Onkyo HT-S5300 Questions

[Konman72]

Hey guys, I'm not really an audiophile but am really looking to upgrade my current surround sound system (it not only doesn't have HDMI or lossless support, it won't even decode DTS!) I was looking at a max price of about $500 so my expectations are not top of the line or anything.

I was planning to get the receiver and speakers separately but that seemed to cross my price range most of the time and then I stumbled onto this...

http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-HT-S5300...5405085&sr=8-1

It seems really nice to me but I figured I might be missing something so I thought I'd post it here looking for a more expert opinion. All I really need is a nice system that will decode my blu-ray's lossless audio, so let me know if this seems nice.

Thanks in advance!

[callas01]

try this, it will be better overall then the HTiB setup,

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/it...2/jamo-c400cen BUY 1
http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/it...1827/jamo-c401 BUY 2 Sold in Pairs so you will get 4 speakers
http://www.accessories4less.com/make...eceiver/1.html BUY 1(obviously)

Total is $450, get your speaker wire and cables from monoprice.com, Save to buy a sub.

[Konman72]

Any other comments? I like that suggestion but would rather not have to "save to buy a sub" when this set seems so nice. Is it a good value and would it be a decent system for the price?

[callas01]

Originally Posted by Konman72

Any other comments? I like that suggestion but would rather not have to "save to buy a sub" when this set seems so nice. Is it a good value and would it be a decent system for the price?

the thing is Onkyo makes receivers, not speakers or subs, the speakers and sub will be the downfall to your HTiB setup in this case.

It is always better to buy quality components slowly then get instant gratification on sub par equipment.... Trust me I know, I have done it myself.


If you don't want to "save to buy a sub" then buy the POLK PSW10, for $110 from newegg.com or amazon.com. its not the best sub out there but it will be equal or better then what your looking at.

In that case you will only have exceeded your budget by about $50 or so..