reluctant about home theater

D_edwards,
Sorry if I was a little over the top (blame it on the full moon...) but I have heard that properly set up surround sound is excellent....I am somewhat of a dinosaur when it comes to any new equipment..I'm alloting about $8,000 max to a hometheater/audio system...my musical tastes are all over the map and my only request is that the sound be full at moderate volumes....the room its going in is about 23x15..I'm open to all suggestions including the video monitor size and brand......it will probably be used about 75% of the time for audio only....btw, I didn't mean I was a "purist" per se...really meant a dedicated audio system...thanks!
Bob

$8K will mean a compromise if it must include a decent large screen video display.

Kal

If I could, I would separate HT & audio I would buy an Outlaw processor, get a projector screen HT with three Bose 601's in the front and two 901's for surround and be done. My Marantz Esotec Ma-5 class A monoblocks are too good and not powerful enough for HT.

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Thanks Bob, ill get back to you with some ideas.

I have an all VMPS speakers...Onkyo amps...Sunfire prepro system I use for hometheater. This multichannel system was my old system, and I have gone back to it's use not long ago.

I did put together a very high quality surround system which consisted of: All Apogee speaker system, all Krell amps, two channel tubed preamp, Sunfire prepro, Sony XA-777 multichannel SACD player, Pioneer DVD Video/DVD audio player, VMPS subwoofers, front projection,dedicated room, dedicated lines, bass traps...ect

The system sounded fantastic...so, (I know it can be done). That said, the main movie watchers in the family (wife/kids) could never quite grasp how to use the system...go get DAD became the standard mode.

The new (old system) has only 3 buttons to push...I never use it for anything other than movies, ie...it's always in the right mode and only needs to be turned on.

I hope your family is smarter than mine, funny...my 10 year old Grand Daughter had the best grasp of the bunch (she's kind of a hi-tech kid)...the rest of them have trouble with the Comcast remote control?

Dave