Hello from a noob near Baltimore

cwhyte
cwhyte Posts: 27
edited August 2008 in The Clubhouse
Hey folks. Just getting into home theater after having other fiancial priorities over the past 15 years. Been keeping up with TVs (main TV is 56" Samsung DLP right now), but my 15 year old Pioneer receiver and Infinity 5.1 speaker setup was due for an upgrade. So, I got a used Pioneer VSX-53TX Elite for a starter and now I'm shopping for some Polk speakers. I live in the Baltimore area and I'd love to get in on the local Polk demo program that I've seen on some threads. I got my first Polks last year when I bought Momo's for my bowrider boat. Great speakers! My head is spinning after trying to educate myself on 7.1, optical audio and HDMI, amp requirements for some higher end Polks, bi-amping, etc. Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself. Chris
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited August 2008
    Welcome to the club and stick around. Tons of info and a great forum to be apart of. Nice find on the AVR. Any questions just ask. Good luck on your quest to a never ending hobby.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited August 2008
    Lsi25's would be a nice start also welcome to the forum.
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited August 2008
    Welcome to the forum. There is lots of people here that will gladly help you spend your money :D



    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • jtgranby
    jtgranby Posts: 887
    edited August 2008
    Welcome Chris

    You should be able to find some good deals in and around Bmore.

    Jim
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  • cwhyte
    cwhyte Posts: 27
    edited August 2008
    Thanks for the welcomes. Looks like I'm making a deal from a ClubPolk member for some refurbed rti A5's and A1's to start my family room setup. The room is about 18x20, so I figured the A5's would be plenty for the fronts and I might use the A1's for sides/rears if they work in the room. It's a start. Not sure if I really have the space/configuration for 7.1, might just stick with 5.1.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited August 2008
    Welcome Chris. Sounds like you are on your way to having a terrific system.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited August 2008
    Hi Chris and welcome to the forum.
    Testing
    Testing
    Testing
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited August 2008
    You should watch out, I've heard Polk members are really bad on noobs! Hope you survive the torment that you've got already.

    Welcome to the forum!
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,085
    edited August 2008
    Welcome to the crowd....

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited August 2008
    Welcome to the madness!!
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