Thoughts on this JBL speaker set

[Blu-Dog]

Originally Posted by sj001

I'm looking to replace my VERY old Yamaha 5.1 speaker setup with something newer and more up to date. My budget is basically under $500, but I want good quality speakers. Now this is going into a fairly small room mind you, so I don't need a monster sub or super powerful speakers. It will be hooking up to my Onkyo 605.

Thoughts? Maybe any other recommendations on speaker setups?

I thought this setup looked great at $350...

JBL SCS500.5

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1172882131588

How much juice does your receiver put out? I"ve smoked more JBL gear than Snoop Dogg has smoked joints. You go, "wow, sounds good, crank it up a little more" till you get that nasty little sizzling sound and that funky smell of fried phenolic, and school is out.

The do sound good. But they're easily crisped. Polks are more bulletproof. As long as you aren't overpowering them, it's not a bad choice.