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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 10:03 AM
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Where are some places online to buy Home theater equipment from?

Also which places to stay away from?
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 10:09 AM
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B&H http://www.bhphotovideo.com/
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 10:50 AM
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Depends what your looking for, I'd start looking at www.audiogon.com or www.videogon.com they have equipment broke down so that it is easy to search by brand name or component type. While mostly used equipment sites, they also have a fair amount of new gear, but if your working with any sort of budget I'd strongly recommend used. Also from either site they have a lot of recommended dealers, the audiogon site even has a forum section that has probably any question you could have answered and in their archives. On the home page they both have a manufacturer's list which has just about every audio companies information, including website if they have one.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 11:50 AM
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Stay away from Crutchfield in terms of pricing, but use it for information as the site is very robust.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 01:30 PM
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www.tvauthority.com
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Lister00169
Stay away from Crutchfield in terms of pricing, but use it for information as the site is very robust.

They have some very nice pricing on clearance items every now and then.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by mantis23
They have some very nice pricing on clearance items every now and then.
Very true, but it's not so often that happens. They do have very consistent package deals, but mainly in car audio.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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got $1200 worth of speakers from there...arrived on time and in one piece
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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I once bought a camera from www.buydig.com no probs. I have also bought stuff from www.jr.com and www.amazon.com
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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soopa, have you actually purchased something from them?

They're local to me and I'd like to check them out - but wanted to see if you were actually a satisfied customer.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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soopa, have you actually purchased something from them?

They're local to me and I'd like to check them out - but wanted to see if you were actually a satisfied customer.
they are a trusted sponsor at www.avsforum.com, if that means anything for ya
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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I've used visual apex www.visualapex.com and cannot recommend them enough.
I've also purchased from J&R, crutchfield (echo the above comment at their prices and website), 6th Avenue Electronics, and Hsu subs, and another place from San Diego that specializes in remotes. I'm blanking on their name right now (maybe Surf and Sound) but I got my Harmony Remote and a RF repeater there with no issues.
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 07:22 PM
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they are a trusted sponsor at www.avsforum.com, if that means anything for ya
In my humble opinion, the BEST place to go for A/V information
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Old Feb 6, 2006 | 12:07 PM
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www.onecall.com

The best price, and excellent store reviews
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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 09:44 AM
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For cables, www.monoprice.com, their prices are low and their cables are of surprisingly high quality.
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