Thread: Speaker/Receiver Recommendations

Can anyone provide some insight:

I'm looking to get a 5.1 speaker system that also performs well with music. Does anyone have suggestions? I don't want to spend more than $500-600.

Also, anyone with A/V receiver suggestions would be helpful. I would like a unit that can switch between three HDMI sources and upconvert any others. I'd like to spend $500-600 here also.

If it matters I will be connecting these to a Mitsu 73'' DLP.

I will be using this setup for watching movies, HDTV, SDTV, and listening to music (hence the need for a 5.1 system that can handle music well).

Thanks.

I would look into the Yamaha and Onkyo lines of A/V receivers.

Speakers are a real need to hear in person kind of thing with YOUR own source material.

You room is different than mine, you music and movie needs may be different, you ears are likely tuned different.

Yambeka 5 Speaker Home Theater System. I just got this speaker system and for the money there very good.

Hmm. I would suggest:

Speakers: Yambeka Audio
Subwoofer: AV123 x-series or BIC America
Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR605

(Yamaha also makes excellent receivers; I'm an admitted Onkyo fanboy)

But really, it's all about your needs.
I'm personally looking at the TX-SR505. I don't plan on using the HDMI switching or HD audio capabilities, so I can get away with spending less on the receiver.

Determine what your needs are (or might become) and go from there. If you're a basshead, trading some receiver dollars for a bigger sub may be a good idea. If you prefer bookshelf speakers to floorstanders, look at the AV123 x-series.

In that price range I'd look at Polk speakers and a Yamaha receiver.

Polk: Monitor or RM series
Yamaha: RX-V651

I use an Onkyo TX-SR705 which is currently around $629 at all of the reputable online vendors, and BIC speakers, which currently sell for about $600-700 for my particular configuration.

Thanks for the tips. Probably go with the Yambeka set after reading the review on this site and the SR705.

Is it difficult to add a sub to a HITB like the Yambeka and ensure the sounds mesh?

Subs are the easiest to match. Don't try matching any other speakers, but at the frequencies subs use, it's definitely possible.

I hate HTIB's so I can't comment on the Yambeka or whatever it is.

As a very small room, kids use or very budget minded maybe the Yambeka can be an option, but for the true H/T install (and this IS NOT an ego thing) these should be avoided for the best overall sound stage and reproduction. The set I heard are OK at best for the scenarios mentioned before, but no true top performer.