Percentages...???

[STRONGBADF1]

What is the "Rule of thumb" on how much money sould be invested on each area of the audio section of a home theater system?

Receiver = ?
Universal player = ?
Speakers = ?
Cables = ?

For that matter, what percentage of the speaker budget should we seek to spend on each area of it?

Fronts = ?
Center = ?
Side surrounds = ?
Rear surrounds = ?
Subwoofer = ?

I seem to remember sales people in the 80's saying 70%-75% of your two speaker stereo system should be spent on the speakers. Does that still hold true for most 2.0 systems? Was it ever really true? We are now running 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2... h/t systems. What percentage know?

I know this is all very subjective but I'm sure alot of anal people want to know!

 

[bpape]

That's very tough to say. You'll have huge disagreements just over % of Video to Audio as a whole.

As for 75% of a 2 channel budget being dedicated to speakers, IMO that's nuts.

 

[mtrycrafts]

What is the "Rule of thumb" on how much money sould be invested on each area of the audio section of a home theater system?

Receiver = ?
Universal player = ?
Speakers = ?
Cables = ?

For that matter, what percentage of the speaker budget should we seek to spend on each area of it?

Fronts = ?
Center = ?
Side surrounds = ?
Rear surrounds = ?
Subwoofer = ?

I seem to remember sales people in the 80's saying 70%-75% of your two speaker stereo system should be spent on the speakers. Does that still hold true for most 2.0 systems? Was it ever really true? We are now running 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2... h/t systems. What percentage know?

I know this is all very subjective but I'm sure alot of anal people want to know!

There are no good rules of thumb, just urban legends.
One thing is for sure, cables should be the smallest of your budget, depending on how many cables you really need, it may be a few % of the system. And, speakers are the most important aspect with the room acoustics.

 

[QED]

Recent Thread

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14030

 

[Nick250]

I will stick my neck out on this one. The answer changes depending on price range so this would be for a $1500 5.1 system. $1000 for speakers and sub, $300 for a receiver, $100 for the DVD/CD player and $75 for cables and speaker wire. IMO speaker choice (and room acoustecs) counts for about 95% of what you hear so that is where one needs to focus.

 

[STRONGBADF1]

That's very tough to say. You'll have huge disagreements just over % of Video to Audio as a whole.

As for 75% of a 2 channel budget being dedicated to speakers, IMO that's nuts.

I remember thinking it's nuts also.(and still do)

Just thought I'd see whats going thru peoples minds these days.

 

[STRONGBADF1]

Do over !

True. I guess the better way would to ask would be...
http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16138