How do I buy surround sound speakers?

Question

Im using my old 100w Onkyo main speakers as surround sound speakers with my new receiver. The problem is they're a little bulky. I need to buy 2 separate surround sound speakers that are small without losing the sound quality. My main speakers are JBL e80 series. Where should I start?

Answer 1

Position surround speakers to the left and right of your primary listening position. You can use floor-standing speakers, bookshelf speakers, or smaller satellite speakers that fit nicely on end tables or on a stand. Many sets include satellite surround speakers that offer decent performance in a small package.

you can go with the following

http://global.bose.com/index.html . this is best one.

hope the information was useful.

Answer 2

Howdy. Stick with JBL es20 bookshelf speaker. Its best to stay with the same manufacture.

Answer 3

Go to the JBL web site and find rear speakers that tone-match to those e80.

Look - every speaker has a different flavor from each other and for surround sound you dont want obvious tonal shifts as voices or effects travel from center to left to left rear.  If you have identical speakers all around it really helps.

This is why some fairly cheap, small, monitor-style speaker systems, properly setup, give a great home theater experience.

So try to find rear speakers in the JBL e80 series. Used from CraigsList and eBay are acceptable.

Answer 4

e80's? Very nice. If your happy with the bass, mid and treble the mains put out then a modest pair of bookshelf size speakers should fill the bill nicely.

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A lot depends on placement and room acoustics. I prefer ported speakers for home theater and acoustic suspension for listening to music. Either way, what you get should be accurate in the mid to high frequencies and have sharp (ported) rather than smooth response (acoustic suspension).

I would suggest a Polk 'R' series small speaker for smooth mids and trebles or a klipsch ksb if you like that crystal clear (sometimes harsh) horn sound.

Be sure and get a dealer agreement for a test drive. Try them out in different configurations and placements and if they blend well with your main's, you're good to go. If not, take them back, ask questions and try again.

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Personally I wouldn't spend more that a hundred on a pair of surrounds. All you really need are good, strong mids and highs and you don't need  to spend a fortune for that.

My setup.

Yamaha HTR 5140

Vintage Advent 5002's mains

Polk monitor 4's rears.

Although I've got a Klipsch RC3 center,

I just use my TV's built in speakers as center.

Sounds great once balanced with system.

No sub needed with the Advents.