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Originally Posted by fotze
I have never been able to distinguish from an swesome $5000 sound system and a low range blah system. If you get a mega system, likely the most satisfaction you will get is when friends come over and you try to fish jealousy out of them. "Do you hear the crispness, the low end power, the high range blah blah" while your friend is thinking, good thing I am listening to that Pizza 73 commercial in Dolby Surround 5.1.
I got a HTIB from Memory express and it fits my need perfectly. Also the true test is wtching Jurassic Park and when the T-Rex steps, does it shake your house.
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And that's just it, Fotze, it all depends on the person. If you're happy with the 'Home theatre in a box' that you bought, then that's all that matters...you're the one spending the money, so no one else should be able to criticize you for your choice.
I'm a bit of an audio snob myself. I wouldn't own a 'HTiB' because I don't like the way they sound. But, that's just me.
Something that's important to be aware of is that certain companies are far better at marketing their products than they are at making them. A case in point is Bose. Their products are average at best, but they have been successful at building their name into something that is recognized as 'Elite' in the mass consumer audio world. They are successful as a company because so many people don't educate themselves about the products they're buying. For the price of a Bose HTiB, you could put together a system that would absolutely blow it away, and still have money left over.
Another company in this vein is Monster. They do make quality cables, but the prices for them are outrageous, and all out of proportion. The cables you can buy for $20 or $25 at Walmart will likely work just as well. Again, they have been successful at marketing themselves as an elite brand.
There's really nothing wrong with what these (and other) companies are doing, because hey, it's capitalism, baby! But it's good to educate yourself and know what your buying.
As for the system in question, wireless speakers still have not been perfected, and usually sound somewhat lacking to me (and they're usually not truely wireless because you still need to plug them into a wall socket for power) . But again, if you can get a chance to listen to the system and it sounds good to YOU, then you should go ahead and buy it.