I finally took the plunge and began my home theater system

[jackdean101]

I am going to have to do this piece mill, so I bought a Penny ax100u projector and 2 Canton LE 130s, for the rears, and a Canton LE 150 CM, for the front center. I am going to buy a receiver next and then save for two tower speakers infront.

My question is what do you think would be a good reciever to match the type of speakers I purchased????

As for the towers I was thinking of getting the Canton GLE 407. What do you think???

 

[mazersteven]

Type - Floorstanding speaker

Engineering Principle - 2½-way Bass reflex system

Nom. /Music power handling - 110 / 170 watts

SPL (1 watt/1m) - 89.5 db (1 W, 1 m)

Frequency response - 25...30.000 Hz

Crossover frequency - 300 / 3.200 Hz

Woofer - 2 x 180 mm (7"), aluminum

Tweeter - 1 x 25 mm (1"), Fabric

Nominal impedance - 4...8 ohms

 

[majorloser]

Welcome Fellow Canton Owner

Canton makes VERY nice speakers. You will be happy with that selection.

 

[Nick250]

The receiver choice depends primarily on three things:

1. Budget
2. The efficiency of your speakers
3. Are you going to add a sub and then set your speakers to "small" (usually the best choice)

The good news is that there are very good AV receivers starting at around $500. Fill in the blanks on those three things and you will get some good (mostly)suggestions.

[Edit] I see that the answer to question two is in MazerSteven's post.

Nick

 

[jackdean101]

The receiver choice depends primarily on three things:

1. Budget
$500
2. The efficiency of your speakers
????? not sure
3. Are you going to add a sub and then set your speakers to "small" (usually the best choice)
Yes, I defiantly need a sub. Which brings up another question, I converted my garage to a theater room, so the floor is obviously conceret. Will this affect the type of sub I should buy???


[Edit] I see that the answer to question two is in MazerSteven's post.

Nick

Thanks for the help!!!!!!

 

[no. 5]

I converted my garage to a theater room, so the floor is obviously conceret. Will this affect the type of sub I should buy???

No, it will not.

 

[darien87]

Thanks for the help!!!!!!

You "DEFIANTLY" need a sub?

"Dammit. I don't care what anyone says, I'm buying a frickin' sub!!!"

Sorry man, I just had to bust your chops a bit on that one. Yeah, just like no. 5 said, the type of floor in your room does nothing to change the type of sub you should get. Basically a sub's a sub. What it does change is how critical speaker placement and room treatment will affect your sound.

 

[racquetman]

You "DEFIANTLY" need a sub?

"Dammit. I don't care what anyone says, I'm buying a frickin' sub!!!"

That defiantly, I mean definitely, needed a funny anecdote!!

 

[jackdean101]

so going back to my questions, what's a good reciever for around $500... will a $500 reciever be good enough to support my canton speakers???

 

[WorldLeader]

You could get a nicer refurbed Harman Kardon (with full pre-outs) and 2 Behringer A500 amps for around $500. Just PM me if you are interested and I'll show you how.

Or you could go with a single integrated receiver, which would be easier but wouldn't have as much power.

 

[Nick250]

Any Denon, Yamaha or Onkyo receiver in your price range should work just fine. Receivers in a given price range are pretty generic these days, so it's not something to worry about too much.

Nick