Home Theatre System: Update 2
Monday, January 21, 2008
This weekend I was out shopping for a receiver but couldn't find anything worthwhile at Best Buy. I decided to stop into ABC Warehouse just to check prices and 30 minutes later I had a receiver and speaker set. My buddy Andrey recommended the Onkyo TX-SR605 as a receiver and the Polk Audio RM6750 speakers which I remembered while inside. The sales lady came in $30 cheaper on the receiver as well as $20 on the speakers when compared to Amazon. I am not used to stores matching online prices but they did so and beat them which was nice. It just makes you realize how much of a markup are on electronics.
Setup was pretty easy and I ran an HDMI cable from the receiver out to the TV. I then ran an HDMI cable from my cable box/DVR to the receiver and had to run an optical cable as well for sound (HDMI handles sound but not surround sound so an optical cable is needed). Since I don't have a new dvd player yet, I am using my old connection of optical and S Video. This will be switched once I get a new dvd player and I will use HDMI instead. The only other connections needed are the speaker wires which I had to buy a spindle of and cut myself. I just have the Wii going straight into the TV, its not really built for setups like this but that's fine. I did have a bit of trouble getting the inputs progammed correctly, I had no sound or no picture at first but got it all figure out. I still need to setup the rear speakers which will include drilling a hole in the back of the livingroom to bring the speaker wire up.
If you are in the market for some equipment, I highly recommend these and I will give Andrey credit for the find.
Setup was pretty easy and I ran an HDMI cable from the receiver out to the TV. I then ran an HDMI cable from my cable box/DVR to the receiver and had to run an optical cable as well for sound (HDMI handles sound but not surround sound so an optical cable is needed). Since I don't have a new dvd player yet, I am using my old connection of optical and S Video. This will be switched once I get a new dvd player and I will use HDMI instead. The only other connections needed are the speaker wires which I had to buy a spindle of and cut myself. I just have the Wii going straight into the TV, its not really built for setups like this but that's fine. I did have a bit of trouble getting the inputs progammed correctly, I had no sound or no picture at first but got it all figure out. I still need to setup the rear speakers which will include drilling a hole in the back of the livingroom to bring the speaker wire up.
If you are in the market for some equipment, I highly recommend these and I will give Andrey credit for the find.
Posted by mardenhill 1/21/2008 09:01:00 AM
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Did you get a sub with this grouping? You should get a Polk or KLH sub. Powered unit. My KLH 10" is enough to get me in trouble with the neighbors. So I've turned it down.