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Cesar Edua
At my beach house I got a huge terrace, enough to fill 40 people sitting down at huge tables like those cinemas where u can eat at, I bought a 120 inch proyector screen, A nice Wxga 3D 3 LCD chip proyector for a nice big, sharp, clear and bright screen. Now the only thing left, is the speakers.
I'm trying to get a VERY powerfull 7.1 surround system, I saw the sony BDV-N8100W but we all know that 1000 watts is not the output, but instead the input. And I'm having a hard time trying to find these speakers. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. Thaks in advance
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A 120" screen, 3D projector, and searching through boxes of Cracker Jacks for the audio system... That Sony isn't even close to what you need!
There are a number of options, one of which might be commercial cinema speakers... http://www.jblpro.com/catalog/General/ProductFamily.aspx?FId=30&MId=1 This is a relatively inexpensive way to get a lot of sound. These are highly efficient and thus don't need much power but despite that I would probably not use the built in amplifiers in a receiver. You could use a receiver with preamp outputs and use external amplifiers on at least the left/right/center speakers. http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/amplifiers/products/xpa3
You don't necessarily have to use commercial cinema speakers but you do need real audio equipment for a system like you are describing. The Sony is literally a Cracker Jack box toy. Something like the CBT-36 http://www.parts-express.com/term/cbt36?srch=CBT36 could be ideal for something like this because of it's ability to provide uniform sound both in frequency response and amplitude over a large listening area. This is a kit however and unfortunately there is no matching center speaker. With everything it may actually be about the same price or just a little more expensive than the JBL Cinema speakers. (Disclaimer: I am associated with Audio Artistry, the manufacturer of the CBT36)
The problem is that none of the typical mass market brands that are frequently promoted here on Yahoo Answers are any good. There are just no good options which is why I've always built my own. If you have no choice but to stick with a mass market brand at least get something large and efficient enough to fill the listening area with sound. Something along the lines of this at a bare minimum... http://www.klipsch.com/rf-82-ii-floorstanding-speaker
For a receiver the minimum would be something like this... http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=NAT748 This receiver has preamp outputs so you can use an external amplifier for the left/right/center as mentioned above.
In a very very large space it's going to be difficult to get earth shaking bass so you either need very capable subwoofers are just live with a much higher cut off frequency. HSU makes some nice inexpensive subwoofers... http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/vtf-15h.html
You're right, the system is not about RMS watts, it's about speaker efficiency, acoustic coupling etc. The Sony isn't 1000 watts anyway and it's speakers have no capability at all. Here is what 1000 watts looks like (and this is a cheap one... but good) http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/amplifiers/products/xpa5 Note that it weighs 72 lbs... If an HTiB were really 1000 watts it would too.
If you really want your own movie theater with sound to match your 120" screen and 40 person capacity you simply can't use toy audio equipment. The above suggestion are just examples but it should give you a better idea of the caliber of equipment you're going to need.
Edit: I agree with Octep, a set of vintage Altec A7 "Voice of the Theatre" would be ideal. Here is a "Buy it Now" on Ebay for $1800. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALTEC-LANSING-A7-VINTAGE-PA-SPEAKERS-416A-N8500-8A-511-802-8B-HORNS-DRIVERS-PAIR-/350799965012 I have a set of these for the nostalgic value only.
Another vintage Altec option, the Model 19 Studio Monitor... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Altec-Model-19-Pair-Walnut-Excellent/141007691588?_trksid=p2045573.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D15414%26meid%3D8849409576784881228%26pid%3D100034%26prg%3D7406%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D350799965012%26
mk
A 120" screen, 3D projector, and searching through boxes of Cracker Jacks for the audio system... That Sony isn't even close to what you need!
There are a number of options, one of which might be commercial cinema speakers... http://www.jblpro.com/catalog/General/ProductFamily.aspx?FId=30&MId=1 This is a relatively inexpensive way to get a lot of sound. These are highly efficient and thus don't need much power but despite that I would probably not use the built in amplifiers in a receiver. You could use a receiver with preamp outputs and use external amplifiers on at least the left/right/center speakers. http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/amplifiers/products/xpa3
You don't necessarily have to use commercial cinema speakers but you do need real audio equipment for a system like you are describing. The Sony is literally a Cracker Jack box toy. Something like the CBT-36 http://www.parts-express.com/term/cbt36?srch=CBT36 could be ideal for something like this because of it's ability to provide uniform sound both in frequency response and amplitude over a large listening area. This is a kit however and unfortunately there is no matching center speaker. With everything it may actually be about the same price or just a little more expensive than the JBL Cinema speakers. (Disclaimer: I am associated with Audio Artistry, the manufacturer of the CBT36)
The problem is that none of the typical mass market brands that are frequently promoted here on Yahoo Answers are any good. There are just no good options which is why I've always built my own. If you have no choice but to stick with a mass market brand at least get something large and efficient enough to fill the listening area with sound. Something along the lines of this at a bare minimum... http://www.klipsch.com/rf-82-ii-floorstanding-speaker
For a receiver the minimum would be something like this... http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=NAT748 This receiver has preamp outputs so you can use an external amplifier for the left/right/center as mentioned above.
In a very very large space it's going to be difficult to get earth shaking bass so you either need very capable subwoofers are just live with a much higher cut off frequency. HSU makes some nice inexpensive subwoofers... http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/vtf-15h.html
You're right, the system is not about RMS watts, it's about speaker efficiency, acoustic coupling etc. The Sony isn't 1000 watts anyway and it's speakers have no capability at all. Here is what 1000 watts looks like (and this is a cheap one... but good) http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/amplifiers/products/xpa5 Note that it weighs 72 lbs... If an HTiB were really 1000 watts it would too.
If you really want your own movie theater with sound to match your 120" screen and 40 person capacity you simply can't use toy audio equipment. The above suggestion are just examples but it should give you a better idea of the caliber of equipment you're going to need.
Edit: I agree with Octep, a set of vintage Altec A7 "Voice of the Theatre" would be ideal. Here is a "Buy it Now" on Ebay for $1800. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALTEC-LANSING-A7-VINTAGE-PA-SPEAKERS-416A-N8500-8A-511-802-8B-HORNS-DRIVERS-PAIR-/350799965012 I have a set of these for the nostalgic value only.
Another vintage Altec option, the Model 19 Studio Monitor... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Altec-Model-19-Pair-Walnut-Excellent/141007691588?_trksid=p2045573.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D15414%26meid%3D8849409576784881228%26pid%3D100034%26prg%3D7406%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D350799965012%26
mk
What is the best home theater system I can buy for about $1000?
Mr Bean
I don't mind buying separate receiver and speakers as long as I get a very good surround sound and a picture perfect video signal. Please elaborate. Thanks!
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This is probably the best deal I have found within your budget. $800 for 5.1 Klipsch speakers packaged with a Yamaha 7.1 receiver (4 HDMI, 1080P upscaling) and Yamaha iPod Dock
http://astore.amazon.com/ewarehouse-20/detail/B002BCGWCK
There are other good products listed in the answers here, I just think this is the best bang for the buck.
Use the rest on cables at www.monoprice.com and still have change left over.
This is probably the best deal I have found within your budget. $800 for 5.1 Klipsch speakers packaged with a Yamaha 7.1 receiver (4 HDMI, 1080P upscaling) and Yamaha iPod Dock
http://astore.amazon.com/ewarehouse-20/detail/B002BCGWCK
There are other good products listed in the answers here, I just think this is the best bang for the buck.
Use the rest on cables at www.monoprice.com and still have change left over.
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