getting into HT ?

[GavinVoy 10+ year member]

so i wanna get into home audio, where is a good place to start?

also, who should i ask about design and/or building a box for the sub and speakers?

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Home audio or home theater, specifically? Is this for movies mostly, or music...

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

ask away

a good place to start? Well a good receiver obviously. partsexpress has some projects that you can look through and get ideas, as far as sub, well there are options, huge boxes tuned low in the 20s are the norm

 

[GavinVoy 10+ year member]

i guess its goning to be more for movies, but im less intrested in the picutre / tv.

i guess im starting at the wrong end, i should be starting with the reciever. i have an idea of using a car sub for the HT, checked out parts express for plate amps. they have a datyon 250ish amp for about $110 atm. The sub boxes are intresting, i need more info about them. as far as recievers, i plan on hitting up some yard sales this summer, hopefully find something in the 100+ maybe even 120+, 5.1, anything but sony.

checked out a friends setup, learned that you can just use bookself speakers for the rears, so save some money there. wondering what kind of box or even speakers to use, espically for the center channel.

as far as subs, i wanna use my Kappa perfect or a treo TSX or TSI. ive heard people using the infinity sub before. and the treo, i love my treo in my car, but my ssi isnt efficent enfough for home audio. plus a 750 watt sub would be kinda extreme in price and for my application.

i started searching on parts-express cause i was looking for plate amps. i think ill hit up diy next. any other good places to check out. ive got a HT shop near by, ill have to take a look in the next few days.

thanks.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

If you're serious about the sound, skip the receiver and go with a separate multichannel amp and processor. Figure out what you can spend on speakers - going DIY will help out the budget.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

try the diyma forum....if i remember right they are more serious about home theater over there.

 

[bball09124 10+ year member]

try the diyma forum....if i remember right they are more serious about home theater over there.

Nah, DIYMA has a shitty home audio section. AVS Forums is where it's at.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

dunno if you will find a good receiver at a yard sale, youre likely gonna want one with hdmi inputs, nothing wrong with a sony receiver, they make great ones. I have a couple 18s for sale that would work great on a 1000w plate or rack mount amp

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

Nah, DIYMA has a shitty home audio section. AVS Forums is where it's at.

THATS the one i trying to remember...thanks

 

[GavinVoy 10+ year member]

checking out NVS now.

good point about the HDMI...

 

[perfecxionX 10+ year member]

i like avsforum and hometheatershack

They've got some cool build logs to browse:

http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/diy-subwoofers/9265-members-diy-subwoofer-database.html

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4 18' 5400

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http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/diy-subwoofers/9281-4-18-5400s-8-passives-wow.html

 

[GavinVoy 10+ year member]

a lot of people are digging the ep2500. seems like a bunch of power for HT setups. (2x 1200 at 2 ohms or 2400 @ 4 ohms)

 

[perfecxionX 10+ year member]

a lot of people are digging the ep2500. seems like a bunch of power for HT setups. (2x 1200 at 2 ohms or 2400 @ 4 ohms)

if you can get a bigger budget i would definatly do that. 2 18 Qs off one //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/drool.gif.b5e863e893038027711d4402f340dad0.gif

then again i think the ep4000 is only like 100$ more //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[Blazin_Jason 10+ year member]

EP4000 came out just after I bought the 2500. Haven't seen test on the 4000 yet.

 

[bball09124 10+ year member]

EP4000 came out just after I bought the 2500. Haven't seen test on the 4000 yet.

ep2500 and ep4000 are the exact same amp //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

that pisses me off that behringer uses some really seedy business practices just to try and make a sale.