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Have 42" NEC plasma, Pioneer VS710X receiver, Panasonic dvd player and recorder. Just need speakers to complete. Plan to get 5 identical w/subwoofer, relatively small about 4" or less. Looking at Polk, Yamaha and JBL. Any suggestions on best brand about $500 or less?
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and should surpass any polk, etc. setup. The Energy take 5.2 is probably worth a look as well and is much more commonly available.
Agree with the other guys. It is amazing how quality sound really adds to the home movie experience. It doesn't have to be as good as for listening to music, but great if you can do it. The Energy setup mentioned by Gary is pretty good. Save up for one of those for very pleasing results, and it's not bad for music too.
I agree with Steve. Speakers really should account for a higher percentage of your total system cost. Doesn't matter what you have upstream if the speakers aren't up to the task. If at all possible, I would save your money and wait until you have more to spend. The Energy Take 5 system is pretty good for a "theater in a box" system.Either way, buying used will get you more bang for the buck. Check out Ebay and Audiogon.com.
Hope this helped!
...it's hard to get a decent set of speakers. They really should account for a higher percentage of the total cost of your system. Not that you need to, but $500 is not an unreasonable price for just a subwoofer.To get more bang for your buck, you might want to try used.
Just my opinion.
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