What is your budget? What do you want - "surround sound" or just more volume?
If you can only spend $284 on a surround system, you are going to get sub-par performance. Essentially you'll receive a boom-box with 4 or 5 detached speakers.
If you can up your budget a little I think you will find a better variety. I believe Kenwood makes an above average HTIB (home theater in a box), but I haven't heard it. Stepping up to Energy's take 5 systems, Klipsch's Quintets, etc. steps you to a whole new level.
What you reall ought to consider is dropping as much as you can afford into some decent front speakers (starting price point is probably $400 a pair) and build around them. In the end, you will be much happier.
pc
If you can only spend $284 on a surround system, you are going to get sub-par performance. Essentially you'll receive a boom-box with 4 or 5 detached speakers.
If you can up your budget a little I think you will find a better variety. I believe Kenwood makes an above average HTIB (home theater in a box), but I haven't heard it. Stepping up to Energy's take 5 systems, Klipsch's Quintets, etc. steps you to a whole new level.
What you reall ought to consider is dropping as much as you can afford into some decent front speakers (starting price point is probably $400 a pair) and build around them. In the end, you will be much happier.
pc