Editors' Top Home audio
updated May 15, 2006
 
David Katzmaier, senior editor
  If you have a bigger room where the high-style tyrant doesn't rule every decision, check out the list below. These larger speaker packages don't compromise sound quality in favor of petite size or curvaceous cabinets, but they probably won't please the decorator, either. Best of all, they take the labor out of finding speakers that sound good together, since each set includes matching center, front, and rear speakers and often a subwoofer.
-- David Katzmaier, senior editor
 
 
Full-size speaker packages
Home audio Editors' rating Price Summary
Aperion Intimus 533-PT Cinema HD System (cherry)
Released: 06/15/2005
8.7 out of 10 8.7
Excellent
 
Aperion's handsome five-speaker 533-PT Cinema HD package belts out a huge, highly entertaining sound on movies and music--without the need for a stand-alone subwoofer.
Specs: home theater speaker system , Medium cherry , Passive, active bass driver
 

Aperion Intimus 633 Concert System (cherry)
Released: 06/15/2005
8.5 out of 10 8.5
Excellent
 
Aperion's Intimus 633 Concert system is a slam-dunk winner, delivering equally amazing sound quality from DVDs and CDs.
Specs: home theater speaker system , Medium cherry , Active subwoofer, passive satellites , 200 Watt
 

Aperion Intimus 532 Concert System (cherry) Editors' Choice
Released: 07/01/2005
8.5 out of 10 8.5
Excellent
 
Aperion's knockout package has survived a makeover and still offers great sound, superb build quality, and extraordinary value.
Specs: home theater speaker system , Medium cherry , Active subwoofer, passive satellites , 200 Watt
 

Fluance AV-HTB 5
Released: 11/01/2002
7.1 out of 10 7.1
Very good
 
This five-piece home-theater speaker package offers shockingly good sound for a mere $199.
Specs: home theater speaker system , Black ash , Passive
 

 
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