Feeling Wooooooozy (just spent bucks on TV)

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

Heh now I'm looking into the whole "home theatre in a box" suggestion (since the component stuff seems... WAY too out of my price range) Yamaha YHT F1500 seems like a pretty cool system... here

I'm gonna have to see what it is exactly we have at home already...

For now, I would stay away from that. Or at least, just get something that does just audio - the extra $ you are paying for the DVD player is wasted at this point. But even then, I would just focus on the display and handle sound later.

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

For now, I would stay away from that. Or at least, just get something that does just audio - the extra $ you are paying for the DVD player is wasted at this point. But even then, I would just focus on the display and handle sound later.

But doesn't it seem silly to have this giant TV and a mere 2-channel stereo system (or just the audio from the TV itself) ? I have to ask Senor Parmesan if the current setup handles surround and we just don't have rear speakers, or what... I shall find out more once I return to yon apartment.

If the audio is mediocre for a while till I can afford more components, that's fine, but 2 channel is so 1970s

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

But doesn't it seem silly to have this giant TV and a mere 2-channel stereo system (or just the audio from the TV itself) ? I have to ask Senor Parmesan if the current setup handles surround and we just don't have rear speakers, or what... I shall find out more once I return to yon apartment.

If the audio is mediocre for a while till I can afford more components, that's fine, but 2 channel is so 1970s

Agreed - especially since I am an audio freak. But the amplifier may just be a two-channel (non home theater) unit. But I would wait until you get the TV in first. Trust me when I say that you will be entertained by the big shiny picture for a while, even with only the built-in speakers.

If the cheese man's amp is not a home theater unit (at least 5.1), then a whole sound system is warranted (just not the system previously linked to with the DVD player).

If the amp IS a (decent) home theater system but with only two speakers, I would focus first on getting a decent CENTER channel and then a good sub. While having all channels is important, I would put the center channel as a higher priority than the rears. The center channel is where all of the dialog comes from. The subs provide a lot of impact for action scenes (though one must be careful with subs in an apartment or condo environment - especially if you have downstairs neighbors). The rears are just ear candy.

One thing to keep in mind is to try to keep the same brand of speakers across the front. Otherwise, imaging starts getting funky.