Reddit reviews Fluance SXBP2 Home Theater Bipolar Surround Sound Speakers (Black Ash)

If I had a $1500 budget, I would recommend the following:

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Epson Home Cinema 2150 - $699.00

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Micca MB42X - $79.95

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Micca MB42X Center - $69.95

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Fluance AVBP2 - $119.99

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Denon AVR S530BT - $229.00

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Silver Ticket 120" Screen - $249.98

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This would give you a decent entry level setup. You'll have about 50$ left over for speaker wire. I am be no means an expert but I lurk a lot and I think this would be decent.

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Don't scrimp on the subwoofer, especially in your situation. Consider the sub as an air pump and your room as the receptacle. The fact that no one listens in the area behind the room (or rest of the house) is of no consequence, the sub will try and pressurize it just the same.

In your case, with that budget I'd do this:

Surrounds $120: https://smile.amazon.com/Fluance-AVBP2-Surround-Satellite-Speakers/dp/B00067OLOS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467120062&sr=8-1&keywords=fluance+bipolar

Subwoofer $365: http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/stf-2.html

You may need to add a second STF-2 nearfield if you want realistic (felt) rumble and such. The STF-2 will work in rooms of up to 3000 square feet. The F12 would be anemic in your setup.

TV Samsung UN55KS8000 - $1,799.99 Reason why I am going w/ the 55 is most manufcaturers don;t really make 60's anymore. if they do they aren't the best of their models.

As for the sound system

Receiver: http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/yamrxv579bl/yamaha-rx-v579-7.2-ch-x-80-watts-networking-a/v-receiver/1.html#!specifications

bookshelfs https://www.amazon.com/Debut-Bookshelf-Speakers-Andrew-Jones/dp/B014GSEQ06

center https://www.amazon.com/Debut-Center-Speaker-Andrew-Jones/dp/B014GSEQWE/

surrounds https://www.amazon.com/Fluance-AVBP2-Surround-Satellite-Speakers/dp/B00067OLOS/

subwoofer http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/stf-2.html

should put you right at $1500

you can go from the elac B6's down to the B5's to save $100

5.1+receiver?

Receiver ($250), can get one for $170 with no ARC (optical from tv to receiver for smart apps) and no Audyssey (has auto-setups but not Audyssey).

For the front 3, Micca would be good for you, bookshelves + matching center ($170 total).

As for your side-surrounds, are you wall mounting? If so, you want front-ported or sealed speakers. You can get these Sound Appeals ($70), or you can get these bipoles ($120), or either of it's bigger brothers, which are $150 and $200, I wouldn't recommend the $200 (I have them), as you want more money for a subwoofer. If you want 7.1, get two pairs of the Sound Appeals ($140).

If you have ~$200 leftover, I would get this sub, if you have $220, you can get its popular bigger brother. Or go on Craigslist and get a much better sub used.

Fluance AVBP2 Home Theater Bipolar Surround Sound Satellite Speakers $99.96

I've been waiting like half a year for these to go on sale

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00067OLOS/

If you're sticking with 5.1 and are limited in where you're placing your surrounds, I'd say go for bipoles. Or, at the very least, give them a try. I've had my eye on the Fluance SXBP2's, in the event I want to replace the older Mission 77DS's. I'm happy with the Missions at this time, so not in a huge hurry to upgrade :)

Just make sure if you're placing them on a shelf that they are pulled out to the edge of the shelf so you don't have any weird reflections there.

Doesn't look like your room is well suited for surrounds. In a 5-channel surround setup, the "surround" speakers should be positioned to the left and right SIDES of the main listening position, about 90-100 degrees from center.

There might be an argument for a pair of bipolar speakers placed in a rear position on the back wall 2-3 feet above seated ear height. You'll have to get the positions right though because you'd be relying on reflected sound at that point.

IMO it's not important to "match" surround speakers to your front setup. The T15's should be fine or take a look at these other Polks that might have a better WAF if you plan to wall mount https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018QNYVM/. I also like all of the Fluance bipolar surrounds and have used them in several systems in the past https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00067OLOS/ or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01553D9CC/ or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KAIHDRY/

i got these

http://www.amazon.com/Fluance-AVBP2-Surround-Satellite-Speakers/dp/B00067OLOS/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1409784653&sr=8-2-spell&keywords=fluance+avb

look good, sound good. pretty happy with them.

