This is probably futile, but I am going to ask anyway. I have $5000 to
spend on a stereo system. It is for my 20 x 40 living room/combo room.
I'd like two tower speakers, a subwoofer, an amp, with lots of ins and
outs, a reciever and a CD player. I don't care if I have an all in one
amp or pre amp and seperate . This is also my music room, but I've
about given up ever using any of this for microphone, acoustic guitar
amp or recording purposes. I do play the guitar and the CD player and
want a remote on the CD player so I can play the same track over and
over while I learn the song on the guitar.

Anyway, I went to Sound Track, and a couple of boutique sound shops. I
don't want anything fancy. Just good 100 watts per channel or so, I do
play loud as I listen from another room so the whole room acts a
speaker. I don't have room for megneplanar speakers.

I think I want "generic", like the basic stuff, no wierdo stuff or
obscure manufacturers that will be going out of business shortly.

Thx

Hi Doug,

You probably already know this, but my suggestion is to
put the financial emphasis on your speakers. They are the
link in the audio reproduction chain with the most variability,
and a few extra hundred bucks on the speakers can make all the
difference in the complete system.

Have fun in your search!

--Randy

(Doug) writes:

This is probably futile, but I am going to ask anyway. I have $5000 to
spend on a stereo system. It is for my 20 x 40 living room/combo room.
I'd like two tower speakers, a subwoofer, an amp, with lots of ins and
outs, a reciever and a CD player. I don't care if I have an all in one
amp or pre amp and seperate . This is also my music room, but I've
about given up ever using any of this for microphone, acoustic guitar
amp or recording purposes. I do play the guitar and the CD player and
want a remote on the CD player so I can play the same track over and
over while I learn the song on the guitar.

Anyway, I went to Sound Track, and a couple of boutique sound shops. I
don't want anything fancy. Just good 100 watts per channel or so, I do
play loud as I listen from another room so the whole room acts a
speaker. I don't have room for megneplanar speakers.

I think I want "generic", like the basic stuff, no wierdo stuff or
obscure manufacturers that will be going out of business shortly.

Thx

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%% Fuquay-Varina, NC % is say I'm sorry,
%%% 919-577-9882 % that's the way it goes..."
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"Doug" wrote in message
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This is probably futile, but I am going to ask anyway. I have $5000 to
spend on a stereo system.

Stay away from anything made by Bose. Seriously.

http://www.intellexual.net/bose.html

http://home.earthlink.net/~busenitz/bs.html

http://www.reviewcentre.com/review31639.html

http://liquidtheater.com/editorials/56

--Neil