Iolaus
06-13-2005, 02:34 AM
Ok, noobie here with questions.
Long story short, my used all-in-one 5-slot DVD/CD Panasonic SA-HT70 started life with me, crippled; the rear speakers never worked right (random rough static with no sound when needed, so I just dis-connected them), and now the unit refuses to recognise disks, even the cleaner disk wont do anything! I bought a $40 DVD/CD player at Circuit City that I hooked into the TV, and then amp. thru the Panasonic; that's worked so far, but I'm really disillusioned on the whole "multi-function-unit" thing (and more important, so is my wife :thmbsp: ) and I"ve started to look into the component set-ups. The problem is cost; I've got to build slowly.
I've been looking around the local shops and reading reviews on line, and it appears to me that the Pioneer VSX-1015 seems to be a relatively cheap, yet capable, central unit. The 5.1 30w speakers I have currently will not be sufficient. I can't afford to spend a ton of $ right away, so I started looking for 7.1 sets on ebay and found some Sony SA-VE367T sets for under $200.
Now, I know, I need a lot more to make a complete starter system (it doesn't appear to include a radio reciever; I'll have to find one, but the boombox is working so far), and I assume I'll be upgrading the speakers in the future, but an input (DVD/CD player), an amp, and speakers is the basic minimum for starting a component system, right?
What do you think? Is there a better solution for getting started? A better deal for starter speakers ... maybe getting (and listening in) a better 5.1, and then upgrading the main front channels later and moving the old front speakers to surround mode?
One of the reasons for that last last suggestion was because, somewhere, I saw something about running a second set of primary speakers (A/B) requireing a different ohm rating ...eventually, I'd like to set up a pair of speakers in the back patio, which would apparently mean a whole new set-up for the front channels anyway.
What do you think?
Long story short, my used all-in-one 5-slot DVD/CD Panasonic SA-HT70 started life with me, crippled; the rear speakers never worked right (random rough static with no sound when needed, so I just dis-connected them), and now the unit refuses to recognise disks, even the cleaner disk wont do anything! I bought a $40 DVD/CD player at Circuit City that I hooked into the TV, and then amp. thru the Panasonic; that's worked so far, but I'm really disillusioned on the whole "multi-function-unit" thing (and more important, so is my wife :thmbsp: ) and I"ve started to look into the component set-ups. The problem is cost; I've got to build slowly.
I've been looking around the local shops and reading reviews on line, and it appears to me that the Pioneer VSX-1015 seems to be a relatively cheap, yet capable, central unit. The 5.1 30w speakers I have currently will not be sufficient. I can't afford to spend a ton of $ right away, so I started looking for 7.1 sets on ebay and found some Sony SA-VE367T sets for under $200.
Now, I know, I need a lot more to make a complete starter system (it doesn't appear to include a radio reciever; I'll have to find one, but the boombox is working so far), and I assume I'll be upgrading the speakers in the future, but an input (DVD/CD player), an amp, and speakers is the basic minimum for starting a component system, right?
What do you think? Is there a better solution for getting started? A better deal for starter speakers ... maybe getting (and listening in) a better 5.1, and then upgrading the main front channels later and moving the old front speakers to surround mode?
One of the reasons for that last last suggestion was because, somewhere, I saw something about running a second set of primary speakers (A/B) requireing a different ohm rating ...eventually, I'd like to set up a pair of speakers in the back patio, which would apparently mean a whole new set-up for the front channels anyway.
What do you think?