So I saw some Polk R30's on sale at Outpost for $40/each, and I just had to buy a pair. It turns out that this is all the impetus I needed to start putting together the home theater system I've been daydreaming about for years.
I picked up a Denon 1705 and Polk CSi25 to go with them, and I'm waiting to find a sufficiently good deal on some R15 surrounds. I already had an Acoustic Research sub. It's a little weak (8" cone, 50-watt amp), but that will be on the upgrade list. The "theater room" is fairly small (14x14) so I'm not too concerned about it. I'll probably end up building a new, bigger sub later on if I feel I need it.
I also picked up a slew of cables from CablesForLess.com to hook everything up. I got everything I needed for about $30. Insane prices!
Woohoo! I can't wait to get it all in the house and hook it up.
My question is what to do about a TV. I have some trashy 27" Apex CRT right now, and would like to upgrade to a 37" or 42" widescreen. I'm considering LCD, plasma, and DLP. Price is the primary concern, but I don't want to give up too much in terms of image quality. It looks like DLP may be the best value, but I'd also like any recommendations that are under $2k. The actual purchase is several months away.
