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Question by DJ Angeldust: What is a good inexpensive surround sound system for a movie room ?
i have a medium size room that fits 12 seats. would like a good surround sound system, nothing crazy, i just want it to sound good and to be cheap, my budget is 200-400
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Answer by Chris L
Check vanns.com
Here’s one:
http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/details/502571958/onkyo-hts3400
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Question by Haseeb K: Anyone know a good surround sound system for me?
My bedroom is i’d say about…. 12′ x 9.5′
I was looking into getting a surround system for it.
Anyone know a good system for a bedroom?
I’m just gonna be using it with my PS3 to play games and watch movies, not use it when i just sit and watch cable tv.
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Answer by PBR#1
Bose
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Question by James: Why is Bose surround sound so good? What makes a good surround sound system? speakers or receiver?
People tell me Bose speakers are overpriced and there are many speakers just as good, but they never give me a brand to back it up. I have heard a Bose surround sound system in action and it sounds awesome. My question is, what makes a good system? The speakers themselves or the receiver where they all connect to? Also what are some brands that have near Bose quality?
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Answer by PoohBearPenguin
Yes Bose is overpriced, and inferior even compared to MUCH cheaper speakers.
Brands? How about anything BUT Bose? Sony, Klipsch, Definitive Technology, Kirkland (yes, Costco’s generic brand)…
Bose does not use a subwoofer. No, they legally cannot call their “Bose Bass Unit” (or whatever) a subwoofer because it’s not a subwoofer. It’s an overpriced, over-engineered thing that tries to sound like a subwoofer but fails miserably.
Any set of speakers can do window-rattling-loud. Whether or not they can produce clear notes both in the treble and bass regardless of the volume is another matter. My brother-in-law has a high end Bose system, but honestly it just makes noise. You don’t hear music or feel the explosions, you just hear loud fuzzy noise. I don’t even need to turn the system up very loud to get room thumping bass, and I don’t lose the higher end of the spectrum either.
Honestly, the receiver doesn’t make a lot of difference with regards to the sound. Pick on based on the features and inputs you need. Here, too, Bose falls behind. For $ 200-300, you can get a entry level receiver with multiple HDMI inputs and a swath of other audio inputs to satisfy most home setups. For speakers, I got a nice set of bookshelf speakers and a 10″ subwoofer kit from Definitive Technology for $ 500. For something from Bose that even has a single HDMI port on it, and their fakey speaker setup, you’re at least looking something that costs thousands of dollars, and is essentially a crippled home-theater-in-a-box (HTIB) unit with no additional inputs other than one for your iPod (and ONLY your iPod.)
I dunno. >$ 1000 for a receiver and non-proprietary speakers that will last me a life time, vs. thousands for inferior speakers which will fall apart after 10 years or so and can only be used with other Bose products (maybe) Yeah, that’s a toughie.
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