Bipole speakers mounted on stands, or no surrounds at all.

https://www.amazon.com/Fluance-AVBP2-Surround-Satellite-Speakers/dp/B00067OLOS

Sure. I purchased,

Denon AVR-E300 There is a newer model out now I believe.

Micca MB42X bookshelf speakers

Micca MB42X-C Center speaker

BIC America F12 Subwoofer

Fluance AVBP2 Sattalite speakers

I live in a smallish apartment and the 12 inch subwoofer is close to overkill for me. It will put out some heavy punch when turned up. I am happy with the speakers that I have.

Well for the rears I would go with the Fluance BiPolar's since they are a great excuse to break brand loyalty and are designed for wall mounting. I like to leave the wireless connectivity portions of a setup out of the receiver. A Roku or apple TV or any of those dedicated media streamers will do what you want and you can upgrade it without throwing away your whole receiver. Also all AVR's have terrible Gui's. Not sure why but really once setup is done you should never see it again.

Any reason you're looking at bookshelves for the surrounds instead of bi pole / di pole? I have the HTD L3's for my LCR and these for my surrounds. I really like them and they are MUCH cheaper than the HTD bi pole surrounds.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00067OLOS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Agree with areodeck, start with a good 5.1 system. If you decide you want 7.1, you can always add speakers later.

I have the GT1080, you're going to love it.

As for audio, $500 might be pushing it for separates. You're on the right track though, either of those receivers will be good it's just going to depend on if you want to expand to 7.x later on.

These Fluance bipole surrounds are a good value and highly recommended- http://www.amazon.com/Fluance-AVBP2-Surround-Satellite-Speakers/dp/B00067OLOS/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8

You can also check out the guides at https://www.reddit.com/r/Zeos/ for more recommendations.

Good luck!

I see nothing wrong with the stuff that you picked out. However if you wanted some alternative suggestions here ya go.

• [Fluance XL small set]9http://www.amazon.com/Fluance-Surround-Bipolar-Speakers-Bookshelf/dp/B00EO8YJHY/ref=sr_1_11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1412346661&sr=1-11&keywords=fluance+xl) - same back speaker with the matching front three. Add in the F12 and you're set.
  
  
• Fluance XL 5.1 everything in one package.
  
  
• BIC set...same F12 sub with the center and towers with surrounds of your choice. You could use the fluance bipole but a set of DV62 or DV32. You could also save money by looking at these lower end fluance bipoles if you wanted to.
  
  
• Definitive Technology ProCinema 600 everything in one package with smaller sats if you're interested in something like this.
  
  
• Polk TSI 400 set full set.

If you're ready for a receiver upgrade, there's nothing better at $150 than an avr-x1400h. If you're not ready he can pick up a Denon s540bt for $150 or a Denon s730h for $220. I'd pick the 540 for an under $1,000 setup.

Bic America F12 Subwoofer (if wife allows)

Now you have quite a few choices for LCR. I'd start with Elac Debut 2 B6.2 and Matching Center. For ~$570.

Leave the rest for cables and upgrading surrounds for later. I'm currently pretty happy with my Polk owm3 for $100 but I have rear space restrictions.

You can also go the Fluance Route Fluance L& R, Matching center, and Bipole Surrounds for ~$500

I'm doing the exact same thing. This is my plan. (As a disclaimer, I am fairly new and a student of /r/Zeos.)

This Receiver

Front Speakers

Center Speaker

Subwoofer

If that sub is too large for the mobility you want, you could go with this, which is quite a bit smaller.

All that (with the F12) will be around $525.

If you're doing surround, which may limit mobility, I'd throw in a pair of these.

Don't forget some good quality speaker wire and banana plugs make life easier if you want to move it easily.

I have one in my amazon wishlist that I'm still doing research on. Consists of:

Dayton Audio Subwoofer.

Fluance Surround Sound.

Fluance Bookshelf Speakers.

Denon Refurbished Reciever.

It's definitely a work in progress. Still doing research but I'm trying to keep the price down while still getting great bang for buck.

