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<blockquote data-quote="joetama" data-source="post: 5335096" data-attributes="member: 564641">Interesting...I am agreeing with Jim that I would prefer separates to a integrated system.To be 100% honest your best bet is to just go out and listen and talk to guy at shops. Tell them your budget and what you want to do and have a listen.If you have a general idea of what you want Audiogon is a great place to find deals on used equipment.I saw a Cambridge link posted above, they make very nice equipment for the money.Have you thought about going with a 3.1 system, not purchasing 2 channels of amplification and speakers can sometimes mean you can really go to the next step up on the 3.1 speakers you do get. I have &#039;surround&#039; speakers right now, but they aren&#039;t hooked up and to be 100% honest I don&#039;t miss them. If your LCR system is setup correctly surrounds are good but not a requirement.Lets say you spend $500 on the receiver/amplifier that gives you $1500 for the speakers. 6 speakers at $1500 is $250/speaker. You aren&#039;t really going to be getting much for $250 per speaker. But, if you went 3.1 you would have $375/speaker. Which in the terms of entry level equipment and speakers $125 more is a lot of extra money. It is the difference between blah and wow.I would recommend you do the subwoofer yourself at your price point. Get a decent 12&quot; and put it in a sealed box (or ported if your fancy like that) and a plate amp and you are set.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="joetama, post: 5335096, member: 564641"] Interesting... I am agreeing with Jim that I would prefer separates to a integrated system. To be 100% honest your best bet is to just go out and listen and talk to guy at shops. Tell them your budget and what you want to do and have a listen. If you have a general idea of what you want Audiogon is a great place to find deals on used equipment. I saw a Cambridge link posted above, they make very nice equipment for the money. Have you thought about going with a 3.1 system, not purchasing 2 channels of amplification and speakers can sometimes mean you can really go to the next step up on the 3.1 speakers you do get. I have 'surround' speakers right now, but they aren't hooked up and to be 100% honest I don't miss them. If your LCR system is setup correctly surrounds are good but not a requirement. Lets say you spend $500 on the receiver/amplifier that gives you $1500 for the speakers. 6 speakers at $1500 is $250/speaker. You aren't really going to be getting much for $250 per speaker. But, if you went 3.1 you would have $375/speaker. Which in the terms of entry level equipment and speakers $125 more is a lot of extra money. It is the difference between blah and wow. I would recommend you do the subwoofer yourself at your price point. Get a decent 12" and put it in a sealed box (or ported if your fancy like that) and a plate amp and you are set. [/QUOTE]

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