"...but I seem to like it"
jamie the Great said:
I did post a few days ago, but now after reading a bit I was wanting to Know If the equipment I have is any good,? I ask this because, I guess I have bottem end stuff but I seem to like it. So what I have is a Kenwood VR-510 It's 2 years old at the same time I did buy cirwinvega speekers all round 5.1 I thought at the time it was good and it'swhat I'm using today.
I just want to know if it's good fof the home theater room I'm building.
I just want to know how it stands up?
that about says it all. Unless you want to jump in and dump a ton of money up front, thereby multiplying the costs of any learning mistakes, just ask this kind of question. Everyone has their own personal favorites.
That's kind of like a woman asking her man "do these jeans make my butt look big?"
Everyone has to start somewhere. From there, you refine your wants, needs and desires. I'd suggest you start with what you have, find the areas that you are dissatisfied with and concentrate on that area.
FWIW, there have been no earth shaking technological advances in receivers within the past two years comparable to when DVD, DD and DTS arrived on the scene and instantly obsoleted VHS and DPL. They get incrementally more features, more channels and cheaper but, there have been no major leaps.
Speakers mostly determine the overall sound quality of the system.
Speakers are a matter of personal taste and financial ability. Some people like some speakers while others don't. that' generally doesn't make one speaker "better" or "worse" than another. Just different.
They make speakers in all price ranges with all types of sound characteristics. You might want to explore what's out there but don't confine yourself to a setup that contains a subwoofer. Don't misunnderstand me here. You will want/need a subwoofer.
Subwoofers can and, in most cases, should be considered a separate item. There are a few companies that only make subwoofers, but they do a damn fine job! The better a sub you buy, the more you will like your system.
IMNSHO, I'd suggest that when shopping for speakers you use mostly music audio Cd's for your evaluations. It seems that many systems that sound good on movies tend to lack big time on music. However, systems that sound good on music tend to sound great with movies ... but that's your call.
So, sit back, relax, find out what YOU want and take it from there.
