New here / Need a little bit of help figuring out what to get.

[Whatever6750]

OK bacicly i have posted this on a diffrent forum i go to but want more opinions.

I Have 400 bux to spend. And that is ALL right now.

I was thinking a Onkyo TXSR502 Receiver with a set of Onkyo SKS-HT530B For Bacicly the same as a Onkyo HT-S780 HTIB.

With shipping and eveything it should come to just under 400 about 395 or so.

One question i have is is there any better receiver or speakers i should switch to?
Is there any place to get any of the stuff cheaper? Or same price that takes paypal?
Is eCost ok to buy from? What all is included? Ie remote manual wires and such?

The room this will be in is about 15 feet by 20 feet. Will be for mostly personal use but would be cranked up on the week ends when we have some people over and such. One imput will need to be my computer. then later on when i get the money a cd deck.

Any imput is apresheated! :-)

[N. Abstentia]

For $400 just be thankful you can get ANYTHING at all. I don't think you will beat that Onkyo for the price. Are you not going to have a DVD player? If so, theres no use to spend money for a CD player.

[Whatever6750]

No dvd player. This is just going to be for music. :-)

[Whatever6750]

Would thease be better? http://cgi.ebay.com/FLUANCE-Surround...QQcmdZViewItem
Thay usaly go for about 120+60 for shipping so 180 for those are 220 for the onyko set.

[Resident Loser]

...if you're interested in music only, and not planning on a DVD player, why not use your budget for a bare bones stereo?

A 7.1 receiver is going to make lots of trade-offs at that price point, so if you don't need the extra channels why not buy something more attuned to your requirements.

jimHJJ(...jus' wunnerin'...)

[Whatever6750]

...if you're interested in music only, and not planning on a DVD player, why not use your budget for a bare bones stereo?

A 7.1 receiver is going to make lots of trade-offs at that price point, so if you don't need the extra channels why not buy something more attuned to your requirements.

jimHJJ(...jus' wunnerin'...)

Like?

[ToddL]

Would thease be better? http://cgi.ebay.com/FLUANCE-Surround...QQcmdZViewItem
Thay usaly go for about 120+60 for shipping so 180 for those are 220 for the onyko set.

These seem a bit too good to be true. Has anyone heard them? A five channel set with floor standers for under $200. I don't know.

[amperex]

The receiver is ok. I would go to uBid, Overstock or simular site to buy cheap speakers. Tiny 3-1/2" speakrs will not play loud with any quality or power at loud volumes..