Best Buy [bestbuy.com] I just walked into best buy to see the speakers in person, I was planning to buy this from
Amazon [amazon.com]for $629. I asked the associate if they have any in store. They said that they don't keep any in store anymore but they can order online. All of these speakers are on clearance and this is the lowest price I have ever seen. For total of $354, you get two floor standing, two bookshelf surround, one center and one sub.
In-store only. Most likely the store you go to won't have it in inventory and they have to order it for you. These speakers are not available to order from bestbuy.com
SP-FS52 Floor standing speakers: $64.99 (This price is for single speaker so total $64.99x2)
SP-C22 Center Channel: $49.99
SP-BS22-LR Bookshelf Pair: $77.99 (This price is for pair) (See Edit below)
SW-8MK2 Subwoofer: $95.99
Total price $353.95
EDIT: Originally I paid $103.99 for bookshelf speaker (SP-BS22-LR) and I wrote that in my original post. But I called another best buy store in my area and they have this speaker for $77.99. I called up the store where I bought my speakers and they price matched. The price above now reflects the final prices I paid.
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Noob question, what is CCC?
btw you have a pic of the receipt?
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btw you have a pic of the receipt?
Edit: After the purchase, I found bookshelf speaker for $77.99 and they price matched. So the attached receipt is outdated. Bookshelf speaker price should be calculated at $77.99 instead of $103.99 listed on the receipt. Unfortunately, I don't have receipt of new price match as they just adjusted the price over phone.
Noob question, what is CCC?
You really don't- the sub is the one pretty crap piece in the system.
You can do much better for not a ton more money (and much much better for a bit more than that- really it comes down to your budget, what you listen to, and the size of the space you're listening in)
You can do much better for not a ton more money (and much much better for a bit more than that- really it comes down to your budget, what you listen to, and the size of the space you're listening in)
The sub is really small, and not very good. And subs don't really need to "match" like left/right/center should.
18x20, assuming 8 foot ceilings, is 2880 cubic feet- medium approaching large...
Basically nothing you get under $400 is going to give you actual deep bass (ie you won't get much of any output at all under 25-30Hz)
So if your budget really is as close to $100 as possible you're totally out of luck there.
The Dayton Sub1200 is $148 (and often goes on sale in the $120-130 range) and is probably the best sub you can get as close as possible to $100.... and it's a ton better than the 8" Pioneer one.
It'll give you decent 30hz and higher output in your room for cheap at least.
Next step up would be something like the Klipsch Sub12HG, which is often on sale in the $175-200 range, and is a little bit stronger, though the frequency range in that space will be pretty similar.
The HUGE jump up (ie actually able to play down below 20Hz), if you have a Frys anywhere remotely near you, would be to grab the Klipsch R-115SW when it goes on sale for $399.... it's a no-shit $900 subwoofer they put on sale every few weeks for less than half price... and it's the only thing that'll give you the lower octave you're otherwise missing at decent volume in that size a room for anything less than 800-900 bucks.
The best way I can describe the difference between a 30Hz capable sub and a sub-20hz capable sub is this:
Watching the plane crash scene in Flight of the Phoenix with the lesser sub sounds like a high quality recording of a plane crash.
Watching that scene with the better sub feels like being in a plane crash.
Totally different experience.
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I always wanted to get real full range large (not floor standing) speakers so that I can listen to stereo music without having to fiddle with settings and have the AVR simulate anything, sometimes I choose 5 channel mode with radio, it sounds nice but it sounds like it's in my head.
My other consideration is Yamaha NS-333, sure more expensive, but I was wondering if anyone actually used Yamahas or heard them next to these Pioneers? I also can't find a matching decent center with Yamahas.