Reddit reviews Pioneer SP-PK52FS Andrew Jones 5.0 Home Theater Speaker Package

Dayton MK442T bundle with 15 inch sub-woofer

Dayton T-652 Bundle

Fluance Elite 5.1 package

Pioneer Andrew Jones 5.0 pack

Polk TSI300 package

Fluance SXHTB elite series floorstanding system

The Polk PSW10 is trash. If you're keeping near the same price for a sub, the Dayton SUB-1000 should be $120 and is much better.

For $300 all that stuff is a good deal, but they aren't particularly great speakers at all. When you're able to spend $600, I would go for the Andrew Jones Pioneer line of speakers. Paired with the Dayton sub mentioned before you're at $620. Paired with a Dayton SUB-1500 or a BIC F12 you're at $700.

An alternative if you are able to place three vertical bookshelf speakers as your left, right, and center is the RBH R5Bi. They are $112.50 each so $338 for your front speakers and throw in a $200 sub like the BIC F12 or SUB1500 and you're at $540. For your rears you can throw in a $60-70 pair of speakers like the polks you mentioned or sound appeal 6.5". This will be by far the best sounding setup but will look a bit more unconventional. The R5Bi are beautiful and fantastic-sounding speakers when reinforced with a sub.

Receiver: Denon S540BT = $140

Subwoofer:Dayton Sub 1500 = $188

Speakers: Andrew Jones Pioneer Kit = $375

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Total: $703

Yep, like the others said, X2000 for $320: http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/denavrx2000/denon-avr-x2000-7.1-ch-4k-ultra-hd-networking-receiver-airplay/1.html

Get the 5.0 setup without the subwoofer: http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-PK52FS-5-0-Theater-Speaker/dp/B00IRH0QMA

and use the money saved to upgrade the subwoofer: http://www.amazon.com/BIC-America-F12-475-Watt-Subwoofer/dp/B0015A8Y5M

Buy this speaker package, and this receiver. Keep the sub, but make sure that's the first thing you replace. I'd try and sell the speakers and center speaker, since you definitely want your center channel to match with your front two speakers. This is slightly over budget ($79), but its probably the cheapest you can get away with without sacrificing major quality.

Just to throw something out there:

Demon AVR x1200w $400
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ZY7FHXY/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468090129&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=x1200w&dpPl=1&dpID=41L85EOBSQL&ref=plSrch

Pioneer Andrew Jones 5.0 Package $469

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IRH0QMA/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1468090427&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=andrew+jones+speakers&dpPl=1&dpID=41vhu%2Bs6yjL&ref=plSrch

Svs Pb-1000 $500

http://www.svsound.com/products/pb-1000

Just a thought. You can also change out those Andrew Jones for a Fluance setup and save yourself $200 bucks.

In a room this size you don't necessarily need floor standers with a good sub handling the lows, so don't be afraid to look at all bookshelves.

r/hometheater and good luck. $500 is not much for surround sound.

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This is about as good as good as it gets.

https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-PK52FS-5-0-Theater-Speaker/dp/B00IRH0QMA

https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-BS22-LR-Designed-Bookshelf-Loudspeakers/dp/B008NCD2LG/

https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-C22-Designed-Channel-Speaker/dp/B008NCD2EI/

https://www.fluance.com/signature-series-hi-fi-5-0-home-theater-speaker-system-with-bookshelf-speakers-black

https://www.fluance.com/sx-series-high-definition-surround-sound-home-theater-speaker-system-black-sx50bc

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I recommend upgrading your subwoofer too.

https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-sub-1200-12-120-watt-powered-subwoofer--300-629

Pioneer SP-PK52FS Andrew Jones 5.0 Home Theater Speaker Package https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IRH0QMA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_RHXrybGWEACK8

I'm pretty sure Bose speakers use the same type of wire normal speakers use.

Just cut the end offs and then strip the wire to get a bare wire. You can then add a banana plugs for ease or simply use bare wire.

For all wiring I use monoprice.com or home depot.

Why not grab some Andrew Jones Pioneers instead of the PSB? That would save them a lot of money and sound plenty good for them I bet.

Only 400 for the entire set.
https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-PK52FS-5-0-Theater-Speaker/dp/B00IRH0QMA/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1481746756&sr=8-6&keywords=andrew%2Bjones%2Bpioneer%2Bspeakers&th=1

Of course I'm not saying your mom shouldn't get an amazing reference setup if she wants one, but for about 500 bucks you could probably make her very happy.

