2k huh?
Yeah... finding them used is not easy, this is the only pair of 707's i have seen used.
Here is what you do.
Have a buddy buy a pair then return em. Show up the next day and buy em again as an open box special.
well.. that is pretty sleezy
Go with a Denon 2805, $799 (or better yet used 3805) a pair of Chorus 707 $650 (i think) and a that leaves about 500 for a Chorus center channel.
In situations like this i would advise chucking the rear speakers and putting the money in the more important areas, as later down the road when there is an extra couple bucks you can justify 350 for the Jm Lab Chorus 705s for surrounds
You can really get away without a subwoofer with these speakers, in room responce is all the way down to about 40hz. You will not be getting any kidney massages from them, but in a condo if yer getting that type of bass spl yer neighbors are going to kill you.
there are probably other routes you can go with used gear, but i think you should just focus on the front end and 3 front speakers. Go with the best you can afford with that instead of tossing the budget to the surrounds. You can always try that HT 2.0 that these 2 channel fanatics always rave about, odds are the wife will end up wanting a center channel and will let you free up a couple extra dollars. Im not much for HT 2.0 myself, i like all 5 whenever possible, or at the minimum 3.1, but some people really seem to enjoy it
The surrounds im using right now are freaking pathetic, they came in a kenwood HTIB but all in all they do the trick and are pretty low on my list of prioritys for upgrades
Yeah... finding them used is not easy, this is the only pair of 707's i have seen used.
Here is what you do.
Have a buddy buy a pair then return em. Show up the next day and buy em again as an open box special.
well.. that is pretty sleezy
Go with a Denon 2805, $799 (or better yet used 3805) a pair of Chorus 707 $650 (i think) and a that leaves about 500 for a Chorus center channel.
In situations like this i would advise chucking the rear speakers and putting the money in the more important areas, as later down the road when there is an extra couple bucks you can justify 350 for the Jm Lab Chorus 705s for surrounds
You can really get away without a subwoofer with these speakers, in room responce is all the way down to about 40hz. You will not be getting any kidney massages from them, but in a condo if yer getting that type of bass spl yer neighbors are going to kill you.
there are probably other routes you can go with used gear, but i think you should just focus on the front end and 3 front speakers. Go with the best you can afford with that instead of tossing the budget to the surrounds. You can always try that HT 2.0 that these 2 channel fanatics always rave about, odds are the wife will end up wanting a center channel and will let you free up a couple extra dollars. Im not much for HT 2.0 myself, i like all 5 whenever possible, or at the minimum 3.1, but some people really seem to enjoy it
The surrounds im using right now are freaking pathetic, they came in a kenwood HTIB but all in all they do the trick and are pretty low on my list of prioritys for upgrades