Hello, I was looking for a speaker setup for my home theater system. i was looking at spending around 500. i have heard alot about the Onkyo SKS-HT540 7.1 Surround Sound Speaker System. i dont care if i have to buy them sepperate or what, i just want stylish speakers, dont care how big they are, that sound great. I need a 7.1 set up, the speakers wattage to handle around 120 and the sub around 230. Thanks A lot for the help-Mitch.
2007-09-02 18:17:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
For $500, you may not get a great speakers at the wattage you specified. There are misleading advertising and also brochures of the wattage. Here is a more correct way. One way to specify is average power which is just specified as 20W or 30W. The second term is PMPO which is Peak Music Power Output and this is instantaneous peak could be 6 to 7 times more than the average power (please see my older answer to another question titled "PLease Guide me to buy a new woofer..?").
7.1 is useful only when the orginal Disc (mostly DVD) is recorded in 7.1. Otherwise you will get only what is in the disc usually stereo or 5.1.
So if you are concerned about quality buy a stereo or 5.1 with 20W per channel is reasonable enough.
2007-09-02 20:20:29 · answer #1 · answered by nano_amp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Mitch .KEF speakers are better sounding than Onkyo. They are British made and have a fairly neutral sound quality which is pleasing to the ear.Have a look at the link below.
http://www.amazon.com/KHT2005-2-Five-Speaker-Plus-Subwoofer/dp/B000CRVDR0/ref=sr_1_13/002-2562990-8000056?ie=UTF8&s=audio-video&qid=1188803609&sr=1-13
2007-09-02 20:20:20 · answer #2 · answered by ROBERT P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Onkyo is not a specialist when it comes speakers. Actually I happened to listen to one or two of their systems, it was too much on the warmer side. I didn't like it.
Check out this link
http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=dp_brlad_entry/102-8321221-0263349?ie=UTF8&node=3025451
Polk, Infinity Primus, Sony.
Klipsch
http://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-Synergy-Quintet-II-Theater/dp/B0007VZUGQ/ref=sr_1_5/102-8321221-0263349?ie=UTF8&s=audio-video&qid=1188809213&sr=1-5
Mirages are great. You can get a sub woofer for $200
http://www.amazon.com/Mirage-NANOSAT-Theater-satellites-subwoofer/dp/B000FBPH2K/ref=sr_1_6/102-8321221-0263349?ie=UTF8&s=audio-video&qid=1188809213&sr=1-6
2007-09-02 21:51:32 · answer #3 · answered by rendezvous_rama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