Best Complete HomeTheater USED for $5000.00

Clones of your main speakers would be ideal, but if you can get smaller, less
expensive speakers in the same family, you should be alright. Star Sound
makes a less expensive monitor, the APLHA -- this might be a good
candidate for your rear surrounds. If they let you demo the speakers in
home, you can listen and judge whether they blend with your Caravelles.

You will have to decide how serious you are about home theater.

One of your big decisions will be whether you want to use a home theater
receiver or go to separates -- a surround processor coupled with outboard
amplification.

>>-Think 4.1 could make sense for me - But do I under stand that it is
simply 4-channels/speakers with a feature that provide a center sound stage?
<<

Your front L & R will image in the center, locating the voices in your screen.

>>-Does the Denon mentioned take care of the graininess of the projector
image<<

One of the factors in the graininess of your image is your room size. You
want a projector that will throw an image large enough for your preferance
but looks good from your viewing position. In a 15 by 15 room, you will
likely be sitting around 10 - 12 feet away. You might want to consult with an
acoustics expert to locate your best listening position in the room. If you sit
too close, the image will look grainy. If you use the Denon 3910 via HDMI to
an HDMI equipped projector, you should get a high quality video image, but
no matter what you buy you need to sit far enough away from the screen.

>>and still allow me to play my CDs on a reasonable listening level?<<

I have heard good things about the sound of the Denon 3910, but you should
definitely try to audition it to see if you can live with its redbook playback.
Make sure the store has a return policy so you can return it. I have also heard
great things about its music playback after it has been modded by APL.

>>_What happens if I get rid of my Jadis? What 4.1 receiver could i get for
under 2k used - or I am I crazy to go there?<<

There are no 4.1 receivers. Most receivers can do up to 7.1. But, many of
them can be set to 4.1. Your decision will depend of your ears. Personally, I
would not be happy listening to two channel music with a home theater
receiver as the hub of my system.

As for receivers under 2k used, you could probably get a top of the line
Pioneer receiver, the 59Txi. You'll want to audition the Pioneer, Denon,
Marantz, Harmon Kardan and some others to see which has the sound you
prefer.

Projector ------ $3,000

Receiver ------ $2,000

Speakers ----- $1,000 (rear surrounds)

Sub-woofer --- $1,500

DVD player --- $1,200

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$8,700

If you sell your Theta David for $1,200

Your total is somewhere around $7,500 including the projector.

You can save money by going with a cheaper sub-woofer and you should demo the Jadis against the receiver to decide whether you want to keep it or use the receiver exclusively.

Ok - interesting 7500 system
But if I sell I sell my jadis wont my 2 channel bliss go down the drain? - If I keep the Jadis can I just get away with a pre / AV?
I suppose the DVD player change is less critical - plus added value of much better picture.
Do I need to spend used 1500 on a sub woofer- if only used for movies?
What kind of quality can I expect form a used $3000 projector?
Is $1000 really necessary for used rear speakers?
Sorry if any of these are stupid questions
Saffy

you dont need a $1500 sub, nor do you need to spend 1000$ for rears, but I wont comment on projector, only to say I hope you have a very dark room for it.
I would think you could get both a sub and rears for less then $1500 total used, but I will leave it the know it alls to comment on that

>>But if I sell I sell my jadis wont my 2 channel bliss go down the drain?<<

I would think so.

>>If I keep the Jadis can I just get away with a pre / AV?<<

This is why I would suggest keeping the Jadis and seeing if you can live with a receiver as your hub. Personally, I couldn't. If you sell your Jadis, you may want to go with separates -- a surround processor and outboard amplification. This will depend on how deeply you want to get into home theater and what trade-offs you're willing to make.

>>Do I need to spend used 1500 on a sub woofer- if only used for movie<<

If it is only for movies, you can get by with a much less expensive sub-woofer, but if you go with an inexpensive home theater sub-woofer, you will not be happy with it for music -- your choice.

>>What kind of quality can I expect form a used $3000 projector?<<

The projector I suggested you put on your list is supposed to be excellent quality and with appropriate adjustments for your room size. But, you will have to research these.

>>Is $1000 really necessary for used rear speakers?<<

No, you can get used rear speakers for much less. I was estimating the price of the ALPHAS, since those are in the same family as the Caravelles.

>>Sorry if any of these are stupid questions<<

There are no stupid questions. I just wanted to get the ball rolling and I would rather start with a budget that is high and come in under it -- I always feel better that way. That's why I wrote that you can probably come in under that budget, but now you have a starting point.