Check out some of the recommendations over in /r/Zeos and posting this question in the /r/Hometheater subreddit. :)

Thanks for your help, everyone. Here is what I ended up going with:

Micca MB42X-C Center Channel Speaker with Dual 4-Inch Carbon Fiber Woofer and Silk Dome Tweeter, Black

Micca MB42X Bookshelf Speakers with 4-Inch Carbon Fiber Woofer and Silk Dome Tweeter, Black

Fluance AVBP2 Home Theater Bipolar Surround Sound Satellite Speakers

BIC America F12 12-Inch 475-Watt Front Firing Powered Subwoofer

DENON AVR-S700W 7.2 Channel 4K Ultra HD A/V Receiver w/Bluetooth WIFI

Total price: $776.92

Just got these surrounds and am very pleased with them so far. Really great option for the price if you can't shell out the extra cash for surrounds that match your fronts. Being able to wall mount with just drywall anchors is a nice bonus (I'm renting an apartment and just ended up using a couple of those 3m command hooks on each one)


Fluance AVBP2 Home Theater Bipolar Surround Sound Satellite Speakers https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00067OLOS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_o-F6Ab6TRCNTX

My speakers have mood swings, deal with it haha. In all seriousness, these are the ones I have, and it does say "Bipolar" in the product title Link of Truth

It's a finished basement, but we're renting so I'm doing my best to avoid unnecessary holes in walls, or fucking up the suspended ceiling in any way. Just trying to do some pre-planning. My receiver has the distance settings, so that shouldn't be a problem. I just didn't know if there was a preference one way or the other.

I have the PC351 and the P363 towers along with Flaunce AVBP2 surrounds. I got the P363 towers from Fry's for cheap. This setup has amazingly clear vocals. The room is 14x30 (couch to speakers is 14).

4" Aperion Intimus 4B Satellite $169 at Walmart.

3.5" DEFINITIVE TECHNOLOGY ProMonitor 400 $79.99 $32.99 each.

CANTON

Bipolar:

• 6.5" Bookshelf Wall Mount Home Theater Speakers DCM TP160BDP-B Black Pair
  
• 5.25" Fluance SXBP2 Home Theater Bipolar Surround Sound Speakers (Black Ash)
  
  Sony SSCS5
  
  Polk Audio T300

Here is what I would go for. I plan to upgrade to this sub and this 5.1 setup. I'll probably use my micca mb42x for rears though. They are currently my fronts. But the dipoles I listed look awesome. You can use most bookshelves for rears so you can easily adjust your budget accordingly. Some just mount on the wall easier than others.

Receiver $200-$250 new or refurb Denon

Fluance sx6 $130 (also in black)

Fluance center $80

Fluance bipole rears $120

Bic America Sub $180 or Dayton 1000 for $109

EDIT: So you can easily get this under $700 or even $600 depending on what kind of rears you want, or the sub. Even a cheaper receiver can be found depending on what you want. Also amazon has a great return policy so I almost always go with used in good condition. They give heavy discounts on refurbs just for an item that gets opened and returned.

Fluance SXBP2 - $100-120 depending on color

> If you're worried about the speakers themselves being too close to the wall, you may want to reconsider the MB42x's and instead go with something meant for wall mounting, such as the Polk OWM3's... https://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-Wall-Speaker-Black/dp/B0018QNYVM

The set I'm worried about being too close to the wall (in my original scenario) are the Fluance AVBP2 surrounds.

I've read that bipolar surrounds can sound decent behind the listener, that's the only reason I debated that setup.

I will check out the Polk's. I think I'm probably going to end up going with the Elac B6's and eventually the Elac C5 center.

I have a 3.1 KEF Q100 Setup - I want to buy rear speakers to upgrade to 5.1 setup:

So far, I am looking at:

https://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-Signature-S15-Bookshelf/dp/B01LVWWZS0 https://www.amazon.com/JBL-305PMKII-Powered-Studio-Monitor/dp/B077N2GQXC https://www.amazon.com/Fluance-AVBP2-Surround-Satellite-Speakers/dp/B00067OLOS https://www.amazon.com/ELAC-Debut-Bookshelf-Speaker-Black/dp/B01DKDJRH0

Any suggestions? Thanks so much

Aren't these bipoles? https://www.amazon.com/Fluance-AVBP2-Surround-Satellite-Speakers/dp/B00067OLOS

Which one's would you recommend on eBay?

I have been putting together a 5.1 system, and was wondering if you would be able to take a look at it! Maybe something you would recommend other than what is here. This set up is a little more than I wanted to spend, but from what I have read about each piece, it seems to be worth it. Any advice is appreciated!


