Decent Home Theatre Speaker System?

Question

My dad decided to enhance our TV & DVD experience with some speakers. He would love the BOSE 3.2.1 which is crazy expensive an not worth the money. He however likes the idea of the "BOSE Acoustimass 5" speaker system for $399. I know some people despise BOSE though I personally have never used, listened, or really gotten into Audio Equipment. But we have DirecTV with a Samsung 50" HDTV and a Panasonic DVD Player/Recorder. The DirecTV and DVD would need to be able to connect to this system and the price range $0 to $400 maybe $500 but probably not $600 unless it's REALLY GOOD. I know I can't get the Lamborghini/Corvette of speaker systems but what's the nicest system you know? Also please do not list surround sound. Surround sound is great. I have it in my room from Logitech, but the Living Room doesn't have a centered setup for it. But what is a good quality Front Speaker System. (Bass, Left, and Right (w/ possible Center Speaker)) THANK YOU!

Answer 1

Hi. Loudspeakers are the most difficult component to recommend because they all add their own "sound" to the sound they are reproducing. Everybody has their own favourite sound and there are not two people alike who prefer the exact same sound.Even loudspeakers with impressive specifications are not a guarantee of sound quality,although good speakers do have some specifications that are helpful in deciding.

Basically there are 4 types of speaker sound.
(1) Speakers that emphasise the high frequencies.
(2) Speakers that emphasize the mid-range (voice and singing) frequencies.
(3) Speakers that have more bass in relation to the mid-range and treble.frequencies.
(4) Speakers that dont emphasize any of their frequency range. These speakers are called "neutral sounding" and are generally preferred by High Fidelity Music enthuiasts.

Also there are speakers with a mixture of the 4 main types. These are hard to discribe.

So, what i need to know is what type of speaker sound do you think is the right sound for you.? If you can let me know we can see what is available.

Answer 2

I would have to say to get the best deal on a home theater system, you can try Target, Bestbuy PC Richards, and WalMart.