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**samhfoley** · **03-11-09, 08:22 PM**

I am buying an Onkyo TX-SA606X and hooking up my HTPC to it. I now need a 5.1 speaker system for my apartment which is 8 ft wide and about 12 feet long with walls in front and behind the sofa/TV with a sliding glass door for the right wall and an empty spot on the left where the entry to the kitchen is (don't know if all that's necessary, but I'll say it anyways... I am looking for a center, sub, 2 bookshelf fronts and 2 wall mounted surrounds. I'd like to buy everything for under 1000 bucks. I do not listen to music much. I mostly watch movies, and my wife watches TV. Thanks for any help you might give me. I have seen people recommend B & W, Paradigm, Klipsch and many more. Any help would be great. Thanks.

**Rodny Alvarez** · **03-11-09, 09:33 PM**

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samhfoley wrote:

I am buying an Onkyo TX-SA606X and hooking up my HTPC to it. I now need a 5.1 speaker system for my apartment which is 8 ft wide and about 12 feet long with walls in front and behind the sofa/TV with a sliding glass door for the right wall and an empty spot on the left where the entry to the kitchen is (don't know if all that's necessary, but I'll say it anyways... I am looking for a center, sub, 2 bookshelf fronts and 2 wall mounted surrounds. I'd like to buy everything for under 1000 bucks. I do not listen to music much. I mostly watch movies, and my wife watches TV. Thanks for any help you might give me. I have seen people recommend B & W, Paradigm, Klipsch and many more. Any help would be great. Thanks.

Hey samhfoley welcome to the shack!!

I would recommend the SVS or Emotiva, I have the SVS and they sound good!

**samhfoley** · **03-11-09, 09:56 PM**

WHich SVS system specifiaclly would you recommend, and what are you using currently?

The SVS set is under 1000 without the sub. With the sub I think it's well over 1000, but I could be wrong....

**Rodny Alvarez** · **03-11-09, 10:10 PM**

Well you said under $1000, so you have to pick a package that's good for you(

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I have the SCS-01 center and 4 SBS-01 for the front and rear, dont have a sub with that system, but I d had a SVS 2039 sub and it was great!

https://svsound.com/products-sys-sbs_black.cfm

**samhfoley** · **03-11-09, 10:49 PM**

I did see that you could in fact get a set with a sub for under 1000 actually. Thanks. I'll look into it.

**Rodny Alvarez** · **03-12-09, 07:22 AM**

Good luck!!

I just noticed that your in japan

, hopefully they would shipped to Japan with out costing a fortune!

**samhfoley** · **03-12-09, 08:31 AM**

I'll be back in the US visiting family this summer and will pick them up then and bring them back to Japan. Whether or not they are under the weight requirement for the plane is another matter altogether!

**drdoan** · **03-12-09, 09:26 AM**

For the money, you just can't go wrong with SVSound SB and SC system. Have fun. Dennis

**samhfoley** · **03-12-09, 05:39 PM**

What about wiring? On the SVS page they offer 3m of BetterWiring for 55 bucks a pop and 114 for the 8m, that would run me 338 for all 4 speakers, what is a cheaper, but still quality, alternative

**Eric D** · **03-12-09, 05:57 PM**

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samhfoley wrote:

I'll be back in the US visiting family this summer and will pick them up then and bring them back to Japan. Whether or not they are under the weight requirement for the plane is another matter altogether!

I'm really not laughing, but the thought of taking an SVS subwoofer on a plane is....

(actually - any real subwoofer!) Do you realize even the PB10NSD is 60 lbs? And then I think of getting it in through customs.

Guess if shipping is too high, I'd give serious thought to something you can buy there.

good luck!

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