I agree with you Slappy- I got started in this hobby years ago with a kenwood HT in a box, I paid $499 for it. Worth every penny! I used it for 2 years and then I went crazy(you know how it goes) and I gave it to my brother and he's still using it! Its about 7 years old and works great, he is not an audiophile, but likes music. I gave him some kimber Kable for it and he told me the improvements he heard- one day he'll take the plunge, its weird because he's my older brother; I should be learning from him. By far this system offered the highest level of value out of everything I have owned. Now less then 10 years later, I have more invested in my outlets and dedicated lines, cryo treated breakers, etc... then my first system cost! And that's just what stuff just gets plugged into- so sad.
Low-Fi Experience
Anybody have any recent low-fi experiences?
A buddy of mine recently went out and bought a Kenwood HT in a box set. Comes with 2 standard bookshelf speakers, 2 smaller surrounds, and the center, along with a 100W 8in subwoofer with a kenwood DD/DTS reciever.
He got it at a major retailer for about 260 bucks, about half price of MSRP due to a sale going on.
I was somewhat impressed with the sound of it.
Since my HT is history and a 2 channel system in progress, and i have no surround sound, i was thinking of picking one of these up for the living room. I still plan on building a dedicated HT, but untill then i think this will suffice, and probably even last as a livingroom surround rig for some time.
The thing is i was real suprised by how it sounded. It actually sounded pretty good. Granted, it doesent sound as good as a decent High End system, but it was not only tolerable, but rather enjoyable, and very forgivable of the shortcomings with such a handsome price.
I think alot of it has to do with the fact that Dolby Digital and DTS inherantly sound pretty good. But it really took me by suprise. Definatly kicked the crap out of any 2,000 bose system i have encountered. But not nearly as refined as my old HT rig.
Does anybody else think that Low-Fi equipment is making vast improvements with advances in technology?
anyone else have any experiences like this? Its been so long since i heard a In Box Bargain Bystem, i really wasnt prepared for it to sound as good as it did.