pre-shipping total is $4,256.25.

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But TV's too big and space is an issue. So if you had to downsize the TV, what would you downsize to (I understand the reason you went for this technology was related to large size of your TV) and where would you spend the extra moolah, keeping the total between 4-5K? That was really what I was asking...

astroglide · #44 01-30-2007, 07:32 PM

the 55" is the 55a2000, the 50" is the 50a2000. same sets, smaller screens.

TheWorstPlayer · #45 01-30-2007, 07:38 PM

so even at 50" the comment "flat panel lcds are not yet large and cost-effective enough for me to consider" still stands?

astroglide · #46 01-30-2007, 07:49 PM

i think most lcds in that range are are 46" or 52". and more expensive than sxrd if decent.

Dids · #47 01-30-2007, 07:49 PM

TWP,

Plasma's are probably more effective at that size, and not really that expensive.

I actually think plasmas are nicer than astro's TV. I saw too many issues with viewing angles and just raw bulk when I was looking at Wegas as an option. If you need 60, that's where you have to go, but in the 42-50 range, I'd stick with a plasma.

edtost · #48 01-30-2007, 07:59 PM

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A $400 audio system.

Something seems off here.

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more or less weird: i have the 50" version of that TV (its unbelievably awesome, btw) hooked up to a ~$2k stereo audio system rather than surround sound.

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2k stereo audio system specs? anyone here use McIntosh stuff? My TV setup downstairs is a 32 inch samsung hd, hooked to a 1978 Marantz 1060b, hooked to KEF C40 speakers. I've never been able to turn the Marantz past 40% as when i got to 35 the neighbors came over immediately to complain [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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your 2-channel audio thread from OOT

I only counted the costs of the integrated + speakers, since the CD player isn't really part of the home theater, and I can't remember what brand or how much the overpriced cables I bought were. Rega integrated was ~$950 iirc, and dynaudio bookshelfs were a little over $1k.

astroglide · #49 01-30-2007, 08:00 PM

the viewing angle argument has never held water with me. i haven't analyzed it from different perspectives, but my couches are in fixed positions and in a direct line of sight to the television. since that's where i sit during regular watching, i have never experienced a problem. if i happen to be walking down the hallway and glance at the weather or something, i can still see it fine.

Dids · #50 01-30-2007, 08:03 PM

Viewing angle was more important for me because I'm still moving every damn year (thankfully not this one) and not positive where/how the TV will be set up. I most def did notice it in the store.

If you've got reasonable control of where the TV will be, it's not as big of a deal.

The end deal breaker for me was that after like 5 different stores, nothing looked as sharp to me as the Panny Plasma (it came down to that or the 42inc Wega for me).