Jw_Leonhart

I'd agree. Gamecube for a 4yr. old and save something like an XBOX or PS2 for later, or if you want to use it as well then the Xbox or PS2 might be useful. XBox and PS2 both have some games that are centered around things for younger children, but they don't have the huge selection that GameCube does. (Mostly because Nintendo owns Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, etc.) all the kid stuff. Take a look around and see what you think is best... Maybe just get him a Gameboy.

Blah, Sony doesn't make many good products like they used to.

"Suppose that, for some reason, you either decide not to purchase Bose speakers, or you wish to compare Bose with other speakers. What other speakers should you consider? A complete answer to this question is outside the scope of this FAQ --- consult the "Good Sound for Cheap FAQ." But as a short answer, some brands names worth considering include PSB, Paradigm, Theil, Mirage, Definitive Technology, B&W, Radio Shack LX5 (designed by Linaeum), Magnepan, RDL, KEF, NHT, Signet, Infinity, Spica, Energy, Quad, Martin-Logan, Celestion, Vandersteen, Acarian Alon, and dozens of others. This is not to say that everyone loves all of these brands --- some people love them, some people hate them, and you should listen for yourself --- but most people on the audio newsgroups would rate most of these brands above Bose. Some brands names generally considered worse than, equal to, or at least not consistently superior to Bose include Polk, Klipsch, Sony, Kenwood, KLH, Pioneer, Cerwin-Vega, Advent, DCM, and dozens of others. Of course, again, opinions vary (Klipsch, in particular, has some strong proponents). Given the long list of worse speakers on the market, its actually rather surprising that only Bose receives such criticism on the audio newsgroups. Boston Acoustics and AR have produced some excellent budget speakers in the past, as well as many mediocre speakers; I have heard nothing about the performance of recent models." . . Now from my reading of this it is saying that Klipsch doesn't offer an advantage to Bose and is just another big marketing gimmick? Someone correct me if I am wrong here. I ran across this trying to help my friend steer his father clear of Bose... Someone please shed some light on this and make me understand if this guy is smoking crack? Thanks for any responces, please also give alot of input. By the way, I own Klipsch and stick by it... and I know the specs on Bose, but I am curious why this guy is stating this. . . The quote from above was taken from this site below: http://www.fiendation.com/300zx/bosefaq.htm

Does anyone know what type of amp it uses? A, AB, etc.?

Very nice. Oh by the way I didn't like the SA-HE70k that much... one reason I upgraded. It also stopped working right when it went out of warranty. Back channels just blew... Other than that I thought it was a nice reciever, just the life-span wasn't that great on it. Another 2yrs. would have been nice. LOL

Actually I found that hilarious. The boots are my cousins and get forbid someone moves them he goes anal wondering where they are in the morning because all his clothes are right in front of the couch for him to get changed... don't ask why. also, I had just finished settings it up when I had taken these pictures and I just couldn't hold back taking pictures of it. Right now the setup is a little different actually. I cleaned most of it up and the subwoofer is moved behind the couch which makes a much better effect.

Hmm thanks guys. Now without the mounting on the walls I have to take this into consideration? How would it be if perhaps I put them on the outside of the system, right nex to both equip. racks, then have the rears on the walls facing in? Good idea or bad in terms of sound quality? Thanks guys.

Thought about it but no... the TV was my fathers and had some sentimental value too it, ontop of that it is real wood, not some cheap plastic crap. Anyways, as you can see I have a Quintet satellite in each corner of my room, I am looking to upgrade the fronts to SB-1's perhaps or maybe SB-2's. Is there someway to wall mount them without them lookin' too out of place? I hope there is something I can do to put them on a wall otherwise it will be awfully wierd. I don't like how the satellites only get down to about 200Hz or so, it annoys me sometimes because it just seems like they give off too much treble and they don't get down low enough.

www.angelfire.com/nj4/tvpics/index.html

My room is about 10x15 and isn't really all that big... I am also on a budget and since my friend works at Bestbuy he can get a deal on them... so that is why I am considering this.

My friend works at Bestbuy and I currently own the Klipsch Quintets... I am looking on a possible upgrade to maybe a pair of SB-1's and an SC-1 keeping two Quintets as surrounds? Are the SB-1's a good idea or should I maybe go for the 2's or 3's? What about the center channel? I know these are going to be alot bigger than the Quintets in the back and output a little bit more. I am curious to get some ideas, below is a link to pics of my Home Theater.... thanks for any replies, I will take everyones idea into consideration into my decision. By the way, specs of my Theater are on the link below, incase that is a factor for decision? www.angelfire.com/nj4/tvpics/index.html

Thanks, any other places anyone knows of?

I know this probably might not be what you want to do but from my experience I would recommend this: Yamaha RX-V440 reciever Klipsch Quintets Klipsch KSW-10 I currently use the Quintets and I must say they are just awesome. They don't provide great sound you would find in a more expensive Klipsch loudspeaker but they still sounds pretty big and they don't let you down. The reciever is $300 at list price, the Quintets run about $550-600 usually WITH the sub included. Also, the reciever has an A/B switch so if you want you can always run your stereo set-up on there as well. The Quintets are very small so they could just be mounted on the wall or hidden in with your furitue, only standing about 7" tall and about 4" deep it makes them pretty easy to hide.

http://www.acephotodigital.com/sc/main_item.asp?id=964587546&rf=cn&dfdate=08_11_2003 Is the Sony DVP-NS715P a good dvd player? From what I have heard people who have it love it. I am wondering if the progressive-scan on it is any good and all the other features it offers. I think about $130-150 is reasonable for a DVD-player but any more than that for a single-disc is crazy.

Hey, I was just wondering if anyone knew any good places to learn more about speakers and reviews on speakers/recievers/processors and stuff like that. If anyone knows some good websites please post them up, I would appreciate it.