Any good Panasonic or Technics speakers?
 

Like the title said, any recommendations?

No. There are none.

Next question?

nope.
sorry :(

Sorry, no.

Listen to one of these in your price range:

http://www.goodsound.com/original/speakers.html


Where to find them? Look in the yellow pages under "Stereo".

My advice generally is that speakers by electronic companies are not very good. They may be acceptable based on the price but do yourself a favor a shop for speakers from speaker companies.

No. Maybe cheap. But not good.

Try PSB, Paradigm, Mirage, B&W, Martin Logan, or Magnepan.

Customer: Hi, I'm looking at maybe buying some Panasonic or Technics speakers. They seem to have some models in my price range. What do you think about them?

Sales/Helper Guy: Forget those. What you really want is Martin Logans, or maybe Magnepans. Sure, they only cost 700 times as much, but I know you'll be much happier.


I'm not suggesting that Martin Logans and Magnepans aren't great speakers, but the cheapest pair made by either of these companies is the $500 Magnepan model that requires better amplification than anybody looking at Panasonic and Technics speakers is bound to have.

About two years ago I was in a K's Merchandise store and they had a Technics 5.1 speaker setup. The Technics speakers were THX certified and had the logos on them to prove it. I have no idea of the model numbers, and can't remember the price either. The point is that not all Technics speakers are necessarily complete crap--not that THX certification is that worthy necessarily, but I'd say they do make some speakers that are a couple of steps up from Panasonic.

A THX certification has nothing to do with sound only specs.http://www.thx.com/consumer_products/home_faq.html#1

Thanks folks, I've got about $500-600 to spend on speakers, and the Universal Studio lot store has big employee discounts on Panasonic/Technics stuff, so I was just fishing.

One of my best friends works at the Sony/Columbia lot too, so any recommendations on those would be good too. :)

Sorry about the Martin Logan and Magnepan. Great speakers, but I didn't know your price range. I just threw out some brands that provide great value.


The good news is that some the other companies have excellent speakers in your price range. For instance:

PSB Alpha (fronts) $200
PSB Alpha Mini (rears) $150
PSB Alpha Midi (center) $100
Sony WM-40 (sub) $150

Total $600 (online prices)

This system will blow away any Home Theater in a Box type system or any speakers from electronics companies.

If your looking for a lot of bang for your buck (and who isn't), I'd recommend checking out NHT. I have NHT's all round and am very happy with them. The only thing is you won't find them in any of the super stores, you'll need to find a home theatre store that carrys them.