http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/harmankardon Questions tagged with 'harmankardon' at Ask MetaFilter. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:42:05 -0800 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:42:05 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/84613/Best%2Dplaces%2Dto%2Dtalk%2DHome%2DAudio What and where are the best audio/home theater discussion groups/forums for someone wanting to learn about said items? I'm working in big-box retail (and loving it, thank you very much), and there are some extremely tempting Employee Accommodations available to me. I've been looking at home audio a lot recently, and this cements it--I'm definitely buying when the components cost between 50 and 75% less than retail.<br> <br> The catch is, I don't know very much about home audio. I've googled the models, and gotten some information. I've googled for audio and home theater forums as well (with tons of results), but I don't know who to trust or respect. That's where I need your help. What and where are the best audio/home theater discussion groups and forums, so I can get good advice and not waste my once-a-year accommodations purchase or, at worst, buy the wrong thing and burn the house down?<br> <br> (<em>Because I know you'll ask: My preliminary plan is to get a Harman Kardon AVR-144 receiver with two Klipsch RF-82 floorstanders and an RW10d sub. Price to me: roughly $700 for everything. Yes, this will be an ad-hoc 2.1 system on a 5.1 receiver, but I'm not buying everything at once for budgeting reasons.</em>) tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.84613 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:42:05 -0800 audio harmankardon hometheater klipsch stereo surround system Phyltre