[SlaughterX]

And by affordable I mean cheap.... the cheapest ones you know.... I don't want to spend over $500 for a pair, not even $400 really... Also my reciever is an Onkyo TX-SR605, so I don't really need super powerful speakers (sicne the reciever is only pushing 90 watts).

 

[Banks1]

Check out some of the Polk rt series on sale at frys. Good deals on older series some of the polks guys are almost stealing them.RTI8,S in your price range.

 

[Legendbyname]

Just got the Polk R50's from outpost for $170 shipped. Seriously a steal.

 

[raull1]

Polk Rti8's. I have them with the same onkyo you have. they sound so much better than their price. and look 3x as good as they should for what I paid for them.


Seriously Recommend them.


they sound very good with music,but not the best if you're only going for music.

for home theather they are so loud and rock in so many levels when paired with my other polk stuff

 

[Pibbo]

The Energy C 300 sounds very very good for only $500. Hands down beats any Polk Rti series I've heard.

 

[tdogroeder]

If you could go to $500 with free shipping, people are raving about eD A6 - 6T6's.
http://www.edesignaudio.com/edv2/pro...products_id=96

 

[dftkell]

these are all on clearance:

http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=ATLS500

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/it...ures/542300880

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/it...ures/542399047


the beta's are price individually and are more expensive than the athena's or mirage--but they will most likely also be the best sounding of the group.

 

[PR Audio]

PSB Image 4T $399.00/pr.


PSB Image T45 (new version of 4T) $499.00/pr.

www.upscaleaudio.com
www.saturdayaudio.com


There are good offerings from Fry's for Polks.


If you want an excellent pair of towers at an affordable price check PSB Alpha T's, at around $400.00/pr.


Review: http://www.psbspeakers.com/reviews/S...-HT--T1-Review


The Alphas are not meant to be played really loud. These are excellent sounding speakers at low and mid volume.

 

[SlaughterX]

Those Mirage speakers look nice. What is everyone's opinion on omnipolar speakers? I had a the Spherex Xbox HITB and thought it sounded very good, so maybe I'll give the real versions a wack...

 

[PR Audio]



Quote:
Originally Posted by SlaughterX /forum/post/12866481


Those Mirage speakers look nice. What is everyone's opinion on omnipolar speakers? I had a the Spherex Xbox HITB and thought it sounded very good, so maybe I'll give the real versions a wack...

Good, but picky about placement....

 

[dwdokc]

I saw a pair of Athena W??? at CompUSA for about $500 - maybe less. Better check quick though because they are about to close their doors for good. I do not have these speakers so I can't tell you how they sound, but they seemed to be well made and I have seen favorable recommendations of them on AVS Forums.

 

[SlaughterX]

What does everyone think of the Boston Acoustics HS450MDNT?

 

[PR Audio]

Don't know them, but BA is very well known for making good affordable speakers.

 

[ZenBeast]

I have the Mirage 350's and really, really enjoy them. I think they are an absolute STEAL at $300/pair. Mine are placed in far les than "optimal" locations and they are sounding great.

 

[the rick]

In that price range I would look for a close out on the older monitor audio bronze series, the def tech BP10bs or the boston acoustic VR series towers

 

[kichy]

Polk RTi8 are 350 a pair or less.

 

[dpnaugle]

Klipsch F2's