5.1 Speaker Packages....Any Worthwhile....

Thanks guys. Keep 'em coming. I may stick with trying to do some matching of my own. The ones I've SEEN are mostly computer speakers or of a quaility that, well... has me looking deeper into the ole cash satchel. I saw some PSB's that look of interest (having experience with PSB), though they were more than the amount I stated.

Best Buy carries it now

Uh, oh. Kiss of Death.... ;-)

Forgot to mention that I looked at the Ascend site awhile back and was put off that their flagship monitors, at $800 a pair, have but a 30 DAY warranty. Yikes.

Thanks. I don't INSIST on much, but always explore my options (smetimes to a fault). JMLabs stuff looks interesting. I bought some of their auto stuff (Focal) for my son's car and was SHOCKED at how good they were for the dough.

One other option I have is to use a pair of restored vintage Ohm C2's for the fronts (they sound GREAT, BTW), a pair of Infinity Sterling SS2004's for the rear - both pairs 6 ohm and close enough with respect to sensitivity, frequency response to adjust with the onboard AVR350 controls), and then look for a center that will mate well. With such a setup I probably won't look to add a sub for awhile.

Suggestion regarding a suitable center also appreciated.