OK, so a friend of mine asked me to take a look at a quote a friend of his received from a local AVHome store here in the Des Moines area. His friend had built a house a few years ago and had speaker wiring pre-run to all the rooms. Now he is ready to purchase some equipment.

I haven't seen the house yet, but it sounds like all the wiring runs go to one central location. He has two systems quoted, one HT room setup and one whole-house setup.

The total price came to $7926 total with tax/installation. Just looking for input as my friend thinks his friend is getting screwed. Some of the prices seem ok, while others seem like msrp. The installation seems like a ripoff.

Should I recommend Axiom for better speakers, and help with installation? Why two receivers, couldn't you use just one?

Whole House System:
1)Onkyo TX8522 Stereo Receiver 100w x 2 - $295
1)Onkyo DSA2X Ipod Interface - $99
8)Klipsch CDT-3650-C Two Way In Ceil 50wts (200wts peak)$235ea
1)Pair Klipsch AW500 All Weather speakers $300
1)Russound SS6.2 Speaker Selector $140
5)Russound 126W Decorative volume knobs $68ea
Installation 8 x $75 - $600

HT System
1) Toshiba 42HL167 Regza 42" LCD 1080p $1500
1) Plasma wall mount $199
1) Onkyo TXSR505B AV Receiver 75w x 7 $349
3) Klipsch R-3650-W In Wall speakers $245ea
2) Klipsch CDT-2650-C Pivoting In Ceiling speakers $165ea
1) Klipsch RPW-10 Subwoofer 200watt RMS $335
Installation 5 x 75 - $375

Tax $448

Grand Total $7926 and some change.

ps: Their HT room is pretty big and I'm not a big fan of flat ceiling speakers.

So what do you all think?

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