Best 5 speaker setup $800 or less will buy?

Joe Schmoe said:

If you are going to claim it, prove it.

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If it's true, it's pretty "Chicken Sh!t" not to use the same name around the forums. Are you ashamed of yourself? Are you hiding something?

Mirage

A mirage nanoset system can be had on sale for 599$ at crutchfield.com and they have a good return policy if they don't float ur boat.

mazersteven said:

Hmmmmmmmmm They do have the same speakers.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/member.php?find=lastposter&t=1049040

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I noticed awhile back. The Cambridge Audio s30's being compared to speakers 5 and 10x's their cost is when I clued in. They also reside in Oklahoma City and for me that was the exclamation mark. Nobody can hide their idenity that long without a slip.
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mazersteven said:

If it's true, it's pretty "Chicken Sh!t" not to use the same name around the forums. Are you ashamed of yourself? Are you hiding something?

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I would bet that upwards of 90% of the people who post in both forums use different names.
Besides, the guy you are referring to over there sounds like someone not well liked. I, in stark contrast, have accumulated 141 "thanks" and 3 green chicklets.

billy p said:

I noticed awhile back. The Cambridge Audio s30's being compared to speakers 5 and 10x's their cost is when I clued in.

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Obviously a guy who really knows his stuff and has excellent taste.

Joe Schmoe said:

Obviously a guy who really knows his stuff and has excellent taste.

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You kill me and your right, not the same forum.

Joe Schmoe said:

I would bet that upwards of 90% of the people who post in both forums use different names.

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Also your chicklet comment is great, and btw you have only given 30 thanks, so i guess you do know all >:->

WooHooo im in the 10%.... Back to the matter at hand, the svs package, imo, is a good bet too boot. Chris's idea of the of the 2030s is also great, but requires some trade off on esthicts and additional equpment(which i dont mind but some do). I dont think you will be dissapointed with either, but the SVS would be an easier choice.

Joe Schmoe said:

I, in stark contrast, have accumulated 141 "thanks" and 3 green chicklets.

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2 Green Chicklets and going Down.

Joe Schmoe said:

I would bet that upwards of 90% of the people who post in both forums use different names.
Besides, the guy you are referring to over there sounds like someone not well liked. I, in stark contrast, have accumulated 141 "thanks" and 3 green chicklets.

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So this entitles you to act like a complete idiot and ignore those who know considerably more than you and your fisher-price hifi system?

3db said:

So this entitles you to act like a complete idiot and ignore those who know considerably more than you and your fisher-price hifi system?

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Not at all. I have never acted like an idiot. Quite the contrary, I know enough about audio to not be fooled by the things that others such as yourself are obviously taken by, such as price and "name brands". Also, my stereo is among the best ever made.

Joe Schmoe said:

Not at all. I have never acted like an idiot. Quite the contrary, I know enough about audio to not be fooled by the things that others such as yourself are obviously taken by, such as price and "name brands". Also, my stereo is among the best ever made.

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Of course it is

Its becomming quite apparent that you lack knowledge when it comes to audio, electrical and acoustic principles and it shows when you issue broad generalizations founded on haphazard uncontrolled and biased listening tests.

Sorry, I haven't read the whole thread. A lot of it is not worth reading. For the OP, however, I will provide a couple of opinions. The first is that a subwoofer is a critical element for home theater. If you have a decent sub, you can spend less on the other speakers and still get pretty good results. Take a look at the systems from Hsu research. They are subs with small horn driven speakers. If they have something in your price range, that would do fine. Speakers at these price points may not be ideal for music listening but I think the are fine for movie listening if they have a subwoofer.

The other thought I'll leave you with is the one I would choose if you do a lot of music listening. I would take the entire budget and spend it on a better pair of main speakers and forget the rest of them for now. Surround is nice but isn't a big factor for music listening and you can still enjoy a movie without surround. You could add other speakers as your budget allows.