Best Budget Home Theater System (HTIB)
For the home theater enthusiast who does not have the time or money to waste on shopping for expensive A/V receivers and surround-sound theater systems that have to be bought separately, this list is for you. All of the following budget home theater systems in this list are comprised of quality surround-sound speakers with an A/V digital receiver already packaged together, and none of them retail for more than $600 for the complete system.
This type of pre-configured audio technology package guarantees that the audio system set-up will be effortless and your movie-watching experience will be greatly enhanced when you power up any of these budget theater systems in your own home because the systems’ engineers have already tested and re-tested these theater systems’ overall audio compatibility with each other so that you don’t have to worry about any “audio clash” while listening back to your CD collection or while watching a DVD.
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Why it's best:
This 5.1 home theater system from Sony features a healthy amount of HDMI inputs (3), automatic speaker calibration that insures a perfect audio dispersion ratio from the combined center channel speaker, the two surrounds and the Left Right speakers that deliver nice and full...read full review
Price Range:
$264.88 - $349.99
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PC Connection Express $318.48
Crutchfield.com $349.99
Why it's a best pick:
For the many fans of tall-standing floor speakers such as myself, I was very gratified to learn that Panasonic now has a home theater system in a box that also includes two left-right speakers that stand over 40 inches in total height and delivers powerful high-end directly ... read full review
$426.00 - $549.95
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PC Connection Express $549.95
Vanns.com $467.77
Why it's a best pick:
Containing a walloping 1,000 watts of total power and the ability to upconvert 720p resolution levels to 1080p with the attached DVD player, JVC’s TH-G31 theater system gives the consumer plenty of bang for the low price of $250. This 7-speaker home theater system also fea... read full review
RadioShack.com $249.95
Why it's a best pick:
A truly powerful home theater series, Onkyo’s HT-S5200 theater in a box comes completely equipped with a walloping 1200 watts of power, includes a 10-inch powered subwoofer, four HDMI inputs that will allow you to hook up all of your digital components to the featured ... read full review
$449.99 - $599.97
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Vanns.com $599.97
Crutchfield.com $499.99
Why it's a best pick:
What do you get when you combine the high-quality audio perfection of a Denon A/V receiver with the kind of dynamic speaker series that Boston Acoustics has continually developed for the nit-picky audiophiles the world over? You get the latest home theater in a box called th... read full review
Amazon.com $699.00
