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Sony Core Series Speaker Sale: Sony SS-CS8 2-Way Center Channel Speaker

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  • About this deal:
    • These Sony SS-CS5 3-Way Bookshelf Speakers are $81.99 lower (48% savings) than the list price.
    • See the forum thread for additional discussion and speaker advice from other Slickdeals members.
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    • These Sony SS-CS5 3-Way Bookshelf Speakers have received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 5 based on over 6,600 Amazon customer reviews.
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Amazon has select Sony Core Series Speakers on sale at prices listed below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member formulate for finding this deal.

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BH Photo Video has select Sony Core Series Speakers on sale at prices listed below. Shipping is free.

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Focus Camera has select Sony Core Series Speakers on sale at prices listed below. Shipping is free.

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Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • These Sony SS-CS5 3-Way Bookshelf Speakers are $81.99 lower (48% savings) than the list price.
    • See the forum thread for additional discussion and speaker advice from other Slickdeals members.
  • About this product:
    • These Sony SS-CS5 3-Way Bookshelf Speakers have received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 5 based on over 6,600 Amazon customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Amazon offers free returns for this item. You can return the item for any reason in new and unused condition: no shipping charges.
    • See the B&H Photo Video returns page for returns information.
    • Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
    • If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.

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The worth of something to someone is a very broad question which ultimately no one can answer for another.

Here is my take on that and things to consider.
On the up firing design, placement and angle play an important role in best performance(true for any setup). That is often a challenge in the average home layout.
Your ceiling should be flat smooth/solid surface between 8-12ft in height.

Object based sound is built on top of 5/7/9.1, adding it to entry level speakers doesn't improve the quality of them.

I understand people like to spend the least they can on sound(for many reasons).

Far too often people want to include "Atmos" in that budget thinking if it says "Atmos" it must be the best or they are getting a true Atmos experience.

Unfortunately thats not really the case, there are different levels in quality with "Atmos" and as I mentioned prior it starts with a good 5.1 foundation.

So instead of going after "Atmos" you are better off getting/upgrading your 5.1 first, that will give you better quality sound.

A good 5.1 setup can easily rival if not outperform these "Atmos" alternatives IMO.

Since all you need are speakers if you have any laying around(except for towers) you can try them as height "Atmos" speakers and see what you think.
You are better off going with Height design over these up firing "Atmos" design IMO.

Keep in mind most people have never heard a proper "Atmos" setup and sound is subjective. As you can see many of these alternatives work for people, ultimately that is all that matters.
I have these for my rear surround, no complaints.

Dont cheap out on your center, 80-90% of dialogue comes from it so spend the extra money on it.
Yeah I was spoiled by getting my first pair for $73 last year. Definitely enjoying the sound well though

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naylor
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The bookshelves are typically well regarded, since they are a 3 way speaker how would these fare in an LCR setup? Their center seems to be the weak link.
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Not sure these will ever hit $75 again, but the bookshelves are definitely a bargain at this price. Been very happy with the for a couple of years. I have the center as well, not as impressed with it but it does fine when listening at reasonable volume.
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Quote from randyj17 :
Not sure these will ever hit $75 again, but the bookshelves are definitely a bargain at this price. Been very happy with the for a couple of years. I have the center as well, not as impressed with it but it does fine when listening at reasonable volume.
Yeah I was spoiled by getting my first pair for $73 last year. Definitely enjoying the sound well though
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leetsauce
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How do these compare to the Polk XT series that were on sale recently?
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KevinS4586
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The atmos up firing speakers are also on sale. Does anyone have experience with atmos upfiring speakers? Are they worth it? Or a gimmick?
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livewire2003
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Stay away from the subwoofer

I have two of them and the auto shut off on them is SUPER aggressive.
Instead I just have them on Alexa controlled outlets I turn on manually.
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Quote from naylor :
The bookshelves are typically well regarded, since they are a 3 way speaker how would these fare in an LCR setup? Their center seems to be the weak link.
I have owned all of these speakers. Bookshelves for LCR sounds better than their center channel. I also tried 3 towers for LCR, but didn't hear any improvement over bookshelves.

The center, sub and towers are nothing special. Bookshelves are the real bargain.
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soufdallas
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i have these booskshelf and center and they sound great
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Quote from KevinS4586 :
The atmos up firing speakers are also on sale. Does anyone have experience with atmos upfiring speakers? Are they worth it? Or a gimmick?
I have them and they work OK bouncing off an 8ft ceiling. They include wall brackets and the height effect is better if you can mount them high on the TV wall.
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Quote from naylor :
The bookshelves are typically well regarded, since they are a 3 way speaker how would these fare in an LCR setup? Their center seems to be the weak link.
I bought four speakers, the Sony, the klipsch r51, the fives and 600m. Sony sounds good for music on my pc but did not hold up on the LCF when compared to the r51 while watching movies. For the price, they are killer so if you are honestly trying to get a budget build, serious budget built, the Sony's can't go wrong. For me, I ended up keeping the fives and the 600m because they are ridiculously good, love the aesthetics and for the music I listen to. They sound amazing.
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nickyb210
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I have these for my rear surround, no complaints.

Dont cheap out on your center, 80-90% of dialogue comes from it so spend the extra money on it.
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gopher100
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I believe the entire line is on sale, also at Amazon and Best Buy right now. I bought the towers for $115, got one open box at Best Buy.
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Sony SS-CS5 3-Way Bookshelf Speakers -

I do not see it has aux for PC, am I missing something?

This one or the near field speakers for PC?

Such as Edifier R1280T Powered Bookshelf Speakers - 2.0 Stereo Active Near Field Monitors?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016P9H...PXRydWU =
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How do this compared to the Monoprice MP-65RT? https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=24739

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Quote from KevinS4586 :
The atmos up firing speakers are also on sale. Does anyone have experience with atmos upfiring speakers? Are they worth it? Or a gimmick?
The upfiring is an alternative and at this quality level I would suggest skipping them especially since you have to get a 4K receiver that is Atmos ready.
This will cost much more than these speakers, you are better off to add the extra budget to better speakers.
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