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considering just equipment (and not room build out costs, treatments, etc.), what % of the overal equipment budget do you say needs to be invested in a 5.1 speaker setup? in other words, in a budget for receiver (or preamp/amplifier separates), front speakers, surrounds, center, subwoofer, cd/dvd player, etc. (ie all the electronic hardware), what percent of that total budget should go into just the 5.1 speakers?
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Here is a breakdown of my HT on a percentage basis, give or take a few percentage points:
TV/Video: 25-30%
Speakers: 35-40%
Receivers/Amps:25-30%
Cables: 10-15%
Hopefully this will provide a barometer for measurement.
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Azeke -
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Purely looking at the audio part (i.e. minus the display) I've got about 70% invested in speakers. This is a 4.0 setup, I'm considering adding a sub at some point, which would skew the ratio even more towards the speakers. Actually, since music is important to me, the fronts are more than 50% of the total cost.
It seems to me that speakers are where the investment is best felt compared to sources and amps. They need to be properly dimensioned, of course.
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I spent around 50% of my investment on my speakers. Eventually when I have full surround finally completed on my system it will be somewhere between 50-60%. I wanted to make sure my front stereo speakers were top notch, and in order to do so I had to sacrifice surround sound for a little bit of time.Comment
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