What are the best 5.1 Speakers?

[k7lim]

I've heard a lot about the 4.1 league, the Klipschs, BA4800, et cetera.

But I would like that center channel speaker, and am not willing to wait, nor pay for the Klipsch 5.1 system coming out soon. Those will obviously dominant when the come out, but I would like your thoughts on the best 5.1 speakers out there that will cost less than $350.

 

[Thyme]

Well, you can get some home audio speakers like the Kenwood HTB504 (or something) or maybe the Creative DTT3500, but most of us don't like Creative. I think BA might make some?

 

[Courtland]

Klipsch Promedia 5.1s, I have the 4.1s (4 sattellites without the center channel, and they own) 5.1 have to be better.

 

[arod]

<< Klipsch Promedia 5.1s, I have the 4.1s (4 sattellites without the center channel, and they own) 5.1 have to be better. >>



Yeah the 5.1 has dual 8' subs and more watts, but they cost $399...

 

[RanDum72]

For $399, you can go to Circuit City and get a full-blown Dolby Digital/DTS receiver and speakers package (usually comes sub and 5 speakers).

 

[yellowperil]

Midiland has the S4 7100 Plus set with Dolby Digital 5.1 decoder for $199 shipped. Looks like a pretty sweet set.

 

[Sugadaddy]

If you have the money, a Hometheater-in-a-box will beat any computer speakers. (the Klipsch are nice, but the price and lack of a hardware DD decoder hurts them)

The Videologic Digitheatre DTS are quite nice for computer speakers. Pair that or a home theater kit that has DD/DTS decoding with a Hercules GTXP (only card I know of that has DTS passthrough), and you got yourself a nice 5.1 setup.

 

[Cybermastif]

I have the DTT3500's and other then the problem I am having right now with the connected diretly to my PC they rock. (I was going through a box that let me switch inputs from my DVD, 3pc's, a vcr, and Sega Dreamcast.)

My brother has had Cambridge Soundworks speakers for years and for the price/quality you really can't go wrong. I know a lot of people around here do not like creative, but Cambridge Soundworks is the manf. not creative, and they produce quality speakers.

 

[Sugadaddy]

hehe, I got a little carried away in the expensive stuff. I just saw you wanted to pay less than 350$...

Those Midilands sound like a very good deal. Videologic have the Digitheatre (not DTS), but they are based in the UK, so I don't know how much shipping would cost. Boston don't seem to have 5.1 speakers for the PC, at least I haven't seen them on their site. Other than that, I guess Creative DTT3500, or the older DTT2500 are also nice. But I think I'd get the Midilands, 50W sub and 10W/sats and center blows away the DTT33500...

 

[mryellow2]

the midiland 8200's are pretty nice too -=o) bought them a while back, they work pretty well, the sub is pretty tight although it's only 6.5&quot;.

 

[andalas]

Klipsch 5.1

Cheers,
RL

 

[Shide1]

BA4800