inexpensive 2.1 home theater system for a small room

Posted by: davidf on 07 December 2011

any suggestions? I tried a BOSE cinemate at $799 which has 2 speakers and a sub that connects directly to the TV. Wasn`t worth the money. Anybody use NAD Viso 2.1 system? Any other ideas?. I really dont want to start with alot of wires and rear speakers. I am looking for something that will make watching dvd`s or tv movies or sporting events more exciting to watch. Would like to keep budget less than $2000 US dollars. Cheers, david

Posted on: 07 December 2011 by Vaughn3D

I have a 2nd system that includes a Panasonic Blu-Ray player into the tv via hdmi, then analog audio out from the TV into Audio Engine A5 powered speakers. It sounds quite nice and would be far below your price point.

Posted on: 07 December 2011 by ferenc

Try the Bird series from Focal. Sounds really good with lower quality sources as a television for example, but sounds very well with high quality sources too. Computer and iOS sources can be connected through wifi as well.

Posted on: 07 December 2011 by JWM

Orbitsound T12v3 Soundbar. Amazing with BluRay, and still very good with TV and DVD. £300 UK price.

Posted on: 07 December 2011 by BigH47

JWM is it possible to connect a BluRay player or is it just an uprated iPod dock?

Posted on: 08 December 2011 by davidf

ferenc, I am intrigued by the Focal Bird system. Do you own it? If not, have you heard it through a home theater situation? david