Frys often has good sales on Jamo speakers, but I'm not sure what's available in Europe. I've seen the S809 HCS 5 speaker set go as low as $399, so maybe you could get a good black Friday deal. The 803 set with bookshelf speakers is $269 right now, might be a decent option.

The Pioneer AJ set got some good initial reviews as a solid budget set, but I have seen some people complaining about it online after getting the set. The center channel in particular seems to be pretty lackluster based on user feedback.

The Sony Core series speakers get good reviews as a budget option. I've seen the bookshelf SSCS5 speakers go as low as $73 a pair and with black Friday coming up there might be some good deals on them.

For a decent sub you'll probably need to up your budget a little bit or wait until you can save a little more. The Bic PL200ii is a good sub for the price and often goes on sale for $250.

With black Friday deals maybe you could get the Jamo 803 set with a PL200ii sub within your budget or 4 Sony core bookshelf speakers and the matching SSCS8 center channel instead of the Jamos.

The fluance set is fine...you wouldn't need a sub right away with those towers especially if you're not into movies. You could also get the AJ Pioneer set for about the same price. Again no sub but you can get that later.

Now you need an AVR...if you're not opposed to refurb this Yamaha 377 or this Denon E300 would be good options. Puts you right at $600 for a 5.0 tower speaker set.

Some other speaker options to consider

• Energy set $400
  
  
• Fluance AVHT $250...leave you plenty of room for a sub
  
  
• Fluance SX books with fluance set $280 would get you into an SX system with room for sub.

You need to upgrade the speakers. At minimum the front three.

Remember the Jones Pioneers are very good for the money.

$399 plus free shipping for the 5.0 system

http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-PK52FS-5-0-Theater-Speaker/dp/B00IRH0QMA/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1414446347&sr=8-6&keywords=andrew+jones

Add this ofr $270 and you are right about budget

http://www.amazon.com/NXG-Technology-NX-BAS-500-500-watt-Subwoofer/dp/B008FSTU4G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414446517&sr=8-1&keywords=ngx+subwoofer

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/ele/d/pioneer-andrew-jones-speakers/6748270436.html

There is NO WAY that's selling for 275. IIRC I got a 7.1 for 300 on my local CL. See what that person will take as lowest offer. Then after they tell you 250 send them a link for the 5.0 for under about his price.

Pioneer SP-PK52FS Andrew Jones 5.0 Home Theater Speaker Package https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00IRH0QMA/

Also that subwoofer is literally a trash can so I give it $0 in actual value.

Another option is to check how much Sony core speakers are locally at Best buy. The pairs were on sale for under 50 recently, which is crazy low for a decent speaker.

I am actually considering trying the [Pioneer SP-PK52FS speakers] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IRH0QMA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER) along with the LV12R

Any comments on those speakers?

I'd recommend you get the get the Pioneer Andrew Jones speakers for that price. You can get 2 pairs of bookshelves+1 center for just $333 or if you want front floorstanders than that set currently costs $460.

These come highly recommended. Many people liked them and said they're the best at their price. Wirecutter did a fairly extensive comparison and concluded these are the best budget surround-sound speaker system.

Thanks for the info. I want to keep the speaker budget below $4k but $2k would be ideal. Speaker placement would attempt to match the official Dolby recommendations for 7.1.4 located on pg.26 of this doc although I may upgrade to 9.1.4 eventually.

Here are the speakers I was originally considering. It would been some combination of these but not all.

SVS Prime Elevations

Pioneer Elites Andrew Jones or this non-Atmos/Elite Pioneer Andrew Jones bundle

This Sub

http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-PK52FS-5-0-Theater-Speaker/dp/B00IRH0QMA

Add a pair of these

http://www.amazon.com/NXG-Technology-NX-BAS-500-500-watt-Subwoofer/dp/B008FSTU4G/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1421766182&sr=1-1&keywords=ngx+subwoofer&pebp=1421766187171&peasin=B008FSTU4G

These products have been measured by third party reviewers and have performed VERY well for their price points. I'm not sure if you'll find any sort of objective data on some of the other suggestions. It is up to you to decide how important that is to you though.

Just look up Pioneer SP-FS52 and SP-C22 that kit was going from $270-$290 which included 100ft of 16awg speaker wire and 10 banana plugs with the last two being easily replaceable. I found a 5.0 speaker package you could get for $380 but individually $97ea is a good price for the towers and the center bounces between $79 and $99 according to camelcamelcamel.com

The Polks mentioned earlier are nice, after researching quite a bit I found a lot of people also recommend the Andrew Jones set, which is what I ended up getting (I grabbed a Bic F12 subwoofer instead of the matching Pioneer one, however)

https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-PK52FS-5-0-Theater-Speaker/dp/B00IRH0QMA/ref=sr_1_14

I have NOT seen such kind reviews to the Andrew Jones setup around this subreddit, but most people here seem to be playing in a different league than we are, in terms of budget.

