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Not sure if anyone here is very familiar with the ins and outs of all the different setups, but I've been in the market, and think I've got my mind set up on one, but I'm not entirely sure if there's anything better out there for less money.

This is what I'm on the verge of buying:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/MartinL...70410&lp=4&cp=1

Rear speakers I'll probably just get something relatively inexpensive, and then this for the receiver:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Pioneer...3&skuId=2769133

The sides and rear aren't too important, but I've heard nothing but good things about MartinLogan for the fronts, and the guy in the store said that specific receiver will work well with the demand from those specific speakers.

So does anybody have any experience with a theater system like this, or either of the brands in general? Any tips would be appreciated.

people still buy those? lol.

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Originally posted by Spacey Orange people still buy those? lol.

Huh?

Yeah...

whenever i think of home stereos u think of this:




carry on...

I couldn't bring myself to spend that much for a home sound system, especially with the options that are out there for much cheaper.

You must be a baller, though, so I completely understand.

That was actually one of the cheaper options that I discussed with the bloke in the store. They ranged upwards of $6,000 for a complete system.

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Originally posted by srussell0018 That was actually one of the cheaper options that I discussed with the bloke in the store. They ranged upwards of $6,000 for a complete system.

They can go a lot higher than that, too. I remember some of the shit that Shaw used to work on. Wow

The receiver will be great, I actually have a similar Pioneer receiver, but it's several years old now. Never had any issues with it at all. My speakers and sub are nothing like that though, it would be total overkill for the space I have here. One day when we move to a bigger place, I'd definitely consider something like that though.

The one thing I was worried about is that the towers that come with that set. The guy said they are absolutely amazing for music, but sometimes people say they're a little lacking for movies because they lack the power that some other models have. That's actually an amazing deal for them though, because he said the towers by themselves usually run about $1,500 each.

I should've thrown some Shaw bate into this thread and said that I really wanted a Bose system because they make the best home audio that money can buy.

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Originally posted by srussell0018 Shaw bate

Don't you live in an apartment though?

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Originally posted by srussell0018 I should've thrown some Shaw bate into this thread and said that I really wanted a Bose system because they make the best home audio that money can buy.

Oh, the rage

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On Don't you live in an apartment though?

I do, but I have a large living room with ample room for a nice setup, and I just got a new 55' LED tv to go with it.

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Originally posted by srussell0018 I do, but I have a large living room with ample room for a nice setup, and I just got a new 55' LED tv to go with it.

Whoa, must be a huge room to fit a 55 foot TV in there

Well my apartment is the first floor of a house, so it's not small.

Edit: Oh.

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Originally posted by srussell0018 Edit: Oh.

Yeah

While I was looking at stuff at Best Buy I checked out the Sharp 90" Aquos. That thing is ridiculous. $10,000 too.

My home sound system:

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Originally posted by srussell0018 While I was looking at stuff at Best Buy I checked out the Sharp 90" Aquos. That thing is ridiculous. $10,000 too.

Massive

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Whoa, must be a huge room to fit a 55 foot TV in there

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Originally posted by srussell0018 I should've thrown some Shaw bate into this thread and said that I really wanted a Bose system because they make the best home audio that money can buy.

My next set probably will have Teufel speakers. But first my 10 years old 32" Philips Matchline tv (DD, 220W, 9 speakers) needs to die, so I can send my Pioneer set (fucking 20 years old) with sound field processor and additional B&W speakers into retirement, as I'm meanwhile convinced it's never going to die.

I debated the Bowers & Wilkins front speakers, but after listening to them I liked the MartinLogan better. The B&W is supposed to be unmatched in terms of clarity, but they just didn't have the same power that MartinLogan had. That and they were more expensive.

You clearly don't know what you're talking about and aren't contributing anything to this thread. Please stop posting in it. The receiver they had in the store setup wasn't a Pioneer receiver, and was about $1,500 by itself, so your argument is retarded. Even with the best receiver they had, MartinLogan still sounded better to me than B&W, but my gut feeling is that you've never heard either one, and are just trying to act like you know something which you really don't.

A 770W Pioneer receiver is more than enough to bring out the full "goodness" in a B&W system.

Do you know how to multiply?

The side and rear speakers use practically no power compared to the front towers, sub, etc.

I don't even know why I'm arguing with you. Best Buy only sells one receiver with over 770W, and it's a Denon, and is one of the worst reviewed receivers that they sell. In the Magnolia section of the store where they sell nothing but high end home theater equipment (including both B&W and MartinLogan) they use Pioneer receivers (770W ones) for both of their display studios.

But apparently you know more than them.

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