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The second, was to be able to eliminate the need for a second receiver which powered my home stereo system. Only other feature I would liked to have had, would be smaller size surround speakers.
It is hard to find a product that will meet all your requirements. No regrets with this purchase.
I was able to accompish two projects purchasing this unit. Did not use, purchased a heavier gauge wire.
I can always buy the smaller speakers separately. First, was to own a very good theater system for under $500.
I took the advise from some in their past reviews regarding the speaker wires.
The self-configuring option is simple to do and works really well.Some people will note the minor drawback that the HDMI audio is only a pass through and you have to use other cables to connect the audio. I'm often tempted to play the THX intro on movies over and over again just because it sounds so good across the whole range. I didn't want to get a wasted DVD that way. Yes, this leads to buying two extra optical audio cables and makes the setup a tiny bit harder, but I didn't find it to be all that much of a challenge and the result was well worth it.As a last note, Onkyo packages this well. What I loved about this box is what you see of the images of the back. I bought this system for my home theater and I love it.
Most HTiB systems come with a receiver that has built a built in DVD player. High pitches are well produced and you can literally feel the bass. My media room already had four speakers (two front and two rear) flush mounted in the walls, but I wanted to buy a full Home Theater in a Box (HTiB) to get the other speakers for full surround. This receiver has all kinds input so I had no problem connecting the cable, PS3, and PS2 plus I could connect a few other game boxes if I wanted.The sound is remarkable. The UPS guy literally rolled the box up to my house and the Styrofoam packaging got crushed in some places, but it did its job and protected all the components which were in perfect shape. I also planned to hook this system up to a PS3 for Blu-Ray playback.
Also, those systems have very few input options.
I'd buy a different kit next time. Could be a lot better than it leads on.
The only thing it's missing is audio support through HDMI (it's video passthrough only), but you have to pay as much for a receiver as I did for this whole system to get that. I would recommend upgrading your cables (it comes with very basic stuff), but there should plenty of money left over to do that. Overall, you can't beat the value. It's everything you could hope for at this price. Good sound, solid receiver, and all wires included.
after doing my homework guess what happened when i applied pressure for 30/45 minutes THE SUB BLEW it smoked besides that its perfect lol. i reciently purchased this system at c.c.
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