Bookshelf Speakers

I just got a helluva great deal on a pair of Bose 301 series bookshelf speakers (half price display model from Circuit City). What is the best setup possible (amp, DVD player, etc...) for using these speakers as a home theatre system?

Depends on what you want and how much you want to spend. For true 5.1 home theater surround, you will need 3 more speakers and a subwoofer.

If you just want to hear your TV shows out of the speakers, at the very least you'll need a receiver.

So in order to give you a better answer, people will need to know what it is you really want to accomplish and how much you want to spend.

2007-12-27 09:53:18 by the_braynz

A Video on my KEF iQ10 Bookshelf Speakers Power Requirements - 10 - 100W Uni-Q Driver 19 MM Aluminum Dome HF Unit Tangerine Waveguide Titanium ...

I have a 400 watt yamaha receiver I need a 400 watt total power or little less . Does best buy mirage stores have good bookshelf speakers.

a 400 watt receiver with bookshelf speakers does not sound like a good match.

Unless you use a subwoofer, the any bookshelf speaker will sound bad.

But, to answer your question - Bose makes really good small speakers.

2007-08-29 15:15:15 by Michael R

Price: $140.00

1” Nano Fine® Balanced Dome Tweeter
8” Newly Developed Kevlar H.O.P. Woofer
120 Watts Input Power
3 ¼” Enhanced H.O.P. Cone - Mid Driver
Sound Reproduction to 50kHz

Hello,
I recently bought a pair of Acoustic Audio GX-350 bookshelf speakers on the cheap and I need to know how I can connect them to my tv. On the back of each speaker is a red and black lever. What should I buy to power them (500 watts each).
Thank you!

To my knowledge, you cannot connect speakers directly into a television. What you need is a receiver than they hook into. The red and black levers are used for speaker cables that would go into the back of the receiver. If you are just looking for a cheap receiver check online sites like ebay.com or even amazon.

I recommend Denon, Pioneer or Onkyo when getting a receiver.

2008-12-18 10:29:11 by Mike S

Price: $51.99 $39.80

Excellent clarity and detail
Black ebony pica vinyl cabinet finish
Removable grille
Small size, profound performance

What are the main purpose for these speakers, Recording or Gaming

Neither, they're simply small speakers that are intended to fit into a small space.

Generally they can be fairly good speakers, although due to small geometry, they don't always have good low frequency response.

2007-12-13 17:59:43 by Zack The Magnificent

I have a pair of 3-way (8" woofer, 4" mid & tweeter) stereo speakers that I have to place on book shelves. Since they are too tall to set up vertically, I will have to lay them on their side. My question is when setting them up horizontally on the shelf, what is the best orientation: tweeters toward the outside or tweeters on the inside?

This is actually an age old question and the answer is...it probably doesn't matter too much. I would experiment with the speakers trying it both ways. If you plan on sitting directly equal distance between the speakers, then "tweeters in" would probably give you a little more "high end" response. If you are not listening in one place then just have fun and experiment!

2008-05-01 06:56:51 by Cowan M