Help me choose a home theater system
July 3, 2006 6:12 PM Subscribe
Home theater plus patio speakers?
Ok, here's the scoop. I have a really nice TV in my family room, which is immediately adjacent to my backyard patio.
Wife has been begging me to put some speakers on the patio so that we can play iPod, FM, and CD music. She also wants a home theater audio system.
I've browsed what seems like a hundred different home theater systems at Amazon and other places, and none of the low-end systems offer an A/B switch so that I can use a separate set of speakers outside. I would prefer not to use an external switch box if possible. Further, the home theater systems all use 2 or 4 ohm speakers and most of the patio speakers are 8 ohms.
Would like to get a home theater and the extra speakers for less than $500 if possible.
The more I click and the more I read the less certain I am that I want to buy anything. Too many options and nothing that really seems to do what I want.
I would appreciate any and all specific (brand and model number) recommendations for equipment that would fit the bill.
Ok, here's the scoop. I have a really nice TV in my family room, which is immediately adjacent to my backyard patio.
Wife has been begging me to put some speakers on the patio so that we can play iPod, FM, and CD music. She also wants a home theater audio system.
I've browsed what seems like a hundred different home theater systems at Amazon and other places, and none of the low-end systems offer an A/B switch so that I can use a separate set of speakers outside. I would prefer not to use an external switch box if possible. Further, the home theater systems all use 2 or 4 ohm speakers and most of the patio speakers are 8 ohms.
Would like to get a home theater and the extra speakers for less than $500 if possible.
The more I click and the more I read the less certain I am that I want to buy anything. Too many options and nothing that really seems to do what I want.
I would appreciate any and all specific (brand and model number) recommendations for equipment that would fit the bill.
I buy all of this type of junk at the Good Will for a few bucks, if it breaks or is stolen I just get another one. I got a sony receiver, sony cd change, and two kenwood speaks for a total of about forty dollars.
posted by zackdog at 12:56 AM on July 5, 2006
posted by zackdog at 12:56 AM on July 5, 2006
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posted by ab3 at 6:57 PM on July 3, 2006