Sony Home Theater Speaker set $199 shipped

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nightman

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BestBuy.com has Sony Extended-Response Home Theater Package Model: SAVE445H for $199.99 with free shipping.Search for 5378851 to find them.Available online only.Circuit City sells them for $399.99



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Defc0n6

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Do any of you know if this comes with an amp built in? Or do I need to buy a seperate one? Btw, NICE find.
 
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isekii

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Originally posted by: Defc0n6
Do any of you know if this comes with an amp built in? Or do I need to buy a seperate one? Btw, NICE find.
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you need a receiver to run this.
 
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petrek

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Here's a review from this site.

I got this for a steal from BestBuy.com--200.00. I purchased them because Best Buy lists these speakers as "extended response" ideal for dvd-audio and sacd. Don't be fooled, the actual satellite speakers frequency response rate is 120Hz--not even close to the 26Hz advertised. In order to experience high definition audio--the speakers need to reproduce the bass frequencies--ideally down to 20Hz--close to which these satellite speakers cannot even approach. Also, BestBuy.com lists thes speakers as producing high frequencies up to 50kHz--again, don't be fooled, as we can only hear up to 20kHz anyway.
While this set is ok for movies, probably just because of the sub, it is not a good choice for music. Even for movies, the center channel is thin and lossy.
Needless to say, I returned this cheap set of falsely advertised speakers after a horrible experience purchasing them through BestBuy.com.
If you are on a tight budget and want small, stylish speakers, with cables (but no cetner speaker stand) for a moderately acceptable movie watching, then this set is for you--otherwise, keep shopping.

Strengths:
stylish, small size, inexpensive, ok for movies--but, not great, comes with cables

Weaknesses:
thin sound, muddy bass, cheap, horrible for music
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Dave
 
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terthen

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yep, i bought these too, and I agree with the review Dave posted. I'm running the Kenwood vr6050 receiver that they had the deal on a few months ago. they are pretty good for movies and video games, but for music you have to fiddle with the settings to make it sound good. i rarely listen to music that's not from my computer so that's ok for me, but once i get a bigger place (size and price was definitely a factor in buying this set) i'm going to try to get those fluance speakers. i am not an audiophile, so they are quite good enough for me, but i can still tell that when you play music on these it sounds a little tinny at times. still, i think these speakers are pretty good & better than any of the sub-$200 home theater sets that i could find.
 
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dont wanna go OT or thread crap but I was looking at some Onkyo HTS-760's ... I was wondering if anyone had heard anything about that system, cnet thinks it's pretty good, they sell for 450-500 about
 
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bgmartin

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The fluance speakers was big thread here a bit ago. I searched for it but did not find it.

You can find the speakers here:

Fluance speakers

You can search cnet for their review. Basically these are really good speakers for the price.

I am still trying to get them myself but holidays are here so budget is tight.

Laters,

bgmartin
 
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Petrek -
I don't trust that review. The ------who wrote it thinks the sattellites should go to 20 Hz- none do, the specs are with the subwoofer. The ____ who wrote the review also thinks the system needs to go to 20 Hz - so whales can hear them? If he wants a system that plays 32 - 64 foot organ pipes than he would need to buy a HSU sub, for home theater these are probably fine. the one disadvantage I see is a spec of 84 dB sensitivity... The advantage of these over the fluance would be their tiny size, and the onkyo's do sound good but are more of a bookshelf size speaker.
 
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Originally posted by: huesmann
Originally posted by: JImmyK
Fluance is such a better deal for this budget
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Unfortunately the Fluances at this price don't come with a sub.
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if you have 4 6.5" drivers you wont miss the sub....
and you could add one later
 
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CyberTron

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Yea i cant find the Fluance thread either thats kinda annoying. there are so many good reviews on those speakers its not funny. I just dont have the money right now. trying to move and all.
 
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anazoal

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Originally posted by: eyeguy
Petrek -
I don't trust that review. The ------who wrote it thinks the sattellites should go to 20 Hz- none do, the specs are with the subwoofer. The ____ who wrote the review also thinks the system needs to go to 20 Hz - so whales can hear them? If he wants a system that plays 32 - 64 foot organ pipes than he would need to buy a HSU sub, for home theater these are probably fine. the one disadvantage I see is a spec of 84 dB sensitivity... The advantage of these over the fluance would be their tiny size, and the onkyo's do sound good but are more of a bookshelf size speaker.
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Agreed. I have these speakers and think they're excellent for surround sound and only marginally less so for stereo music. The subwoofer, especially, was a steal at $199 for a 5.1 system! The only bad thing about this system is that the cross-over is at 120 Hz (IIRC).

Definite must do's:
- Decrease the LFE/subwoofer channel level on your receiver to ~a mid-level setting and increase the level on the subwoofer,
- Adjust the level of the rear surrounds to your environment -- the default receiver setting is usually designed for "ideal" conditions.
 
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iliopsoas

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Originally posted by: anazoal
Originally posted by: eyeguy
Petrek -
I don't trust that review. The ------who wrote it thinks the sattellites should go to 20 Hz- none do, the specs are with the subwoofer. The ____ who wrote the review also thinks the system needs to go to 20 Hz - so whales can hear them? If he wants a system that plays 32 - 64 foot organ pipes than he would need to buy a HSU sub, for home theater these are probably fine. the one disadvantage I see is a spec of 84 dB sensitivity... The advantage of these over the fluance would be their tiny size, and the onkyo's do sound good but are more of a bookshelf size speaker.
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Agreed. I have these speakers and think they're excellent for surround sound and only marginally less so for stereo music. The subwoofer, especially, was a steal at $199 for a 5.1 system! The only bad thing about this system is that the cross-over is at 120 Hz (IIRC).

Definite must do's:
- Decrease the LFE/subwoofer channel level on your receiver to ~a mid-level setting and increase the level on the subwoofer,
- Adjust the level of the rear surrounds to your environment -- the default receiver setting is usually designed for "ideal" conditions.
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Which ones are you referring to, Fluance or Onkyo?

 
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