Onkyo TX-SR875-Which 7.1 speaker set up matches this AV Centre

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Help,

I am just starting out on my first home cinema experience and have on order the TX-SR875 from Onkyo, can anyone recomend a decent 7.1 speaker package to complement this system.

Steve

 

[Anonymous]

Just your lucky day steve as I was trying to find siutable speakers for the Onkyo 875 I plan to buy!

By decent I guess you mean the most bang for the buck without a lot of bucks? While I didn't have the luxury of sound testing any new speakers, I was looking around online for a solid and affordable 7.1 package that handles 140W and I found two choices so far:

I was certain about the 1,500 $ HSU Research HB-1

http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/enthusiast3.html

until the 1,000 $ Onix x-series x-ls came up

http://www.av123.com/products_category_brand.php?section=speakers&brand=55

http://www.av123.com/products_product.php?section=subwoofers&product=12.1

Newer, cheaper and with exterior.

I would love to have some one review them head to head.
On a price to performance scale, I would like to see anyone come up with a better suggestion.

http://www.hometheatermag.com/subsatloudspeakers/307hsu/index.html

http://www.hometheatermag.com/compactspeakers/707onix/

The above links are reviews of these speakers by the same guy.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Depends where you are in the world and what your budget is, Steve. I'm currently running the 875 with PMC OB1/CB6/GB1/DB1/TLE1, and it's far from outclassed by the speakers!

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your suggestions I still havent made a purchase to sit alongside the Onkyo, as a matter of fact I still cant make my mind up about a suitable Plasma screen, waiting for the right box to come out supporting 1080p and 24fps, I cant wait for September for some of the new screen releases.