Hmmm... system for a 10 yr. old.
I've got a ten year old system in my bed room.
Sony 444 es 5.1 receiver... should go for around your price point... will sure drive those NHTs... and more.
Get an X box, or PS as a source.. so he can play whatever disc, whenever.
Actually my Sony is 9, later this year, and has been used with great frequency during that time in many ways... Right now I use my Oppo 980 as one source, a laptop as another and then the cable box.
The sub is over ten years old... Velodyne, 10 inch 100wpc, w/passive 12 radiator... probably you could do way better there than mine... around $150 or so.
But definitely a sub has a lot of grin content.
Good luck
I've got a ten year old system in my bed room.
Sony 444 es 5.1 receiver... should go for around your price point... will sure drive those NHTs... and more.
Get an X box, or PS as a source.. so he can play whatever disc, whenever.
Actually my Sony is 9, later this year, and has been used with great frequency during that time in many ways... Right now I use my Oppo 980 as one source, a laptop as another and then the cable box.
The sub is over ten years old... Velodyne, 10 inch 100wpc, w/passive 12 radiator... probably you could do way better there than mine... around $150 or so.
But definitely a sub has a lot of grin content.
Good luck