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chrispenycate · 07-30-2007, 11:44 AM

Worth the money? They cost almost nothing relative to what they contain.
Still, "worth" is dependent on your needs; if you're not going to use them, spend time enjoying the experience, then even given away they're too expensive; as a status symbol?
Of course, as a sound engineer, I consider that changing the loudspeakers for something at least as good as your previous hi-fi system (and more of them, to boot) essential, and the three screen speakers alone could cost more than you paid for the entire packaged system (and you don't want to know what the studio speaker system cost, believe me) But the experience of seeing and hearing the film as intended (well, as close as most cinemas) is impressive.
How much time do you spend watching DVDs each week? How critical are you about picture quality, sound quality, sound localisation? (I'm spoilt)
And how often do you go to the cinema, for the comparison (I always used to reccomend Hi-Fi systems relative to music styles and concert attendence)
5.1 - 6.1 can be superb, but the majority of home cinema packages bow to the WAF (I'm not having five loudspeakers that size cluttering up my living room) and don't even approach the potential results.

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chrispenycate Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Geneva (Switzerland) Posts: 10	Re: ??? Worth the money? They cost almost nothing relative to what they contain. Still, "worth" is dependent on your needs; if you're not going to use them, spend time enjoying the experience, then even given away they're too expensive; as a status symbol? Of course, as a sound engineer, I consider that changing the loudspeakers for something at least as good as your previous hi-fi system (and more of them, to boot) essential, and the three screen speakers alone could cost more than you paid for the entire packaged system (and you don't want to know what the studio speaker system cost, believe me) But the experience of seeing and hearing the film as intended (well, as close as most cinemas) is impressive. How much time do you spend watching DVDs each week? How critical are you about picture quality, sound quality, sound localisation? (I'm spoilt) And how often do you go to the cinema, for the comparison (I always used to reccomend Hi-Fi systems relative to music styles and concert attendence) 5.1 - 6.1 can be superb, but the majority of home cinema packages bow to the WAF (I'm not having five loudspeakers that size cluttering up my living room) and don't even approach the potential results.