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| Product | Fluance AV-HTB 5 | Energy Take Classic 5.1 | Pioneer SP-PK52FS |
| Price | $249.99 | $342.95 to $399.00 | MSRP: $629.99 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 4.5 stars | 4.5 stars |
| Average user rating | 4 stars | 4 stars | 5 stars |
| Release date | November 1, 2002 | September 15, 2008 | Info unavailable |
| Bottom line | This five-piece home-theater speaker package offers shockingly good sound for a mere $199. | The Energy Take Classic 5.1 is the best budget speaker system we've reviewed, earning our Editors' Choice Award with its outstanding sound quality and exquisite looks. | If you've got the space for it, the Pioneer SP-PK52FS is simply the best-sounding, budget-price home theater speaker package you can buy. |
| Product Description | Fluance AV-HTB - Home theater speaker system | Energy Take Classic 5.1 Home Theater System - Home theater speaker system | Info unavailable |
| Product Type | 5.0-channel Home theater speaker system | 5.1-channel Home theater speaker system | Info unavailable |
| System Components | 2 x Floor-standing speakers 2 x Front speakers 1 x Center channel speaker | 4 x Satellite speakers 1 x Center speaker 1 x Subwoofer | 2 x Floor-standing speakers 2 x Bookshelf speakers 1 x Center channel speaker 1 x Subwoofer |
| Speaker Type | Passive | Active subwoofer, passive satellites | Info unavailable |
| Response Bandwidth | 38 - 20000 Hz | 33 - 20000 Hz | Info unavailable |
| Connectivity Technology | Wired | Wired | Wired |
| Speaker System Details | 1 x Center channel speaker - 70 - 20000 Hz - 8 Ohm 2 - 38 - 20000 Hz - 8 Ohm 2 - 70 - 20000 Hz - 8 Ohm | 4 x Satellite speaker - 100 Watt - 115 - 20000 Hz - 8 Ohm 1 x Center channel speaker - 100 Watt - 110 - 20000 Hz - 8 Ohm 1 x Active subwoofer - 200 Watt - 33 - 150 Hz | Info unavailable |
| Color | Black ash | High-gloss black | Info unavailable |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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| MSRP: $629.99 See manufacturer website for availability. |