To upgrade or not to upgrade...

Schris22
Schris22 Posts: 983
edited July 2005 in Speakers
I'm living in a dorm room next year and i provided the audio and roomate is providing the tv and the furniture.

My audio is in my sig.

Should I upgrade to Rti 4s or 6.....

OR

Should I put down that money to a new tv. I see some good 24 and 27 inch tv's go for up for 200-300 dollars in classifieds or I could just put down the same amount for a new crappier tv from fry's or something...

Currently he is bring a 20 inch no name brand tv. Doesn't have component inputs but is flat screen.

Wasn't sure about upgrading TV because I know prices are dropping rapidly and I want HDTV in a few years or so...


Thanks,

Chris
Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR502-S
DVD Player: Pioneer DV-578A-S
Left and Right: R50
Center: CS1
Rear Center: R15
Surrounds: R30
Subwoofer: 10'' Dayton 100 Watt
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited July 2005
    It's a dorm. Stick with what you have, put the money in a fund, and purchase a nice TV or other video source when you move out of the dorm's in a few years.

    (if you host alot of parties and play kind of loud, maybe get a small 2 channel amp to run your front speakers from providing your AVR has pre-outs. Not needed if you play at normal dorm levels though since the R50's should not be that hard to drive.)

    Michael
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited July 2005
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  • Schris22
    Schris22 Posts: 983
    edited July 2005
    Yeah...I guess I should stay with what I have, Just a lot of stuff to lug up. I'll leave the r30's behind and take my r15's for my surrounds. Shouldn't be too bad I guess once I get it all up there.

    Rti's are so tempting...

    Chris
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR502-S
    DVD Player: Pioneer DV-578A-S
    Left and Right: R50
    Center: CS1
    Rear Center: R15
    Surrounds: R30
    Subwoofer: 10'' Dayton 100 Watt
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited July 2005
    Upgrade something else!
    Michael ;)
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited July 2005
    i lived in the dorms 2 years ago. what you have right now seems more than fine. the room i stayed in was soooo small even after the loft that stupid little blose cubs would have sounded fine. save your money.

    worst comes to worst u put all that stuff that you have right now in your room, u dont like it and u can then decide what the right fit will be for you and your room will be. just remeber, there are 100 other kids out there going through the same things u are and half of them will upgrade. i had a pretty big system in my room and i used other peoples rooms more than my own. just be patient...
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