Benkrez@aol.com

Hi guys, this is my second post and I am more confused than I was yesterday as to what kind of system to buy. I will give you all my requirements and budget for this sound system. I will be a sophomore at college next year so I will have a very small dorm room. After that, I plan on living at the rugby house and if the system survives that I hope I can bring it to my house for use in the years after college. So what I was thinking was that while I was in my small dorm room, I would buy 2 floor speakers and a reciever. Then 2 years later when I was living off campus in a larger house I would buy a sub and then after college when I wont be too worried about things being broken or "running off" I would buy center and rear speakers. I would say I will use this sound system 93% for music and 7% for movies. I would really like the speakers to be powerful enough to blast rap at parties but also clear and brilliant enough to listen to state radio, dispatch, jack johnson, bach, pavoritti, and more relaxing music in my room while I put my head back on my shoulders or to release the stress of college. I was given the recommendation to buy La Scalas II in a previous thread however there are not many sellers near me and I am a little worried to buy them used off other people, especially since the sellers have had them for so long because they are an older model. I was looking at the combination of the RF-82s with a Harman receiver. I was thinking I would buy these for a few years and then purchase a SVS PB13-Ultra bass the following year and then a few years later I would purchase the RC-62 center and rs-52 surrounds. I have a total budget of $1500 to spend on the 2 floor standing speakers and a receiver. I will worry about the other speakers and sub later. Does anyone have any recommedations they can make as to what speakers I should get and what receiver to match it with?

Thanks for the advice Islander. I looked up the Scalas and they seem very nice and word is they are LOUD. Could you by any chance recommend a receiver for the scalas? Do you think the scalas will have as nice a sound for more relaxed music with a lower volume as the RF-82s? And after reading online, people said it was soooo loud one may only need one scala speaker. Do you think thats the case? By the way, I had the post separated into paragraphs but when I posted it showed as just one paragraph. I then went back in to edit and even "shift clicked" with enter and that didnt work either. Thanks for the advice.

Hey guys, I am a complete newbie when it comes to sound systems. I have tried to do as much research as possible to learn about the different speakers out there and what would fit my needs and I believe I have made some progress (if not please tell me). I do understand that alot of people reply with answers saying to each his own or whatever the saying is and people just have to go out and hear the different brands and speakers to see what they like. However, there are no stores near me so I can't go check out the different brands. However, I was able to hear the icon Klipsch speakers at best buy and really like them and that is what has led me here. Basically I am looking for a sound system for my dorm room at college which can then be used as a party sound system at the rugby house I will live in senior ar and then as a sound system when I get older in just a regular house (if it makes it through the rugby house). I love blasting rap with my friends but I also like a lot of other types of music such as some classical and artists like dave mathews, jack johnson, state radio, along with some other more feminine sounding songs that hit really high pitches that I would be too embarrased to name lol. So in other words I need a sound system that can cover every part of the range and be loud. I have about $1400 to spend on this system and cant yet decide if I wanna go with a stereo reciever or a 5.1 receiver. Im not sure if it would make more sense to start with a 5.1 with my 2 speaker and I will purchase a sub next year or if i should go with a 2.1, get the speakers and sub and use that for 4 years and then get a 5.1 reciever and get more speakers from there. Also, I would prefer if I didnt have to worry too much about the speakers being blown. The reading I have done has led me to the RF-82s which I can get new and shipped for about $900. It seems to me people really like these speakers and they can be very powerful with a good reciever. As far as a reciever goes, I am looking at the Harman Kardon HK 3490 ($350). It gives off 2x120W. I have heard from others that harmans match very well with klipsch. If you have read this entire post, and I know its long, I really appreciate you spending your time on this. This is my first post as a member here. I would really love any advice people could possibly give me. Please feel free to tell me Im wrong about everything and what I should be looking at instead. Thanks so much for your time and comments, Ben