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Oh yeah. We have a ~$150 computer speaker set-up that we always crank after closing. That thing is a boss. And I've come down to this being what I'll be getting: Subwoofer - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Klipsch+-+10%22+450W+Powered+Subwoofer/9502488.p;jsessionid=37DB6E0FD8AE359CA0CA53AA7FFD9445.bbolsp-app02-52?id=1218115619909&skuId=9502488&st=sw%20450&cp=1&lp=1 Surround sound - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Klipsch+-+Quintet+5-Channel+Home+Theater+Speaker+System/9388833.p?id=1218096958259&skuId=9388833&st=klipsch%20quintet&cp=1&lp=1 Receiver - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Yamaha+-+875W+7.2-Ch.+A/V+Home+Theater+Receiver/4566061.p?id=1218487070128&skuId=4566061&st=rx-v673vl&cp=1&lp=1 (Now, on this receiver it says "125 watt x 7 power". Since my sub will be in the wall for power and it's 450-watt, that doesn't mean anything for it right?) I'm probably going to be kicked out of my apartment complex if I put that sub too high, but I'll keep it low until I get my own place. I'd like to buy all of this and keep it for a while. All of this will work together correctly, though, right? (And a BIG THANK YOU to all who helped out with this. Long thread for a simple decision, but it's much appreciated. I'm an undecisive person. )

Is the big thing about Klipsch right now the horn system? I've read a bit about that recently.

Oh hell no. I work in computers, which I actually DO know quite a lot about. (I'm going into Computer Engineering, and have been programming/messing with computer innards since I was 9.) Home Theater-speak is completely foreign to me, though. I'm looking at these: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Klipsch---Quintet-5-Channel-Home-Theater-Speaker-System/9388833.p?id=1218096958259&skuId=9388833#tabbed-customerreviews http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Klipsch+-+10%22+450W+Powered+Subwoofer/9502488.p?id=1218115619909&skuId=9502488&cmp=RMX&ky=2gpRFobmGfNgXFeICUBTMbKud1QKrPF7D&IcsCsid=2-39-2637-25-5-101068-101215-25-2637-658-25-2637-6658-0-6 Now what do I look for in a receiver? All I know is they're the "CPU" of the operation?

Haha, yeah we do. What is the problem with that? But I think I've decided I'm going to return the sound bar. Apparently, I'm able to get Klipsch's Quintet system. And then I need a good receiver and an even better sub. Suggestions on how to go about this?

Ooh, okay. See, I was thinking these speakers were massive or something. I never thought that they'd be like computer speaker-sized. And so they aren't wireless? Completely HDMI-wired? And how is the bass on a system like that? Does it suck like A LOT, or decent for the price?

ALSO: I don't understand how a receiver set-up even works. Does it hook into the digital optical out on the TV and just broadcast wireless to the speakers? And am I wrong in this, or with a HTiB are you paying mostly for the Blu-Ray player? And that's still the best way to go starting out? I just don't understand all of the dynamics of how it all works. It sounds like you upgrade it part by part as you go along?

Now if I were to replace this with a cheap HTiB until I get my own place, what am I looking at for a nice sub? I'm guessing those don't come with very much bass?

I'm pretty happy with it, especially in my small rectangular room. It bounces well. I might be looking at the whole HTiB thing though, since everybody seems to think I'm dumb.

Update: Just had my upstairs neighbor come down and tell me to turn down the bass. Apparently he works at 12. Dammit.

Well I have 30 days to return it, so it's not like I was completely out of the game! I was just wondering if there was going to be a difference worth it enough to go through the effort of mounting a full system for the remainder of the school year; since I'll be out of this room in not too long. I know I'm definitely going to get one when I get my own place, though. I'd probably piss the neighbors off WAY too much right now, haha. (Probably already am with this sub!)

Well, this sub vibrates my entire room. It's AMAZING for the price. And I've tested the range on the soundbar, and it's pretty darn good also. I've always been a big fan of what Klipsch puts out. I'll probably be going over to a friend's and seeing how his HTIB sounds. Unless it's a monumental difference, I might just hold off, though. I know that if I upgrade, I'll keep on spending my money! (And I'm only living here another year before moving off to college.)

F!@# Monster cables. My $15 cables work just dandy.

Wow. Well, I'm kind of an audiophile and have problems telling myself the cheaper systems sound just as good even if they do haha. I think my perception is skewed once I see the actual price tag one way or the other.

Ah, alrighty. Well just those 3 comments help. Thanks guys! But I'm guessing, definitely in an apartment, the soundbar will be enough? Work on that nice set-up once I get enough money, and just ditch the soundbar? Honestly, the sound IS obviously coming from one direction in here. But as a perfectly square probably 10' by 13' room, I think my soundbar with "3D surround" on is already bouncing off the walls well enough to be 'surrounded' by it.

So, I'm in an apartment right now. I just bought a 50" Panasonic plasma TV and mounted it yesterday. I also got a $599.99 Klipsch soundbar and subwoofer. I REALLY want surround sound, but don't want a really expensive set-up; and can't blast it in an apartment. And I figure for what I'm wanting I'm going to want to spend probably $1,000+ (which I won't have for a while anyways.) So anyways, I plan on taking the TV and soundbar with me after college in a few years when I get a house and setting it up there. With receivers and all of the fancy doohickies for a full-on home theater setup, am I going to be able to use the soundbar? It's a digital optical cable output, but I don't know how the whole receiver thing works. Ideas? I just want to know if I'm going to be able to use the expensive soundbar as my front speaker probably.

What the hell is the point of doing that? Ohio not think that there's any other business around that could use a truck like that?

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I've had that experience as well, though not from renting. Middletown cycle.. bleh. Jerks. In the Dayton area, Vista Kawasaki is the way to go for all services. Glad you got it sorted out!

So.. Where are you guys?

Got it! (Now the problem is I don't know the layout of Kil-Kare worth crap. But I'll figure it out, haha.)

Any ideas on a way to find you guys?

I sell these at Best Buy all day.. and I hate them. I'd suggest no. If they were a retina display MacBook Pro, I'd say hell yes. Those things start off at $2.1K.

I'll be going with my girlfriend. (Can't ride the bike. She's forcing me to drive, but can meet & greet!) I can PM my # to anybody if they're going as well - easier to meet up. Or just set up a spot to meet at a time, whatever.

As a gun-illiterate person, question: If a gun is handled correctly, even if it falls out of a pocket, should it be going off?