Which came first, the chicken or the egg


Where do you start? Building HT system (Budget $50K New discounted or used). Just finished ASC's WALL DAMP SYSTEM. Now need quality built and sounding electronics. Something recognized by audiophiles (just in case I turn into a junkie and want to dump it in a few months without getting killed, or laughted at). Value priced and not obsolete before its broken in. Tube or transistor but would like 7.1 capabilities. 75% home theater, 25% good stereo listening.
JUMP IN ! Put a system together and be ready to defend your picks to your death, or yield to someone more experienced and knowledgable.(I've read some of the posts, it can get nasty). You have been challenged.... who's first?
blob7
Now for the few who are still interested, the room size is aprox. 14wx23dx8h (whatjd will probably take exception to this too). For the "purist" I now know that it's not possible to mix 2 channel with home theater. And I do apologize for suggesting something so stupid. But I'm not trying for perfection,( and if I was, I know now not to post a thread on this site,-- did you catch that one to whatjd). I wanted to get help putting together a mid- hi butt kickin home theater($50k max. not counting room prep or HDTV)maybe with components that whatjd was thowing away (let me know where you live). And in the process have a 2 channel system that would annoy the dog.
I started out looking at B&K stuff with Martin Logans and a JVC transport, then I listened to some Class A Krell stuff with B&Ws. And after reading some reviews, and talking to a few dealers,(most having different opinions) I learned two things, 1. there are alot of unimformed people out there, and second, there are alot of liars too.
But I did like the sound from class A amps. enough to want to upgrade my system to the next level, none of which is readily available near me. So I posted a thread hoping that a few knowledgeable people would share their wisdom with me.
I had already committed to a Pioneer PRO710 HDTV, and was wraping up the purchase on some JMLabs Utopia: Mezzo's, center, mini's and sides along with a Stadium III sub, when I decided to post a thread to see if I could get a consensus of opinion of what to buy.
Now whatjd, just in case you see some of the above mentioned stuff for sale on Audiogon, I spent a good deal of time talking to a dealer that recommended it, agreed to buy it and if I change my mind after listening to responses to this post, I hope it doesn't violate any of your unwritten rules. He earned the sale.
As for jthunders and most of the other people that posted helpful responses....... THANK YOU.
For the rest of you axe grinders go to "owhatagooseiam.com. Start your on bitch session there.
You would have saved a lot of peoples time if you included this info in your first post.
Good choice on speakers.I heard them at an Audio show last September.
Blob7,8 &9: What an unbelievable phony you are (perhaps that's redundant but don't suppose you're bright enough to know). Suggest you sign off and try to find carl_eber. You two deserve one another. -Angus
And you forgot to specify what the 7 mono blocks are (that you have already purchsed). Whatjd just pointed out some "major" discrepancies in your two threads (very obvious ones indeed) and left an apology in the case that their was a reasonable explanation for them. So in reality, you don't actually own anything and other than the TV (which you don't yet have poseesion of). Perhaps then this is the real start of the thread.