Best 7.1 speakers?

Question

im looking for decent speakers to pair with my bluray player and my onkyo sr605.. klipsch? def. technology? what do you recommend... in looking to spend less than 500 on the speakers.. i know this is a little low.. but what do you recommend for this price and very good sound qual... does not have to include a sub as ive already found one.

Answer 1

I trust you know there is very little 7.1 program material out there, so limiting yourself to a 7.1 setup may be unnecessarily restrictive. I suggest a 5.1 system (to address the timbre matching issue) and add 1 or 2 inexpensive speakers as the rear(s) since they don't carry much information and don't need to be great. You can probably find a couple of used speakers that will do the job just fine.

As a suggestion for a 5.1 system, the Onkyo SKS-HT240 system (See link) was rated one of the top 10 surround systems by CNet ... and most others in that group were much more expensive ($1500+).

Answer 2

Ha!  I just answered your Klipsch vs Def Tech question, but I didn't see this.  If you're looking to spend $500 or less, you won't even get the Definitve Technology center channel.  Their good one, the C/L/R, starts at $499.  For just the center.  Go Klipsch.