M2theAX

I have been researching products for a bit now, and I have decided to abandon the Htib, instead I have decided to purchase a Yamaha HTR-5940SL receiver. However, I am still unsure of the speakers. I do not want to invest into paradigms or others which cost way too much My budget is around $500 for speakers. I did listen to the Bose center speaker VCS 10, I liked it a lot, however it was made of plastic and have heard some critics of bose. I was just curious if anyone out there has speaker recommendations to fit the budget, and/or comments about my choice of receiver. Unfortunately most of the stores I Went to to inspect speakers there setup looked inadequate. Also it would be hard to find a setup using the receiver I chose.

Here are the specs for the reciever:

6.1-Channel, 630W Powerful Surround Sound (105W x 6)
Digital ToP-ART and High Current Amplification
Direct Stereo for High Quality 2-Channel Sound Reproduction
192kHz/24-Bit DACs for all Channels
High Picture Quality

HDTV Compatible 3 Component Video Inputs
Advanced Features

XM Ready with XM HD Surround Powered by Neural Surround
Compressed Music Enhancer
Front Panel Mini Jack for Portable Player Connection
Preset Remote Unit with Illuminated Input Indicators

Selectable 9-Subwoofer Crossover Frequencies / Subwoofer Phase Select

Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, Dolby Pro Logic IIx and DTS 96/24 Compatibility
Night Listening Enhancer (Cinema/Music) and SILENT CINEMA
Quad-Field CINEMA DSP and 14 Surround Programs
Audio Delay for Adjusting Lip-Sync (0–160ms)

High Dynamic Power and Linear Damping
Wide-Range Audio Frequency Response for
DVD-Audio/Super Audio CD Compatibility
Subwoofer Phase Select
3 Digital Inputs: 2 Optical and 1 Coaxial (Fixed
and Assignable)
Speaker A, B or A+B Selection (Front L/R)
Front Panel Video Aux Terminals
Virtual CINEMA DSP
Preset Remote Unit with Illuminated Input
Indicators
Sleep Timer
40-Station Preset Tuning
Auto Preset Tuning

Thanks for any input

Sdallnct

I think the universal answer will be....

anything but Bose...

I'd look at anything from NHT (SB1's, SuperZero)

Brian Shannon

Here are my comments and they are the same everytime this question comes up.

Go out and listen to speakers, lots of them. Listen to them with material you are familiar with and decide what fits your space and your budget. Then after you have chosen your speakers, buy the receiver.

As for suggestions, NHT is a good place to start, also check Polk, Boston Acoustics and Infinity.

Spiky

You used the right term. Invest. If you do take the recommendations so far, or this one, you will be buying something that will outlast your TV, your receiver, and probably your furniture. Take a little time, even if you can't listen to speakers with your receiver, listen to several with just one receiver so you can compare them. If you spend wisely, you won't have to again for 20 years.

Sdallnct

I cannot recommend these enough. I have two sets and use one set in my main media room. I don't know how they will sound with your receiver, but with the 30 return policy from BB I'd give it a shot,

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=401242&page=5