Don't assume good HT also means good music! If you love music than build the systme for music and go from there. I discovered no matter what you do to an mid fi HT system (DAC, cables, tweeks, etc...) it will never improve if audiophile-quality music is your goal. Go music first and save yourself a lot of heart aches. This is my biggest "If I knew than what I know now" Dept lessons about hi fi. Good luck.
Bang for your Buck HT
I want to put together a system for the family room. 18x24 8'. Need simple for wife and kids 8 & 11. Need to punish for the next few years. want a musical system for all kinds of loud new music and loud music. Not a big bass freek no big subs. have to have book shelf that are mounted from ceiling or top walls. Want to purchase used dvd, heard good things about pioneer elite , any recomendations on model number.I have an older amfi amfitheater. need a ac3 processor for the dvd is that right. would I be better off buying a used pioneer elite reciver that was a 1700 unit for 700.00. Speakers I think I will like are the JBL S38's for front center and what about some cheap surround rear's. I like to rock when mom and kids are gone also. Need the dvd to cplay cdr's
Any help appreciated
Any help appreciated