[dman918]

Hello all,


So my brother has increased his budget to $100 for new surrounds. I am leaning toward the Sound Appeals as recommended here: http://www.avsforum.com/forum/89-sp...ppeal-bookshelf-do-they-have-some-appeal.html but I wanted to see if anyone else wanted to chime in.

His Current setup:
Pioneer VSX-1120 receiver
Polk RT800i towers
Polk CS400i center channel.
Onkyo Front Speakers seen here (being used as surrounds): http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-HT-S3400...ds=onkyo+s3400


So what would be considered the best pair of surrounds for $100?


Thanks for your help!

 

[HockeyoAJB]

Hello all,


So my brother has increased his budget to $100 for new surrounds. I am leaning toward the Sound Appeals as recommended here: http://www.avsforum.com/forum/89-sp...ppeal-bookshelf-do-they-have-some-appeal.html but I wanted to see if anyone else wanted to chime in.

His Current setup:
Pioneer VSX-1120 receiver
Polk RT800i towers
Polk CS400i center channel.
Onkyo Front Speakers seen here (being used as surrounds): http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-HT-S3400...ds=onkyo+s3400


So what would be considered the best pair of surrounds for $100?


Thanks for your help!

Since he's already got Polk LCR speakers, they have pretty good sound quality (for the price), and because they give you several different mounting options, I would recommend Polk OWM3's. I believe they would be an upgrade over the Onkyo speakers. While he may eventually want to replace them with something better (more expensive), the small size and versatility of the OWM3's means that he could probably find another use for them if/when he upgrades again. Most other $100/pair speakers won't necessarily work with the decor/furniture arrangement in a bedroom/office, without some compromises, so would end up being donated to someone else or thrown away.

 

[dman918]

Since he's already got Polk LCR speakers, they have pretty good sound quality (for the price), and because they give you several different mounting options, I would recommend Polk OWM3's. I believe they would be an upgrade over the Onkyo speakers. While he may eventually want to replace them with something better (more expensive), the small size and versatility of the OWM3's means that he could probably find another use for them if/when he upgrades again. Most other $100/pair speakers won't necessarily work with the decor/furniture arrangement in a bedroom/office, without some compromises, so would end up being donated to someone else or thrown away.

Thanks for the response. Knowing my brother, he will probably keep these for quite some time, and space isn't a real issue. I would think any pair of bookshelves would work fine. We would prefer them to be able to be hung though.

 

[zieglj01]

Thanks for the response. Knowing my brother, he will probably keep these for quite some time, and space isn't a real issue. I would think any pair of bookshelves would work fine. We would prefer them to be able to be hung though.

You can hang the Sound Appeal, and have different options to do it.

 

[dman918]

Thanks. So it really sounds like that's the best option? Any others worth considering?

 

[zieglj01]

Thanks. So it really sounds like that's the best option? Any others worth considering?

Their is not much in the $100 down market to get motivated about.

A little over $100 with shipping -

Tannoy Mercury VR
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TANNOY-MERC...343?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item566ac649af


Boston 4.5 SoundWare - sold each
http://www.accessories4less.com/mak...n-indoor/outdoor-speaker-espresso-each/1.html

 

[djp2k7]

He's a Polk fan so why not a pair of Rti4's? They should match pretty well with his current setup. Can get them for $100 used. Have wall mounts built in.

 

[dman918]

Well I was the polk fan. Now I'm diy. He got these when I built my new setup.

 

[joemannnnn]

I've bought 4 of these. They're b stock but it's hard to tell and they're half off
http://www.nhthifi.com/Bookshelf-speaker-SuperZero-2-0_2

 

[dman918]

I have no problem with b stock. Does that change anything?

 

[zieglj01]

I have no problem with b stock. Does that change anything?

Depends on preference and is subjective - the NHT is nice for the price.

 

[dman918]

I have no problem with b stock. Does that change anything?

Depends on preference and is subjective - the NHT is nice for the price.

Better than the sound appeals?

 

[zieglj01]

Better than the sound appeals?

The Sound Appeal will play louder, sound bigger and have more bass.
NHT will be a little smoother and have more defined highs.

 

[dman918]

Ok. For my brother, I think he'll like the sound appeals. Ordered them up. Thanks so much for your help.