It's not necessarily true that most money should be spent on your speakers.
Afterall, an expensive and nice set of speakers would only provide the poor
details of the rest of your bad system, if you chinced out on a good amp,
source, and interconnects.

In my opinion, its all about balance. If you spend next to nothing for all
other components, then look for the $500 set of surround sound speakers. If
you buck up to modest equipment and hardware, then spend a modest amount on
speakers (that would be more than $500). ;-)

HTH

Phil

"Reinaldo Valenzuela" wrote in message
...
OK. Makes sense. I see the point that speakers are the weakest link on the
chain
and where most of the money should go.

Now, what would you recommend as front-left, front-right speakers for
around
$500.
I assume this would be full range ?

TCS wrote:

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:42:47 -0400, Reinaldo Valenzuela
wrote:
Can anyone recommend a set of speakers for 5.1 HT
for under $500??

Sheesh. That's like asking for a tire recomendation for a set of
four for $75.

Forget home theater for a little while. Use the TV set as the center
speaker
and spend the $500 on just the front left and right speakers. Then
spend
$300 on the center speaker. Then spend $200-300 on rear speakers. Then
$300
for a powered subwoofer.

If you spend $500 for a 5.1 set, you're not going to do much better than
the speaker your TV already has.