New to forum and Polk

[MHAMBONE]

Hi, I'm Mike and I'm a Musicholic. Just bought a bunch of used equipment off Craigslist and was wondering if anybody has the same stuff or knows anything about this stuff. Or could provide comments or set-up tips. This is my first Home Theater set-up and havn't hooked it up yet (waiting to get new entertainment center). Also looking for my next DVD/CD player, I have an old Sony DVD and a Kyocera CD (not working correctly). Any recommendations?

Harman Kardon DPR 1005 Receiver
Polk RTA 11TL Tower Speakers
Polk RT25i Satelite Speakers
Polk CS 2451 Center Speaker
Polk PSW 350 Sub Woofer
Boston Acoustics CR65 Satelite Speakers


Mike

[kawizx9r]

Well, it all depends how well-tuned your ear is. If it's off then you can get away not trying to buy the best sound/equipment/etc, because in the end what matters most is that youre happy with your system. Your polk satellites and center channel are timbre matched (meaning they reproduce audio as closely together as they can as opposed to other models/series). What you necessarily want to achieve is having the front stage (L/C/R) all timbre matched so it sounds right when watching movies. Your center channel for HT plays over 60% of all audio as it replicates the sound/dialogue as you see it on the screen. As for rears/surrounds you can get away with that not being the same make/model but some people insist they are. As for your sub, well Ill get into that later and in depth so you get the most out of your system. Really though youll have alot of people chime in so get ready to take notes! And btw, Welcome to Club Polk!

[F1nut]

Welcome to the best audio site in the world.

[Lasareath]

^^^ Here, here!!! ^^^

[lightman1]

Looks like you're off to a great start. Blu-ray players are coming down in price. Check out some of those if you're going HI Def on the TV.
Welcome aboard!

[TOOLFORLIFEFAN]

What they all said, Now we can help you thin your wallet.:D

[MHAMBONE]

So far so good on the thinning of the wallet. $470 Total investment.

Harman Kardon DPR 1005 Receiver and Boston Acoustics CR65 Satelite Speakers
$270.-


Polk RTA 11TL Tower Speakers
$100.-


Polk RT25i Satelite Speakers/Polk CS 2451 Center Speaker/Polk PSW 350 Sub Woofer
$100

[george daniel]

Welcome to Club Polk,, looks like you spent your money wisely,,have fun and enjoy.

[hearingimpared]

Welcome to Club Polk.

[Keiko]

Welcome aboard Mike. If you're on a budget, here's a nice universal player from Denon that my brother picked up. He's been very pleased with it.

http://www.amazon.com/Denon-DVD-1940CI-player/dp/B000T892MA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1247316859&sr=8-1

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/486016131/denon-dvd-1940ci

If you're looking to get into blu-ray, the new Oppo BDP-83 is getting a lot of buzz.
It handles just about any type of disc media.

http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-83/

[janmike]

Welcome to Club Polk Mike. Hang around and have fun.

[jvc]

the fun never ends .... welcome

[danz1906]

Welcome to the Club!

[cfrizz]

Welcome & enjoy your new gear.

[jimmydep]

Throw your hands in the air and get ready for the ride of your life!!!


Welcome to Club Polk

Jimmy

[oifvet0608]

Welcome to Club Polk Mike! Sounds like you got some good stuff to start off with. Have some fun, mix and match, ask a lot of questions. The guys on this forum really know what they are talking about.

Make sure it sounds good to your ear though.

Vet