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Re: Onkyo HTIB Suggestions for speakers/wire?
Go to Lowe's or Home Depot, and get a spool of 12 or 14 gauge wire. I use their 14 awg wire, and it works great. A 100 ft. spool is only about $25. You definitely don't
need expensive wire...........
As for speakers, different people will tell you different speakers. Go listen to as many different brands and models as you can. Then get what sounded good to you. If I get to where I can buy all new speakers, I'll probably get these:
SVSound - MTS Family of Speakers
They also make some cheaper ones that sound good. See them here:
SVSound - Speakers
The only place to buy these are online, but they have an excellent return policy, in case you don't like them. Most folks already know they make one of the best subwoofers you can buy.
Good luck!
Samsung HL61A750 (LED DLP) Onkyo TX-SR805
Oppo BDP-83 Blu ray Polk Audio LSi9
Polk Audio LSiC Sony SS-MB100H
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Re: Onkyo HTIB Suggestions for speakers/wire?
Quote:
| Can anyone tell me what THEY would do, price within reason, if they had this system. |
I would get something like one of these
Polk RM6750,
Polk R300,
Energy speaker package but what I like is probably not what you would like. But if you keep looking, and are a bit lucky, you can find some pretty good deals on some decent speakers.
Quote:
| Any info anyone has (best wire guage etc, I'm thinking 16 or 18..mine are 22 I think) |
16 is the smallest I'd use. 12-14 is better but probably not needed. BlueJeans cables and Monoprice.com are good places to get in-expensive but decent quality wires. The bulk wire at Home Depot is also popular.
Wow. Three responses in 7 minutes.
"Everyday room": Mitsubishi 52631 RPTV, H/K 520, H/K dvd-5, H/K 8380, H/K CDR 20, OPPO BDP-83 BluRay player, Dish-HD, Infinity Beta 20's-C250-OWS1's, Dayton HSU10.
"Movie/Music room": Toshiba 65HM167 RPTV, Pioneer Elite 59txi, Elite DV59avi, Elite CD-59, Pioneer PD-51FD BR, Dish-DVR, Swan Diva...
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Re: Onkyo HTIB Suggestions for speakers/wire?
Another option would be two pair of these,
Energy C-50 and one of these,
Energy CC-50
. Both come from TheAudioAdvisor but if you order the C-50's thru Amazon they come with free shipping. The CC-50 center is $89 for the black one and $69 for the cherry one plus shipping. The 5 all together would be around $250 shipped. These are very good speakers for the price but they are a bit "dark" or, as another member put it, "muffled" sounding. In other words, the opposite of bright or harsh. But the Fluance speakers look hard to beat for that price.
"Everyday room": Mitsubishi 52631 RPTV, H/K 520, H/K dvd-5, H/K 8380, H/K CDR 20, OPPO BDP-83 BluRay player, Dish-HD, Infinity Beta 20's-C250-OWS1's, Dayton HSU10.
"Movie/Music room": Toshiba 65HM167 RPTV, Pioneer Elite 59txi, Elite DV59avi, Elite CD-59, Pioneer PD-51FD BR, Dish-DVR, Swan Diva...
