need good speaker recommendations

[Syborg1211]

What are some good speakers I can buy for my home theater system I am in the process of putting together right now? These will be hooked up to a receiver so no Klipsch computer speakers recommendations please. I already have the ba4800s and I am not going to buy another computer speaker set. I am looking to spend under 500 for the pair.

 

[Big Lar]

Lottsa good brands out there, I've got a set of Bose, if interested.

 

[divinemartyr]

Syborg,

I'd be more than happy to offer any input I could possibly give you, as I have quite a bit of experience. For that price, one of the absolute best pairs of speakers you could get is a pair of DIY's (Do it yourselfs) which I recently built, check them out here. They have tons of reviews on there as well. One of the people who built them, liked them so much he sold his $2,500 NHT 2.9's and paired them up with a sub, which he actually liked better!

Please, whatever you do, DO NOT buy a pair of Bose speakers. They are probably some of the worst speakers on the market, I don't recommend them for anyone. Paper cones, bad construction, no accuracy. As they say, no highs no lows, must be Bose!

One brand I'd recommend you taking a listen to, if you haven't done so yet, is NHT. They make some of the most accurate speakers for the price, pretty uncompromising. Take a look at their Super One's and make sure to pick up some Speaker stands as they WILL increase the quality of your sound with bookshelf sized speakers.

If you don't have an NHT dealer in your area, I would also definitely look into some Paradigm's. Some of the Paradigm models I can recommend are Titans which are an EXCELLENT bookshelf speaker for about $220 a pair, and once you add in some Speaker stands (which again, will improve the sound quality a LOT, trust me) you'll be close to your budget.

Off the top of my head these are the two I highly recommend and I'd say you should listen to both before making a decision, if you can. Personal speaker choice is very subjective, but for the money, it's hard to beat those two pairs of speakers.

dm

 

[eggplant43]

Personally, I like the Cambridge Soundworks Speakers. They bypass the middleman, so you can get more bang for the buck. I've been very happy with everything I've purchased from them. Unfortunately, they only have stores in the SF Bay Area, and around Boston. They are available at http://www.hifi.com


Bruce

 

[divinemartyr]

Cambridge Soundworks are on a completely different level than what I've recommended. For up to $500 (which is his budget) the two I've listed are two of the best values out there.

dm