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Need help choosing the right speakers for my new plasma TV.?
Need help choosing the right speakers for my new plasma TV.?
I drove myself crazy with all the products on the market: Bose, Sony, Denon, Polk – All I want is a little expensive audio system (not surround sound) for my Plasma TV. The cost for these surround systems, and bad reviews about the products makes me crazy. I do not have the room to the rear speakers and I would rather buy two speakers and a receiver BON BON – something to compliment the TV sound and maybe a stereo effect. The Polk SurroundBar sounds like a good idea, but then I buy the low cupboard and receiver to add to the price of Bose. Too much $ $ $ for my consideration. Thank you for your help.
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Altec Lansing does look excellent equipment, which is reasonable
Stereo Receivers
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#2 written by SWEET SARAH 11 months ago
DENON MAKES A SYSTEM WITH TWO FRONT SPEAKERS AND SUB MUCH LIKE THE BOSE 3-2-1 SYSTEM. DON’T LIKE THE WAY BOSE SOUND –NOT NECESSARILY BAD –JUST MISSING SOMETHING. THE DENON SYSTEM IS ABOUT $ 1000 BOUGHT AT BEST BUY. A SALESMENS ADVICE DON’T BUY SPEAKERS FROM A COMPANY THAT MAKES RECEIVERS . BUY SPEAKERS FROM POLK NOT SONY , GO WITH PEOPLE WHO SPECIALIZE AT WHAT THEY DO. SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BUY SOMETHING YOU STILL WANT TO OWN 10 YEARS FROM NOW.
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#3 written by Rosco Z 11 months ago
If you don’t need surround sound, don’t buy surround sound. It’s more expensive than stereo audio & offers poorer quality sound, unless you want to spend thousands of dollars.
Just go to a big box store, look for a stereo amp with a good THD rating. 0.05% THD @ 20Hz – 20KHz or lower. Do not waste your money on anything with a high distortion rating like 0.1 THD @ 20Hz – 20KHz or higher, it will sound terrible.
Don’t worry about how many watts the amp is rated, there isn’t enough of a difference in home stereo amps & surround sound amps wattage output to worry about how many watts the amp is. The difference between 75 watts RMS @ 20Hz – 20KHz per channel amp & a 200 watts RMS @ 20Hz – 20KHz per channel is negligible.
If the choice is between a 100 watts RMS @ 20Hz – 20KHz per channel amp & 1,000 watts RMS @ 20Hz – 20KHz per channel amp, than yeah theres a big difference, but you’re not likely going to see those kind of differences unless your looking at professional audio.
Stay away from over priced low quality junk like Bose & Sony.
Buy speakers with your ears. Test each pair in the show room that’s in your price range & make sure they don’t have a subwoofer turned on. Buy the pair that sounds best.
Buy a powered subwoofer, don’t worry about how big or ugly it looks as you can hide it. Subs sound better against the walls (not touching) & in a corner, than out in the open.
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#4 written by gkk_72 11 months ago
I’d try to find a decent mid line surround sound receiver – most can be bought for $ 200 – $ 400. Why? Because you can set it for STEREO mode and enjoy the two speakers setup you prefer but still have the option of adding speakers later on. As for speaker selection, I’d go with a decent pair of bookshelf speakers or larger. You’d have to audition the speakers as speaker preference is highly subjective.
So, Go ahead and buy the good speakers and good receiver and enjoy your system!
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#5 written by turtle66c 11 months ago
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I would go with a Panasonic sound system, about 800 watts, & hook a DVD player to it, possibly same make, so it’s compatible. That is not expensive, but has super sound.