At Audio Advice (and stores like ours around the country), we are convinced the one thing that provides the most user satisfaction and just plain fun is a well done, front projection home theater system.
A great home theater system provides a venue to enjoy movies the way they were meant to be, and can also be a wonderful music system to wind down to, plus a great way to immerse yourself in video games on PlayStation or XBOX. Done right, there is just nothing like it.
The phrase “done right” is very open ended. At Audio Advice, we have taken home theater to the max in some homes, installing systems with huge screens and speakers that are bigger and almost as heavy as a small car, for budgets that could easily buy a very nice home. (When you have a large budget, it becomes a bit easier to pick out the gear.)
Real Value Products
However, we not only look for the very best products available, but also the very best values. So we thought: what if we put together a home theater system that can provide amazing performance for the money? It would have to be made up of components where each one was a killer value for the money. Does this system compete with the big ones? Not totally, but it may be something that nothing else can touch for the price. We think we might just have the best possible home theater system one could put together for under (are you ready?) $10,000 installed in most homes: the Editor’s Choice home theater!
Over the last 12 months we have added three undisputed leading brands in the performance/value ratio to our lineup of great gear. These are Oppo in Blu-ray players, Epson in front projectors, and PSB in speakers. These pieces are the core choices for this great value home theater system. Let’s dig in and learn some more about them….
Projector
We’ll start with the projector. The Epson 9350 at just $2199 is one of the very best deals on the market. It uses Epson’s 3LCD, 3 chip technology to deliver an image that is just hard to beat for its price. It has an almost silent fan, comes with a spare lamp and projector mount, and gives you optional value in moving up to a 2:35 wide screen later on with it’s ability to support an anamorphic lens. But the best part is its three year, hot swap warranty. Epson will ship us a brand new projector to replace yours with should you have trouble within the first three years!
Blu-ray Player
Next is the Blu-ray player. Rather than selecting a disposable $150 model from Sony, Panasonic, or Samsung, we decided to include the Oppo. Yes, it’s more, but worth every penny. The BDP-93 is Oppo’s best value. If you read the reviews, you will find there is nothing like it for the money, and it gets you Netflix, Blockbuster, and Pandora streaming as well.
A/V Receiver
From the Blu-ray player we go to the heart of the system, the audio/video receiver. For years and years, Integra has won many awards for making products that flat out perform. In the Integra 40.3 you get great performance along with some new features including Dolby Volume. Read more here in our Integra section.
Speaker Package
PSB Speakers, led by Paul Barton, has placed more speakers in recommended speaker lists than any other speaker manufacturer, period. Absolute Sound magazine put seven different PSB speakers in their 2011 recommended components list. (The next closest brand had 3!) The Image series is getting accolades from all over the world for how well it performs compared to speakers costing many times more. Our theater includes the Image Tower 6, the C5 center channel, 5i Subwoofer, and a pair of either CW26 in walls or bookshelf B5 for surrounds. Check out some of the reviews here.
100″ Screen (and all the goodies)
We complete the system with a 100” screen from our favorite value screen maker, Screen Innovations of Texas; HDMI cabling from Audioquest; a custom programmed remote from Universal; surge protection from Panamax; and complete installation by our highly skilled technicians from Audio Advice. We back it up with our unmatched 24 hour, 7 day a week support.
Turn that bonus room or basement space into your dream theater with this “Best of the Best” system from Audio Advice at only $9995,* fully installed in most homes.**
*plus sales tax
**for most modern homes with a crawl space or attic space, may be slightly more in older construction
