New guy needs help with buying a home theater system. need good speakers..any suggest

[scarface09]

like the name suggests, i need some good speakers.
about 3 years ago, i was an innocent lad (grade 9) and fell into the BOSE cult. being never experienced with speakers, i bought, yes I regrettably bought the Bose acoustimass series 15 II. now, the deal i got (at the time when i was an idiot) was amazing. i got 5 speakers and the and the wires and a sub for 1k. good thing was i got myself a decent Yamaha.
i recently heard some real speakers (PSB and Polk - have no idea what the model numbers are) and i was amazed. Bose is crap. so i sold em for $800. yes yes i know theres another guy who did the same but i am someone else.)

with a budget of 800 (includes SnH, taxes etc etc) i am looking for other good speakers.
i am located in Toronto Canada. currently, i really don't care about rear speakers, but i want some GOOD speakers and a good sub with Amazing bass.

i am around 65% movies and 35% music
i would prefer floorstanding, but i can go down with bookshelf's if their good.
if it helps my reciever is a Yahama HTR 5640.
also, my basement is approx 15(W) X 17(L) X 9(H).


i dont mind buying online or a store, but guys...i need good/better/amazing/blown away sound that bose could NEVER match.
you guys and post links or whatever.

also, someone offered me this:
1x Velodyne VRP-1200 12"
1x Polk Csi25 Center
2x Sinclair Audio SB2500T Tower Speakers.
and some no name rears.

i have never heard of sinclairs before but they look good.
hes asking 750 for all of it.

if anyone has heard sinclairs or have experienced them, please let me know

also, i have the option of buying JBL e80's and a EC25 center for 500 (no sub).
what do u guys think of that?

My budget once again is 800 (I IN NO WAY CAN GO HIGHER THAN THAT).

lemme know
jaz

 

[Seth=L]

The Sinclairs where probably around $500 or more new, the Polk and the Velodyne aren't bad either. Sounds like a pretty reasonable deal. It will walk all over the Bose system.

 

[scarface09]

So are the Sinclairs good speakers? cause i have NEVER heard of them (as a company) nor have i ever heard them (actually listen to them).
also, the person who is selling it is also a member on this website. his account name is ROCKY. he posted this sale on this website as well.

 

[Gasman]

Very funny no one mentioned this, but what about Axiom?

Your located in Canada, they are located in Canada.
They are a very well known company with quality speakers.
If the budget is an issue, call the company and ask what they have on B-stock.
Link - http://www.axiomaudio.com/index.html

Phone
Our office hours are 9am - 11pm Mon-Fri, 10am - 9pm Sat and Sun, EST.

Toll Free (North America) 1-866-244-8796
Worldwide 1-705-635-3090

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Axiom Audio Head Office
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P0A 1H0

 

[Seth=L]

His budget can't surpass $800, if he wants a subwoofer and 5 speakers he is better off buying used.

I think the Sinclair is part of Canada's API group with has PSB, Energy, and a few other manufacturers under them. The quality of the Sinclairs should be quite good, they just aren't very well known.

 

[mojo_13]

I dont mean to call you out but I believe all he wants are the fronts a center and a subwoofer if I read that clearly.

 

[ParadigmDawg]

You are not a Permian Panther MOJO are you?

I dont mean to call you out but I believe all he wants are the fronts a center and a subwoofer if I read that clearly.

 

[Seth=L]

I dont mean to call you out but I believe all he wants are the fronts a center and a subwoofer if I read that clearly.

I don't think he specified one way or the other.

 

[scarface09]

Permian Panther MOJO ??? what does that mean?

also...i am looking for the front stage for now...i can always buy rears later

lemme know
jaz

 

[Seth=L]

Permian Panther MOJO ??? what does that mean?

also...i am looking for the front stage for now...i can always buy rears later

lemme know
jaz

I still think the offer you got is decent, but you would probably be able to do better if you searched Ebay and Audiogon for some deals there.

 

[jbrillo]

By Permian Panther he means the Odessa Permian Panthers football team in Texas. They are the subject of the book "Friday Night Lights". I think Mojo is their mascot or something. High school football is THE center of this towns universe.

 

[scarface09]

i got a question:
some guy is offering me the following pair: 2 Energy XL-26 (fronts) and 2 Energy take 5 bookshelfs (rears)
hes asking 320 for the entire thing

i dunno how old the Take5's are....but the Energy XL-26s are about 6 years old.

what do you guys think about it.
are the Energy XL-26 good speakers?