Denon S500BT


BIC America F12


Micca MB42X Center


Micca MB42X BookShelf


Fluance AVBP2 Surround


A few questions I have:

• Are the Fluance dedicated rear speakers worth the extra 50 bucks over 4 of the Micca bookshelf speakers?
  
  
• Is the Micca center speaker a recommended speaker? I didn't see it listed in the OP, but I found it while searching through amazon, and figured that matching the front two speakers was a good idea.
  
  
• I was also looking into the Denon E300, but I don't see any advantages over the S500BT - any advice?
  
  
• What other things will I need to complete this system? Some speaker cable for sure, do I need a sub cord or any banana plugs? It doesn't look the S500 uses plugs, but I figured I would ask.

Here's my space. Let me know what you think. As you can tell a while ago when I had Pioneer floorstanding speakers and my setup (with the sofas) wasn't the best since it blocked the left speaker. I didn't want to raise those speakers too high. Would it be wise to hang bookshelf speakers and mount them on the wall by the screen or would that cause the screen to shake from the speakers that I get which may be too powerful?

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Here's what I was thinking:
Bookshelf speakers: http://www.amazon.com/Micca-MB42X-Bookshelf-Speakers-Tweeter/dp/B00E7H8GG2?ie=UTF8&keywords=Mb42x&qid=1464752605&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

Rears: I could get matching rears like above or get these: http://www.amazon.com/Fluance-AVBP2-Surround-Satellite-Speakers/dp/B00067OLOS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464752679&sr=8-1&keywords=Avbp2

Center: http://www.amazon.com/Micca-MB42X-C-Channel-Speaker-Tweeter/dp/B00HHFBEK6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464752755&sr=8-1&keywords=Mb42x-c

Sub: http://www.amazon.com/MartinLogan-Dynamo-300-Theater-Subwoofer/dp/B004LRPXAU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464752815&sr=8-1&keywords=Dynamo+300

OR I could get this Pioneer setup.
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Home/Speakers/Speaker+Packages/SP-PK22BS

The Fluance bipoles on the Zeos recommended list are on sale for $99.99 http://www.amazon.com/Fluance-AVBP2-Surround-Satellite-Speakers/dp/B00067OLOS?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_5&smid=A1WPEQCN6WJKZG

If you're not voice matching, and putting on stands, I hear bipolar surrounds and speakers designed to be surrounds rock. Some examples:

https://www.amazon.com/Fluance-AVBP2-Surround-Satellite-Speakers/dp/B00067OLOS

https://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-Surround-Speakers-Black/dp/B000V2SEZA

https://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-Surround-Speakers-Black/dp/B000V2SEZU

https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-RP-240S-Surround-Speaker-Each/dp/B00S4HHUOA

https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-Synergy-S-20-Surround-Speakers/dp/B003XRD9V4

https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-R-14S-Surround-Pair-Black/dp/B00LMFFRH8

Thanks! Here's my sound system:

Micca center speaker

Micca bookshelf speakers

Fluance speakers in the rear

Monoprice subwoofer

Denon receiver

Disclaimer: I have the technological wherewithal of a crustacian, so I have no clue if this is optimal or not, but it works good for me.

Thanks man! Just pulled the trigger on the SX6's, used AVR-X2000, BIC F12, and the the AVC Center channel! Just need to figure out which surrounds to get. Do you think these would work well in my corner setup?

Thanks for the help I am going to read the buy receiver guide and I've always been to poor to afford a good surround sound system. This is the amp I was looking at https://www.amazon.ca/Yamaha-RXV-379-5-1-Channel-Receiver-Bluetooth/dp/B00V5VJ3TM/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1478293525&sr=1-2&keywords=yamaha+amplifier these are two of the 5 speakers I was going to hook up to it https://www.amazon.ca/Fluance-AVBP2-Surround-Satellite-Speakers/dp/B00067OLOS/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1483816803&sr=1-8&keywords=fluance

For such a small space it seems your budget of $1500 for sound is way overkill, unless your planning to keep the gear when you move to a bigger place.

For a room that size, get a receiver like this

some bookshelve speakers like these

a subwoofer like this

rear bipole speakers like this

and finally some speaker wire and banana cables.

This set up is beautiful in my small apartment living room. All in all that comes out to ~$520 and you can use the rest of your money on a TV upgrade.