Also, if you're looking to go a bit cheaper with the receiver, this is the one I ended up getting - https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/denavrs730h/denon-avr-s730h-7.2-ch-x-75-watts-a/v-receiver-w/heos/1.html

It's a refurb, yeah, but it's refurbed by Denon themselves, mine arrived looking indistinguishable from a brand-new one and it works great. It also supports Atmos and DTS-X, all of the HDMI ports are 2.0 full bandwidth, etc...

$375 + $220 = $595, which leaves plenty left over for a good entry-level subwoofer and maybe even some upward-firing Atmos speakers if he really wants to get into it. I have the Atmos add-on speakers that are matched to my floorstanding ones, and I'm pretty happy with them. Again, this subreddit hates upward-firing ones, but I really enjoy the fuller sound, and they cost $100 for the pair.

https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-PK52FS-Theater-Speaker-Package/dp/B00IRH0QMA?th=1 5.0 or 5.1

https://www.amazon.com/Dayton-Audio-SUB-1000-10-Inch-Subwoofer/dp/B0063NU3AA/ref=sr_1_1?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1485640866&sr=1-1&keywords=dayton+sub
Sub

I don't own any of this equipment, but it is pretty agreed on that it has a great performance/value ratio

This is what I have in my home and I couldn't be happier-

Receiver-https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZIGUE8Y?ref=emc_b_5_t

Speakers-https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-PK52FS-Theater-Speaker-Package/dp/B00IRH0QMA/ref=sr_1_23?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1485682123&sr=1-23&keywords=pioneer%2Bpackage&th=1

I have a MartinLogan sub but it's not available on Amazon right now so you could either get the slightly more expensive speaker package with the sub included or look at something like the Dayton 1000 or 1200.

Receiver plus 5.1 set will cost just under $1000. I really can't recommend the Pioneers enough. I just replaced a Infinity Primus set I had and even thought the Pioneers are cheaper, the sound so much better, especially with movies.

plan b

Edit. I forgot subwoofer

I highly recommend a receiver with Audyssey processing. And unless you need 4k/3D/Atmos processing, you can usually find great deals on a top-of-the-line receiver that's a few years old. Onkyo and Denon also sell factory refurbished receivers that can be good deals, like this one:

https://usa.denon.com/us/product/refurbishedprocat/avreceiversref/avrs910w

For speakers, the Pioneer "Andrew Jones" speakers are hard to beat at that price point. You can get the five main speakers for less than $500!

https://smile.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-PK52FS-5-0-Theater-Speaker/dp/B00IRH0QMA/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1473882665&sr=1-6&keywords=pioneer+speakers

If you have a small room (<1500 cuft?) the Pioneer sub should be great. If you have a larger room, it might be worth shopping around for something a little more substantial. I recently picked up a great 12" Klipsch sub at Fry's during one of their crazy sales for $180. I'm using it in a smaller second room, and it is very nice. So if you keep your eyes peeled, you might find a great deal. Or you can invest in an SVS, Hsu or other rock solid, bulletproof sub.


Did you want tower speakers or bookshelf speakers for the fronts?

Any Blu-ray player will do. Get one that has the features you want (Netflix etc.)

Cables from monoprice.

i would go with this package deal at just over $1,000

https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SC-1223-Andrew-Theater-Package/dp/B00R2HQG02/ref=sr_1_20?

i have these on one of my tvs and they are great for the price. they perform far above their price point in my opinion.


you could also just get the fronts/center/rears for just under $500 then pick the receiver & sub you want.
$480: https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-PK52FS-5-0-Theater-Speaker/dp/B00IRH0QMA/ref=sr_1_3?

if i were going that route i would try to spend a little more on the sub (that is one of most important parts to me) and get a basic receiver to start.

so this sub
$330: https://www.amazon.com/Bic-Acoustech-PL-200-Subwoofer-Black/dp/B00OFXV5IO/ref=sr_1_4?

and this receiver
$160 used, $250ish new: https://www.amazon.com/Sony-STRDH550-5-2-Channel-Receiver/dp/B00J30GXW2/ref=sr_1_2?


that comes in either just under $1k or $50 over for new receiver.

either of those packages should perform very well for the price.

edit: saw this receiver from a similar thread and would be good fit to start with too http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/yamhtr3067bl/yamaha-htr-3067-5.1-ch-x-70-watts-a/v-receiver-same-as-rx-v377/1.html