With very little haggling you could get a complete Mirage Omnisat V2 system at $1500 or less. Retail for 5 Omnisat V2 satellites is $1250, and the Omni S10 matching sub is $500.
As small as they are, the sats have a power handling rating of 150 watts and are linear down to 70 Hz, so you don't have that upper bass suckout you often get with undersized satellites. The sub is good down to around 25 Hz (I have the previous version and confirmed its extension with a Stereophile test CD) and is easy to integrate seamlessly with the satellites.
Build quality is as good or better than anything you'd find at this price, speakers are fast and extended without sounding edgy or harsh at all. The earlier version of this setup handily beat the others in several roundup reviews.
The other thing these have over anything else is their omnidirectional radiating patterns. Directionality is excellent, yet they provide a seamless 360 deg. soundfield. Clarity does not suffer.
As small as they are, the sats have a power handling rating of 150 watts and are linear down to 70 Hz, so you don't have that upper bass suckout you often get with undersized satellites. The sub is good down to around 25 Hz (I have the previous version and confirmed its extension with a Stereophile test CD) and is easy to integrate seamlessly with the satellites.
Build quality is as good or better than anything you'd find at this price, speakers are fast and extended without sounding edgy or harsh at all. The earlier version of this setup handily beat the others in several roundup reviews.
The other thing these have over anything else is their omnidirectional radiating patterns. Directionality is excellent, yet they provide a seamless 360 deg. soundfield. Clarity does not suffer.