[quote name='benjamouth']I picked up a $100 Pioneer 5.1 system (the one for the 360) a couple of years ago. It's worth it I think but I'd say pick up a cheap entry level system like that to start off with, see if you like it and then move up to something better.
I've not bothered to upgrade admittedly, the cheap system is good enough for me.[/QUOTE]I got in on that buy.com deal awhile back to get it for around $90 also, and I've really liked it for playing 360. Movies on it are just plain not right, since a lot of times I can't hear anything that people are saying since the special effects and such overwhelm voices.
I've liked it, but I'm thinking about upgrading right now since I've got a lot of extra money and some really nice HTiB came out recently. Cnet does a good job of reviewing a lot of systems, so I've been looking at this list.
http://reviews.cnet.com/best-home-theatre-systems/?tag=rb_content;contentNav
My top picks so far are a $550 Samsung system with built in Blu Ray and a $324 Onkyo system.
http://reviews.cnet.com/home-theate...0_7-33488076.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody
http://reviews.cnet.com/home-theate...0_7-33560952.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody
I don't watch movies much, so I'm definitely leaning more towards the Onkyo setup, and then just using my 360 as a DVD player, and I might pick up a PS3 Slim soon anyways as a Blu Ray player to go with the Onkyo system that way.
$324 shipped from newegg or ($329 from amazon) for what seems like a great setup is something that I can definitely do so I might pull the trigger real soon.
EDIT: This thread put me in the audiophile mood, so I just ordered the $80 Klipsch Image S4 earphones that I've been looking at for the past couple of months. Cnet had fantastic things to say about it. The only reason I waited for so long is that it has constantly been out of stock at amazon and it's not sold elsewhere for the most part.
http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/...hones/4505-7877_7-33577358.html?tag=mncol;lst
Obviously has nothing to do with a home theatre setup, but it will probably make me want to upgrade my surround sound setup if they sound as good as I hear they do, or I might be okay with just having one great sounding product.