| endimion said:
but I'd rather keep my sound system coherant, to me a high end sound system is even more important than a good HD TV in terms of immersion.... Since I have my system I advise everybody I know to put more money in the sound system than the TV.... (still advising full HD) but if you want to pick a 3K TV and 1K sound system (speakers, subwoofer, and amplifier) I would adviste you to take a 1.5K TV or smaller and get 2.5K sound system (well room size and usage is also an element and this is just an illustration, you can find good cheaper compromise) but people often forget that a good sound system (treated properly) will still be excellent 20 years from now... or more... it is a really long term investment just the amp might need to be changed to adapt to new technologies but still.... |
Can't agree more on the sound system. I spend more in the range of 4:1 in favor of sound, although that ratio diminishes over time as I'm on my 3rd tv since buying my speakers in 1996. They still sound excellent. I did buy a new amp last year to get one with HDMI inputs, and some new surround speakers in '07 to blend in better with the new house. I actually had a tv cabinet custom built to fit the center speaker.
Anyway I'll probably be buying a new tv before a xbox one and since they seem to get thinner and thinner with less and less border I'm also wondering how I'm going to put all those sensors and cameras on top. Does Kinect maybe work from an angle? Then I can put it on top of the right or left tower speaker. (Assuming it's heavy enough not to shake off)
