Looking for speaker suggestions

[BLindsay]

So im looking to do a 5.1 setup and i havent bought a set of speakers for like 8 yrs or something along those lines (Cerwin Vega LS series if i remember correctly) but anyways this will be driven by either a 600 or 700 series onkyo reciever and the source will be my computer (either blu ray or music, via hdmi) i listen to ALOT of music so that is very important to me and my blu ray collection is growing the subwoofer is very important to me as i listen to alot of music that hits very low, and when someone explodes in a movie i want my damn bedroom to feel like it just exploded lol. Not sure how much i have to spend to get a decent setup, was thinking around $1500 for the speakers --> 2 floor standing fronts, 2 book shelf rears, 1 center, and an uber subwoofer

[Big Daddy]

These are mostly Factory Direct speaker companies. They sell good speakers at very low prices and offer powerful subwoofers. Of course, you can go the normal route and buy Polk, Klipsch, Definitive Technology, etc. from retailers.

Axiom Audio
http://www.axiomaudio.com/products.html

Hsu Research
http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/enthusiast3.html

Aperion Audio
http://www.aperionaudio.com/catalog/5-Series,36.aspx

Premier Acoustic
http://www.premieracoustic.com/produ...w+All+Products

Home Theater Direct
http://www.htd.com/cabinet-speakers;...4Pa38Ta38MaNn0

Fluance
http://www.fluance.com/

Bic America
http://www.bicamerica.com/index.php

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

These are mostly Factory Direct speaker companies. They sell good speakers at very low prices and offer powerful subwoofers. Of course, you can go the normal route and buy Polk, Klipsch, Definitive Technology, etc. from retailers.

Axiom Audio
http://www.axiomaudio.com/products.html

Hsu Research
http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/enthusiast3.html

Aperion Audio
http://www.aperionaudio.com/catalog/5-Series,36.aspx

Premier Acoustics
http://www.premieracoustic.com/produ...w+All+Products

Home Theater Direct
http://www.htd.com/cabinet-speakers;...4Pa38Ta38MaNn0

Fluance
http://www.fluance.com/

Bic America
http://www.bicamerica.com/index.php

any in particular of those companies u reccommend?

[CasualKiller]

For that price range the best buy for your money would be the Monitor Audio Bronze series.

http://www.monitoraudiousa.com/range.php?range=8

[Slec]

I can vouch for the Aperions, although I don't have them myself, they are great sounding speakers. They sound phenomenal. Also check out

Elemental Designs
http://www.edesignaudio.com/index.php

[Driver_King]

You can buy in packages from Elemental Designs for more savings too.

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

any in particular of those companies u reccommend?

No, they are in random order.

[BLindsay]

What do you guys think of polk, put this setup together and seemed resonably priced

2x Polk Audio Monitor 70 BK
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-p31K7lw...N70B&s=0&cc=01

1x Polk Audio DSW Pro 600
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-p31K7lw...P600&s=0&cc=01

1x Polk Audio Monitor 40 BK Pair Bookshelf Speakers
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-p31K7lw...N40B&s=0&cc=01

1x Polk Audio CS2 Black Center Channel Speaker
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-p31K7lw...CS2B&s=0&cc=01



If you think that is a decent setup, u think that sub is enough? its for my bedroom so its not a very big room 10x15 or so

[Driver_King]

Get all of those speakers from Amazon instead to save some money. As for the subwoofer, I think you can do better.

[Driver_King]

Here x2 is some overkill.

[Driver_King]

Originally Posted by Driver_King

You can buy in packages from Elemental Designs for more savings too.

You can buy in a package like I said before from Elemental Designs and you can get a nice discount. You can call to see if you can get an extended discount as well, especially if you decide to go with a dual subwoofer setup.

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by Driver_King

Get all of those speakers from Amazon instead to save some money. As for the subwoofer, I think you can do better.

i just used crutchfield for refernce, not gonna buy from there

and u think the ed sub is better? or just better for the money, i just want everything to blend well

[JasonR]

I have the eD sub with Polk Monitor 50s, CS1, and 30s. It blends great!! I believe it is one of the best under $500 subs on the market. I only have it turned up a little over half way, and it kills.

