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Looking for $500-$1000 Surround Sound System for HDTV
I have a 42 inch HDTV in my living room. When I build a new house this
will be going into a large master bedroom. I have my main home theater HDTV in the entertainment room and I have Klipsch speakers for that. I paid around $2000 for them. Since this is a smaller room and not used as heavily I want surround sound speakers but a cheaper system. I have a 7.1 Yamaha receiver and am looking for 5.1 speakers. I prefer something small but with good sound and something that I can mount on the walls. I hope to spend around $500-$1000 and here are the speaker systems I'm considering: Klipsch Quintet III along with Subwoofer 10 Klipsch Series Cinema 6 Klipsch Seriesl Cinema 8 HSU VT12 SVS SBS-01 Athena Point 5 Athena Micra 6 I will be using it probably 70% of the time for DVD's and TV. The other 30% I'll use it for music (CD's). I want something that will work well for both of these uses. Thanks for any help and opinions on these speakers. Unfortunately I've had a hard time finding a place to listen to these so will be buying online. |
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Looking for $500-$1000 Surround Sound System for HDTV
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... I have a 42 inch HDTV in my living room. When I build a new house this will be going into a large master bedroom. I have my main home theater HDTV in the entertainment room and I have Klipsch speakers for that. I paid around $2000 for them. Since this is a smaller room and not used as heavily I want surround sound speakers but a cheaper system. I have a 7.1 Yamaha receiver and am looking for 5.1 speakers. I prefer something small but with good sound and something that I can mount on the walls. I hope to spend around $500-$1000 and here are the speaker systems I'm considering: Klipsch Quintet III along with Subwoofer 10 Klipsch Series Cinema 6 Klipsch Seriesl Cinema 8 HSU VT12 SVS SBS-01 Athena Point 5 Athena Micra 6 I will be using it probably 70% of the time for DVD's and TV. The other 30% I'll use it for music (CD's). I want something that will work well for both of these uses. Thanks for any help and opinions on these speakers. Unfortunately I've had a hard time finding a place to listen to these so will be buying online. The HSU VT12 would require a sub to go with its six surround speakers. If you buy a HSU sub along with the VT12 online, they knock $100 off the package. So you could choose any of their subs and stay under $1000. I'm very happy with my VT12 although I have it in conjunction with one of HSU's older cylindrical subs. |
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Looking for $500-$1000 Surround Sound System for HDTV
MarkW wrote:
that. I paid around $2000 for them. Since this is a smaller room and not used as heavily I want surround sound speakers but a cheaper system. I have a 7.1 Yamaha receiver and am looking for 5.1 speakers. I prefer something small but with good sound and something that I can mount on the walls. You didn't say how large the room is. But mine is approx. 12'x18', of which I'm using a 12'x3' area for low bookcases & walkway area to my closet. I have An Onkyo 803 receiver with the Athena Point 5s & a Velodyne VPR-1200 sub. Great sound by themselves, better with the sub, doubtful I'll ever hit full volume without destroying my hearing. :-) Athena Point 5 Available at Onecall at a great price. Don't require a sub, but adding one is preferable. The fronts & surrounds include wall mounting brackets, but the center doesn't -- you'll need a shelf for it. The speakers are not as small as Bose cubes or the fronts & surrounds of the micra 6 system. Athena Micra 6 I've only heard the sub that comes with these, which was not that impressive, compared to my Velodyne. I will be using it probably 70% of the time for DVD's and TV. The other 30% I'll use it for music (CD's). I want something that will work well for both of these uses. At the moment, I don't have a source for discrete 5.1 audio, but the Dolby PL II Music setting on my receiver does very nicely with both TV & music. Thanks for any help and opinions on these speakers. Unfortunately I've had a hard time finding a place to listen to these so will be buying online. If you have a Bestbuy nearby, they carry Klipsch & are authorized Athena dealers (but don't carry the Point 5s). Onecall seems to be the only authorized dealer carrying the Point 5s. Bill K |
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