# Home theater people help me out **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 8, 2010, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-people-help-me-out/154671 "2010-05-08T10:50:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-people-help-me-out/154671/1 "2010-05-08T10:50:58Z")
i am looking to buy a home theater system nothing really fancy just one that i can use when i watch blu-ray movies and such but i am not looking to spend more than $400, anyone have any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-people-help-me-out/154671/2 "2010-05-08T10:56:53Z")
you meant he surround sound or the whole home theater? ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-people-help-me-out/154671/3 "2010-05-08T11:01:46Z")
yeah surround sound something like this [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882115242](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882115242) ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-people-help-me-out/154671/4 "2010-05-08T12:24:01Z")
The sound of these things never impresses me. They have potential though, its just that the stock sound control on the receivers in very limited IMO. I did something ghetto and bought a decent Onkyo system and ran it with an aftermarket EQ and sub amp, and its actually not too bad. Just dont expect too much right out of the box. ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-people-help-me-out/154671/5 "2010-05-08T13:56:53Z")
Yamaha makes good stuff,that newegg piece seems like a good middle of the road setup. ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-people-help-me-out/154671/6 "2010-05-08T14:55:41Z")
If your only looking to spend $400, then one of those surround sound systems in a box are the way to go. You can spend $400 really quick on high end stuff. Speaker wires can cost more than that. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-people-help-me-out/154671/7 "2010-05-11T08:52:30Z")
my father has that, it does not decode any of the bluray audio, so you will be stuck with dolby or dts for your blurays. ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-people-help-me-out/154671/8 "2010-05-11T09:27:14Z")
i have a yamaha system at home, and it works great for the price. The sound quality to price ratio is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-people-help-me-out/154671/9 "2010-05-11T09:40:01Z")
this is what i ended up getting, a little more than what i wanted to spend but thats ok heard a lot of good reviews about it [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882120168](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882120168) ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-people-help-me-out/154671/10 "2010-05-11T10:27:10Z")
yeah, that should be a very good setup