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WOW, you've come a long way since I suggested getting some speakers for you new tv 
Looks like you've kind of taken to the idea I suggested of "Another option would be to build up to a 5.1 system over time (like getting a receiver and a set of stereo speakers... then adding a sub, center channel, and surrounds as budget allows)" from your old thread.
I wish I would have done that to start with when I got my first system.
I got the Fluance SX-HTB set you linked to and a Dayton 10" tiny mighty from Partsexpress.
I think it was a great system for the money coupled with my HK AVR-325, but the thing that disappointed me the most was the center channel.
For someone who has been listening to integrated speakers on a 27" tv, the Fluance system and a cheap sub would certainly be a step up. It might get your appetite going though and pretty soon you might have upgradeitis.
I don't think it would be a bad idea to just get a HTIB to start with and see if you really want to spend more later. If you're not sure this is something you want to spend money on, why start off making a $2000 system?
I know I've said the opposite in the past to some people, but I thought I'd mention it to offer another point of view. If you want to upgrade later, you should be able to sell your HTIB to a friend or family member (or whoever) and recover most of the original cost.
That's basically what I ended up doing. I ended up selling my Fluance set, Sub, and receiver and recovered about 75% of what I paid for them a year earlier.
It was kind of like renting the HT set for $150 for 12 months of use
It made me decide I really liked having better sound and wanted to spend more money on it.
My new center channel cost about the same as my whole original HT set :Q
If you do end up going with a HTIB, I'd like to suggest the rocket tykes again like I mentioned in your original thread. I haven't heard them, but they get very good comments at AVSforum.
E-mail the friendly guys at av123 if you have any questions about it (or anything else!)
If you end up going for a $1000 receiver/stereo speaker set, there are a ton of great options.
This is pretty much the range I was looking at before if you consider $500 to $600 for a set of speakers.
I was looking at bookshelf speakers because I intended to run them with a sub, so most of these would be lacking in the bass department until you got a sub.
If you're looking for nice HT bass, a sub is really the way to go. In order to get equivalent bass from a set of stereo speakers, you're looking at a much higher cost vs a dedicated sub. (so what I'm saying is you're probably better off getting a good pair of bookshelf speakers or a floorstander with a focus on midrange and highs vs bass for now and adding a sub later).
Some options:
Ascend 340s
Axiom m22ti
Onix rockets (ok, the 550mkII is a little more than would fit into your $1000 range, but it's what I have so I know I like them)
Swan 4.1
Add in a nice $400 to $600 receiver and you have a really nice start.
Looks like you've kind of taken to the idea I suggested of "Another option would be to build up to a 5.1 system over time (like getting a receiver and a set of stereo speakers... then adding a sub, center channel, and surrounds as budget allows)" from your old thread.
I wish I would have done that to start with when I got my first system.
I got the Fluance SX-HTB set you linked to and a Dayton 10" tiny mighty from Partsexpress.
I think it was a great system for the money coupled with my HK AVR-325, but the thing that disappointed me the most was the center channel.
For someone who has been listening to integrated speakers on a 27" tv, the Fluance system and a cheap sub would certainly be a step up. It might get your appetite going though and pretty soon you might have upgradeitis.
I don't think it would be a bad idea to just get a HTIB to start with and see if you really want to spend more later. If you're not sure this is something you want to spend money on, why start off making a $2000 system?
I know I've said the opposite in the past to some people, but I thought I'd mention it to offer another point of view. If you want to upgrade later, you should be able to sell your HTIB to a friend or family member (or whoever) and recover most of the original cost.
That's basically what I ended up doing. I ended up selling my Fluance set, Sub, and receiver and recovered about 75% of what I paid for them a year earlier.
It was kind of like renting the HT set for $150 for 12 months of use
It made me decide I really liked having better sound and wanted to spend more money on it.
My new center channel cost about the same as my whole original HT set :Q
If you do end up going with a HTIB, I'd like to suggest the rocket tykes again like I mentioned in your original thread. I haven't heard them, but they get very good comments at AVSforum.
E-mail the friendly guys at av123 if you have any questions about it (or anything else!)
If you end up going for a $1000 receiver/stereo speaker set, there are a ton of great options.
This is pretty much the range I was looking at before if you consider $500 to $600 for a set of speakers.
I was looking at bookshelf speakers because I intended to run them with a sub, so most of these would be lacking in the bass department until you got a sub.
If you're looking for nice HT bass, a sub is really the way to go. In order to get equivalent bass from a set of stereo speakers, you're looking at a much higher cost vs a dedicated sub. (so what I'm saying is you're probably better off getting a good pair of bookshelf speakers or a floorstander with a focus on midrange and highs vs bass for now and adding a sub later).
Some options:
Ascend 340s
Axiom m22ti
Onix rockets (ok, the 550mkII is a little more than would fit into your $1000 range, but it's what I have so I know I like them)
Swan 4.1
Add in a nice $400 to $600 receiver and you have a really nice start.
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