Recommend home theatre audio to pair with ps3 and Sony xbr4 tv????

sholling

sholling

Audioholic Ninja
$1500 is about the entry point to good quality so I'll toss out few options. But since all I have to go by is a price and a TV the suggestions will need to be refined. For example without room size it's impossible to size a subwoofer. Second just based on TV and PS3 I'm assuming it's for movies more than music. Third I'm guessing your XBR4 does not support 3D.

Almost all in one solutions:
Option 1
A SVSounds SBS-2 Deluxe 5.1 speaker system ($1150) should do fine in a medium sized room. Upgrading the surrounds to the SSS-2 surround speakers ($150 option) would be a nice touch but takes you over budget.

Option 2
Hsu Research's Enthusiast 2 speaker package should do fine in a medium sized room but is slightly over budget at $1250 and up depending on finish.

The really good put it together yourself medium-large room option:
2x Infinity Primus P362 towers ($400/pr)
1x Infinity Primus PC350 center ($200)
2x Infinity Primus P152 boonkshelves for use as surrounds ($150/pr)
That's $750 of your budget. For the subwoofer the best thing to do is contact Elemental Designs, Hsu Research, and SVSound and have them size a sub to your room. If necessary you can hold off on the surrounds and use that money to buy enough subwoofer.

Receiver
I don't believe your TV supports 3D so last year's Onkyo TX-SR707 receiver would be a great match to any of the above. If you're in the US you can buy factory refurbished for $400 from Accessories For Less - however if I guessed wrong about 3D and you want 3D support then you'll want the newer TX-NR708 at about 50% more money.

Cables
Cables and speaker wire are cheap at Monoprice.com.
 
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Leugim80

Audiophyte
Hey thanks for info. Right now it will go in a open
Basement. It's not 3d. How about something with
Wireless rear speakers???
 
sholling

sholling

Audioholic Ninja
I don't know of any decent wireless surrounds. Perhaps someone else has an idea.
 
sholling

sholling

Audioholic Ninja
Hey thanks for info. Right now it will go in a open
Basement. It's not 3d. How about something with
Wireless rear speakers???
Oh and just an FYI, in a 5.1 system the surrounds go to your left and right, not on the back wall. Maybe that will make it easier to figure out how to use wired speakers.
 
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jostenmeat

Audioholic Spartan
Hey thanks for info. Right now it will go in a open
Basement. It's not 3d. How about something with
Wireless rear speakers???
Think about this for a moment. Are wireless speakers really wireless? No, because they have to be plugged in to an electrical outlet. ;)

Also check out PSB and Ascend at your budget.
 

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