Things on a low budget... Onkyo HT-S650

[grooveman]

Hi!

As a present, my Mom and I are looking to get my Dad a modest home theater / cd / radio / bit of vinyl listening setup. For now, I think the DVD/TV/radio receiver/turntable part is setup OK, so have been peering at speakers plus a amp/receiver type deal.

I came across the Onkyo HT-S650 package and it seems to have gotten good reviews from a few places, but I thought I might just ask around here to see if anyone might have any experience with it. As it is, it is just right for the budget we are looking for - $500. (*Grins sheepishly*) Know this is not an audiophile setup... we are just looking for the best we can do within the above range.

Any advice or opinions anyone might have would be very, very appreciated!

Thanks kindly!

Andy

 

[buns]

is it an all in one speakers amp affair? post me a link.....

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[grooveman]

Hi buns!

The manufacturer's site with stated specs is here.

A cnet review of the speakers themselves is here and a cnet review of the kitted version is here. (The kit is evidently a combo of the Onkyo SKS-HT500 speakers and the Onkyo HT-R500 receiver.) There are some epinions (possibly Ack!) reviews here. [Edit: For some reason, a <br> seems to be making its way into the link... Is supposed to be:
http://www.epinions.com/Onkyo_HT_S650_Home_Theater_System__Full_Systems_HT_S650
without the space and line break. An epinions.com search for S650 finds it, but can't seem to make the link happy here. ]

Thanks kindly!