looking for an excellent 7.1 sound system

[Legion]

any suggestions?

 

[ByteMe]

I don't know if it is 7.1 but my friends nvidia ultra with the dolby sound rocks. Too bad nvidia sucks.

 

[MuFu]

What's your budget?

MuFu.

 

[Wunderchu]

is this system for a PC , or a home theatre .. or a PC that is part of a home theatre ?

 

[Legion]

my budget is 400 - 10000

 

[Legion]

is this system for a PC , or a home theatre .. or a PC that is part of a home theatre ?

home theater or computer

 

[Legion]

i want something that screams "fucking ridiculous!"

 

[RussSchultz]

Harmon Kardon has the AVR325 which is 7.1 @ 50w (i think) for about 500 ish. The 525 (same thing at 90w) is about 1000-ish. (You can find it onecall).

I have the 525 and am pleased. It has a shit-ton of inputs, and switches component video with enough bandwidth to pass HDTV.

One problem I have with it is it won't automatically switch between digital and analog inputs (my stupid cable box only outputs digital on the digital channels) like my sony reciever did.

Don't get too hung up on the 7.1 thing, though. THere's absolutely no content or format out there that supports 7.1. (the most channels supported is 6.1--these 7.1 systems both the rear channels have the same audio on them)

 

[Legion]

Harmon Kardon has the AVR325 which is 7.1 @ 50w (i think) for about 500 ish. The 525 (same thing at 90w) is about 1000-ish. (You can find it onecall).

I have the 525 and am pleased. It has a shit-ton of inputs, and switches component video with enough bandwidth to pass HDTV.

One problem I have with it is it won't automatically switch between digital and analog inputs (my stupid cable box only outputs digital on the digital channels) like my sony reciever did.

Don't get too hung up on the 7.1 thing, though. THere's absolutely no content or format out there that supports 7.1. (the most channels supported is 6.1--these 7.1 systems both the rear channels have the same audio on them)

now is this just a receiver?

 

[Legion]

then don't seem to carry the 500 series anymore on their website.

 

[Legion]

does anyone know where i can read reviews on these receivers and speaker systems?

 

[MuFu]

5 x M&K S-150
2 x M&K Surround 250 MkII Tripoles
Rotel RB-1095
Rotel RB-1080
Velodyne DD-15
Tag McLaren AV32R bp-192 7.1

MuFu.

 

[RussSchultz]

does anyone know where i can read reviews on these receivers and speaker systems?

Check AVS forums. More info than you could shake a stick at.

 

[Fox5]

Harmon Kardon has the AVR325 which is 7.1 @ 50w (i think) for about 500 ish. The 525 (same thing at 90w) is about 1000-ish. (You can find it onecall).

I have the 525 and am pleased. It has a shit-ton of inputs, and switches component video with enough bandwidth to pass HDTV.

One problem I have with it is it won't automatically switch between digital and analog inputs (my stupid cable box only outputs digital on the digital channels) like my sony reciever did.

Don't get too hung up on the 7.1 thing, though. THere's absolutely no content or format out there that supports 7.1. (the most channels supported is 6.1--these 7.1 systems both the rear channels have the same audio on them)

Just a note, Rebel Strike on gamecube supports 7.0 through pro logic 2x, but that's the only thing I know of that does.

 

[MasterBaiter]

Creatives DDTS-100 decoder and Gigaworks S750 speakers might do the trick. :?
http://www.creative.com/speakers/series/decoder/
http://www.creative.com/speakers/series/gigaworks/

Otherwise I would go to a true home theatre setup. I use M&K speakers in my home theatre setup (http://www.mksound.com/) with a couple tactile transducers as well. I would recommend Denon if you are looking for a quality reciever. As has been said above 6.1 is all you need.

 

[Dio]

i want something that screams "fucking ridiculous!"

7 Bose 802's + a JBL bass bin?

I once played Doom through 4 802's on a Crown 1200, 500W per channel. Firing the shotgun was... impressive.

Not exactly home theatre though