Sony 5.1 Channel Home Theater Speaker System (SA-VS310) $100 After Rebate + Free Shipping

40mm x 70mm, 2.7" x 1.6" woofers. Very small speakers. Don't expect much from these. 81 dB sensitivity, very inefficient also.

He was just being funny. If you've been browsing SD for a while, you'd have noticed "No hdmi no deal" messages posted for pretty much everything from screen protectors to cars.

Quote from wiebel03 : Why would speakers have HDMI?

How good is this for a pc use? Mainly watching shows and movies with occasional gaming. I have a Logitech z-2200 cuurently. Any huge sound improvement other than surroundsound

Quote from uhsarp : He was just being funny. If you've been browsing SD for a while, you'd have noticed "No hdmi no deal" messages posted for pretty much everything from screen protectors to cars.

o ok, I guess i misinterpreted it since the second line said "no, seriously? no hdmi?

Hard to tell sarcasm on the internet....I need to learn not to feed the trolls since that trick is so old & annoying

Quote from uhsarp : Are you mocking their quality or is there something else going on?

Sony isn't know for their speakers.
These speakers will not sound good. Guaranteed.
If you want good speakers you need to go with brands that are known for their speakers.
Polk, Klipsch, Energy, JBL, etc.

As much as I love Yamaha receivers, I wouldn't touch their speakers. Same goes for Sony. I love Sony TVs but my 5.1 speaker setup is JBL.

For a hundred bucks these speakers would be fine for your garage, playroom, etc.
But for a living room I would go with something else. But to each their own.

Newb audio question here (kind of in general but relates to this deal).

If I were to get this setup or something similar with RCA inputs, would I still need a receiver to use these speakers on a computer/PC with a basic 5.1/7.1 audio card?

Quote from Eaglescout : Which is also $50 more than this deal and those don't come with a subwoofer.

$50 more with much much better sound. You think that the subwoofer in this deal is worth it? I don't.

Quote from TheYoz : $50 more with much much better sound. You think that the subwoofer in this deal is worth it? I don't.

I think you have to keep the $100 price point in mind. This is a very inexpensive set.

The Energy set also is a pretty good value, but you will eventually need a subwoofer, so you're probably looking at closer to $250 or $300 (plus receiver) to get everything going with that. Once you're in that ballpark, I'd argue that the Atlantic Technology set that goes on sale from Acoustic Sound for $400 or whatever blows it out of the water for another hundred bucks.

Quote from blizzard0999 : Agree. But you'd also need a A/V Receiver, which bumps up the price quite a bit.

No A/V receiver with the Sony either... just a crap sub and a chancy rebate.

Quote from uhsarp : Are you mocking their quality or is there something else going on?

Quality.. Sony is a great electronics company. But speakers? Nope..

In for 1.

Quote from thelnel52 : I think you have to keep the $100 price point in mind. This is a very inexpensive set. The Energy set also is a pretty good value, but you will eventually need a subwoofer, so you're probably looking at closer to $250 or $300 (plus receiver) to get everything going with that. Once you're in that ballpark, I'd argue that the Atlantic Technology set that goes on sale from Acoustic Sound for $400 or whatever blows it out of the water for another hundred bucks.

I've seen the Energy set in 5.1 format run for about $250 every now and then. I guess if comparing to this deal, maybe I should have referenced the 5.1 Monoprice speaker setup.

http://www.monoprice.com/products...1&format=2

I'd take those over the Sony's as well

Quote from ShwaggyDoo : Newb audio question here (kind of in general but relates to this deal). If I were to get this setup or something similar with RCA inputs, would I still need a receiver to use these speakers on a computer/PC with a basic 5.1/7.1 audio card?

Yes, you would need some kind of amp to drive these. A PC sound card doesn't provide power to drive the speakers.
You could go with something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/LP-2020A-Le...peaker+amp
But notice that it's only stereo. You would need a 5.1 amp if you're going to use all the speakers. So yeah...a cheap receiver would need to be paired up with this.
Here are Amazon's best-selling receivers:
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Seller...20DN1P65HY

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I got free shipping and I am not a member.