For a home theater system, Is it worth it to buy the speakers and the reciever separate?

Question

Some people tell me that I will save money if I buy the package while other people tell me it will sound better if I buy them separetely. What should I do???

Answer 1

My choice would be to buy the speakers and the receiver
separately. Granted, you can save some bucks by buy-
ing the convenient HTIB system, but if you love full-range
performance and high-grade clarity, spending a few more
dollars will get you a lot more performance and flexibility.

For example, you could get a HTIB system from Yamaha
or JVC or Panasonic for under $400 and these will sound
decent, but for just $200 or $300 more, you can get a nice
surround speaker package, and a nice surround receiver
that will sound much better.

However, if that's all you want, just decent sound and save
on money, then, look for the best price on those price com-
parison websites (I've listed 'em below in the source area),
but if you want performance that will be satisfying to you +
your friends and family that share the experience with you,
I would invest into going with separates.

Here's one that I can suggest to you as to the entry-level
system that will sound awesome and is an excellent value...

SPEAKERS: Hsu Research VT-12
POWERED SUB: Hsu Research STF-1
SURROUND RECEIVER: Pioneer VSX-516

As a final note. If you do end up deciding to get one of those
HTIB systems, please just promise me that you will avoid a
sub-$200 system or a no-name system unless you absolutely
do not care what it sounds like, usable features, or reliability.
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Answer 2

Both are true. For simplicity, people buy the packages because they know it will work out of the box. They don't have to worry about specs, cabling or compatibility.

If you want to get the best quality, then you want to buy a quality receiver and speaker package. What I don't recommend is to mix your speakers. Every brand has a family of speakers that should go together. For example, you don't want a high end center channel, when you bought entry level front and surround speakers.

Just make sure that your AV receiver Watts per Channel spec is powerful to drive your speakers.

I have a Sony receiver, but I bought a $1000 Infinity 5 speaker set. It just depends how involve you want to get into your purchase. You will have to do more research if buying the speakers separately, but's worth it.

Answer 3

the pre-packaged stuff is OK for people who don't know much about stereo systems. the pros mix and match.