[allstar780]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

i just used crutchfield for refernce, not gonna buy from there

and u think the ed sub is better? or just better for the money, i just want everything to blend well

your subs don't need to be timbre matched to the system or anything like that... worse case scenario is the sub is too weak or too strong for the system... with the eD sub I would say the latter is more likely, which can be solved by turning the sub to a lower setting anyways

there's nothing wrong with Polk subs, there are just much better subwoofers out there for the price, and you want the most out of your money dont you?

[JasonR]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=61245

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...36#post9164136

Elemental Designs A7-900 ($2200 ID/SI): 116 points (63-53)
Epik Conquest ($1599 ID): 112 points (60-52)
SVS PB13-Ultra ($1499 ID): 109 points (57-52)
Epik Castle ($999 ID): 109 points (59-50)
AV123 MFW-15 Duals: 109 points (56-53) (note, duals were tested as duals are offered as a package)
Creative Sounds Dual SDX-15 driver + Behringer EP-2500 Amp + Behringer DEQ2496 ($1630 ID): 105 points (57-48)
JL Audio Fathom 113 ($3500 BM): 103 points (53-50)
AV123 MFW-15 ($599 ID): 103 points (53-50)
Def Tech Trinity ($3000 BM): 102 points (54-48)
Velodyne DD-18 ($5000 BM): 100 points (50-50)
ACI Maestro ($2400 ID): 97 points (47-50)
eD A5-350 ($715 ID/SI): 96 points (50-46)
JL Audio Fathom 112 ($2600 BM): 95 points (45-50)
Hsu VTF-3 HO + Turbo ($999 ID): 94 points (47-47)
Hsu VTF-3 HO w/o Turbo ($899 ID): 92 points (45-47)
Hsu VTF-3 Mark III + Turbo ($799 ID): 92 points (45-47)
VMPS VSS ($1650 BM and ID): 92 points (45-47)
Epik Valor ($549 ID): 91 points (44-47)
Hsu VTF-3 Mark III w/o Turbo ($699 ID): 91 points (45-46)
SVS PB12-Ultra: 90 points (47-43)
Axiom EP-500 ($1230 ID/SI): 90 points (43-47)
Hsu VTF-2 Mark III + Turbo ($599 ID): 88 points (42-46)
SVS PB12-Plus/2 ($1299 ID): 87 points (47-40)
SVS PB12-NSD ($599 ID): 86 points (43-43)
Hsu VTF-2 Mark III w/o Turbo ($499 ID): 86 points (40-46)
Rocket UFW-12 ($999 ID): 85 points (provisional) (35-50)
Elemental Designs A2-300 ($350 ID/SI): 83 points (44-39)
SVS PB10-NSD ($429 ID): 83 points (43-40)
Dana Audio 600 ($869 ID): 83 points (36-47)
Rocket X-Sub ($199 ID): 78 points (34-44)
BIC H-100 ($229 eBay): 78 points (40-38)
Rocket Tyke: 60 points (If you care, PM me ... )

[Driver_King]

Originally Posted by JasonR

The eD A2-300 is the best under $500 sub on the market.

Fixed.

[BLindsay]

You think the monitor 70s are worth it or would i be fine with the 60's or 50's? i want this to be a noticeable increase of my current setup

Logitech Z-5500's, pretty badass for computer speakers

so basically i want something along those lines but i dont want to go overkill either cause its a small room

[Driver_King]

If you can swing the 70's, why not?

[JasonR]

I don't think the difference between the Monitor 60s and 70s would be as big as a jump to the RTi line.

http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-Out...1361544&sr=8-3

You will definitely notice a jump from your current setup regardless.

[JasonR]

You can get this for the cost of a Monitor 70, and I think it is a better Polk speaker.

http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-Out...1361829&sr=8-1