Just getting started.....

[ron]

Hey everybody -

Could use some help here, just getting started and its a little overwelming out there. I have a room 11 1/2ft by 24 ft and I was interested in a 92" diag screen.
Heres my budget - $2000-$3000 for front projector, $1200 for speakers and receiver, give or take a few bucks

There are so many brands out there for front projectors, what is recommended for this price range?

Thanks......

[Shane Martin]

Recommendations:

PJ's:
Panny AE900U - LCD
Sanyo Z4 - LCD
BenQ PE7700 - DLP

$1200 for speakers and a receiver? Tough call for so little money. Probably an AV123.com package with rocket Elt's would be a good start. SVS also has a new speaker package with their PB10ISD for ~$1k. Add a good receiver for ~$300-$400 bucks and you're slightly over budget but it should be good.

http://www.av123.com

http://www.svsubwoofers.com

Inexpensive recievers to go with the speaker packages:
Panasonic Digital reciever XR70
Pioneer 1015

[aud19]

I'd say you either have to even out your budget a bit in regards to the audio/video or start with a "basic" sound system of a receiver and 2 main speakers that you can build from.

I'd suggest a $600-$800 receiver and $400-$600 pair of speakers. The Rocket's Shane mentioned would be a good start for inexpensive speakers as would Fluance.

http://www.fluance.com/

Otherwise if you want something of a bit more entry-level audiophile, try the base speakers from the likes of B&W, Energy, Paradigm etc. Then add centre, surrounds and sub as you can afford them