[mythtv-users] best THX/Dolby digital speaker system for price?

[Tim Fenn]

On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 02:48:32PM -0400, Tom Lichti wrote:
> Jesse Guardiani wrote:
> 
> >Steve Adeff wrote:
> >
> >>On Monday 24 October 2005 13:15, Jesse Guardiani wrote:
> >> 
> >>
> >>>Hello all,
> >>>
> >>>I'm thinking about buying a digital 5.1 sound system for
> >>>my MythTV setup. I saw some decent 5.1 capable sound
> >>>cards on this list a few weeks ago for under $40, and I'm
> >>>wondering what listers recommend for an inexpensive speaker
> >>>system with a digital optical input?
> >>>
> >>>Has to work with linux/mythtv obviously, but they're mostly
> >>>OS agnostic, right? Just so long as the sound card works?
> >>>
> >>>I'm looking to spend less than $300. I'd like it to sound good
> >>>for DVDs, music, TV, and gaming, in that order. What do
> >>>you folks recommend?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks!
> >>>    
> >>
> >>
> >>I've yet to see a an all encompasing system for less than $500US that 
> >>was worth the money. If your at all interested in it sounding good 
> >>expect to spend closer to $1000US. My opinion, buy an Energy or 
> >>Paradigm satelite system, which will cost ~$500 and a standalone 
> >>receiver, a good one can be had for $300.
> >>  
> >
> >
> >That's out of my league. I'll buy a flat screen TV before I spend that 
> >kind of cash on audio.
> >I'm currently using an old 2.1 system from 1995. :) I'm just looking 
> >to upgrade to something
> >that doesn't suck completely and doesn't cost more than $300. Best 
> >bang for at or under $300.
> >
> ebay, hands down, for that budget. If you can buy stuff local and save 
> on shipping, even better.
> 

I was on your kind of budget, and went with the Logitech Z5500 system,
which have the handy advantage of a built-in digital decoder, so I
didn't have to buy a receiver (and who wants to have all that hardware
lying around?).  I just pass it the digital output from my onboard
A7N8X-E, and it handles the stream appropriately, digital or not.

HTH,
Tim

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