What to buy. . . What to buy

K

kaseaman

Junior Audioholic
Hey everyone,
Well college is winding down and almost over for me. My scholarship has treated me very well and I have about $500 left over that is burning a hole in my pocket. I want to spend it on some sort of upgrade for my HT system. I am gonna be living in an apartment next year, so the whole idea of a better sub has been thrown out the window. Any suggestions, right now I have the Klipsch Reference Series 35's all around, Home Depot speaker cable, an oldschool Technics CD player, H/K 330 reciever, Marantz DVD-A SACD Player, etc.. etc. What Im getting at is that I really have no idea on what to get, but want to try to improve my sound. ANY SUGGESTiONS would be great. THANKS
 
N

nm2285

Senior Audioholic
Subwoofer. Sounds like you have a nice setup and this could easily complete it. Check HSU, SVS, Adire, and Rocket.
 
J

jimmit

Junior Audioholic
In what way(s) do you feel that your system is lacking? Sounds like you have a pretty decent receiver, very nice (if forward) speakers, an adequate CD player and a decent DVD player. To be honest, in your position, I'd hold onto the money and wait until I got into my new apartment. You may need to spend some money on acoustical treatments (rugs, window coverings, etc.) once you move in and set up your system in its new environs.

If you get into your new apartment, find the acoustics to be good and still feel your system is lacking, remember that your speakers are the most important element affecting what you hear; then your room acoustics; then your receiver and other audio sources. That said, if you like the Klipsch sound, I'm not sure that you can do much better than the speakers you have. I mean, as I understand the Klipsch line, your speakers are near the top of the line in their bookshelf size speakers. If you consider upgrading your receiver, your $500 + whatever you could get for your AVR 330 could get you a few more bells and whistles but probably wouldn't get you a huge increase in SQ.

In short, I'm not sure that $500 is enough to give you any significant increase in SQ by purchasing hardware (other than possibly a sub). Perhaps others think differently.
 
Francious70

Francious70

Senior Audioholic
What to buy?? What kind of question is that?? It should be, what not to buy. :D

Paul
 
K

kaseaman

Junior Audioholic
Francious70 said:
What to buy?? What kind of question is that?? It should be, what not to buy. :D

Paul
Yea this hobby gets really addicting really fast. But thank you guys for your input, I think I will probably wait untill I move into my apartment before I buy anything.
 
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