Help choosing right speakers for my A/V receiver

freeze155 -- Wed, 03/15/2006 - 16:22

I need to get speakers for my 7.1 Yamaha HTR-5990 A/V receiver. I was looking into Klipsch and I also heard of Axion speakers (from Canada) (Axiomaudio.com) My budget can not exceed $2,800. I am open to any suggestions, floor standing speakers, satellites, etc. This system will be primarily used for movies (action, sci-fi) and to play my music collection directy from my PC. (via digital inputs, Toslink, etc.) Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Jim Hannon -- Fri, 03/17/2006 - 11:26

There are certainly a lot of good options, but speakers are the most personal selection so I'd suggest you try to check out several yourself.

For the price, I've been impressed with the:
- Wharfedale Diamond 9 system (~ $2,200)
- PSB T45 or T55 series (you'll have to check out the prices)
- Snell K7 and 300 series sub (certainly the best looking in this class)

You might start with the TPV recommended list.

Good luck!

Robert Harley -- Sat, 03/25/2006 - 10:30

I'll second Jim's recommendation of the PSB T-series. Definitive Technology also makes some great speakers in that price range. Also check out Paradigm; they have a long history of delivering very high value.

Robert Harley
Editor-in-Chief
The Perfect Vision
The Absolute Sound

Anonymous (not verified) -- Mon, 02/09/2009 - 16:55

How much wattage is required to drive the PSB T45 speakers? Will receivers such as the NAD C715 and NAD C720Bee do the job?