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Need Help with Speakers

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jotade11

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Hello all!

I'm looking to buy both a new home theater system and a new HDTV for my dorm room. In terms of speaker systems, I've looked at all the major manufacturers, I think; I took a look at Bose, but that of course is WAY out of my budget. I also looked at Onkyo, Sony and Yamaha, but they didn't seem all that great. What I did like was the Logitech Z-5500's and the Samsung 7.1 Blu-Ray set. I have a Playstation 3, so I don't need the Blu-Ray player, thus this is a bit of a minus for me, but I can resell it or give it to family as a gift.

Just to clarify, I think I'm looking for a mid-range speaker system that can be used for music, gaming, movies and rocking the house 😛. But I am on a limited budget...

Anyways, of these two, which is the nicer? Does anyone have any other suggestions? Oh, and I almost forgot, I'm going to try and grab a plasma Samsung (~42") HDTV for the room. I don't think that having both Samsung speakers and TV would make it THAT much easier to setup or use, but just in case it does make a difference, I thought I would mention it!

Thanks! 🙂
-Jota De
 
Most TV manufacturers don't really seem capable of putting together decent loudspeakers.

What is your budget? Mid-range passive speakers in my books range from £300-700 a pair...
 
I live in the States, but between $500 and $1100 sounds reasonable to me. I would probably try to get them used, from Craigslist or eBay, but if not, that sounds like a good price range.

Excuse me if I mislabeled what I'm looking for, I just meant I can't afford $2200-$3200 for some of the Bose sets!

Any suggestions?
 
How large is the room, what sort of music do you listen to, and are you more interested in something big and bassy, or something 'decent'?
 
With your budget you should have no problem finding a very good set of used speakers. Check here http://www.audiogon.com/index.html
I have been using this site for years. Very good if you pay attention to members feedback. One more tip, try to find a seller nearby as shipping speakers can be a risky venture.
 
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