What are the best home theater speakers under $1000/pair?

An impossible question to answer I'm afraid. There are so many factors involved in purchasing a set of speakers, I will try and list most of them for your consideration. What amplifier, and it's specifications, you will use to drive them.

Knowing that will get you started, you need to know it's (Max) output power measured in Watts RMS as this will reflect on the power handling capabilities of the speakers (as a ROUGH guide you want speakers that can handle 1.5 times the rated output), and it's recommended speaker impedance, measured in Ohms (often quoted as a range e.g. 4-8 ohms) Secondly. You need to consider the room they are in, it's shape, size, the furnishings, what it is made of.(you need to consider it's 'acoustic properties') as all these things will effect how a speaker sounds.(Note: you really need to hear a range of speakers in the intended room NOT in a demo room/shop/store as they will sound different when you get them home due to the room acoustics. Real theatre design is an art to it's self) Thirdly: You need to listen to a RANGE of speakers to decide what YOU like to hear.

All speakers tend to have their own sonic range (some sound more 'bassey' or reproduce the mid &/or high range more so than others, YOU have to listen to them, also read up on their properties and 'reviews') Lastly: How they look and 'waf' (Wife Acceptance Factor) They want to be pleasing to your eye, your going to see them all the time, maybe want them to match the room or look completely outstanding. This advice would go for ALL speakers not just 'home theatre' . I notice you say 'under $1000/pair?

' A pair? Surely you mean 'a set'! A set of home cinema speakers consists of a minimum of SIX speakers (Front left and right, surround left and right and a LFE/'sub-woofer' Hence 5.1) or the same as above and two rear effects speakers (7.1) Most importantly is how they sound to YOU when connected to YOUR equipment in YOUR listening room.

NO-ONE can advise you on that, all they can advise is what NOT to buy ('Bose' for example. See http://intellexual.net/bose.html) nor, if you care about sound quality these cheap 'home theatre in a box' sets that mostly use cheap computer style speakers in PLASTIC(!) boxes! Good luck with your set-up.

An impossible question to answer I'm afraid. There are so many factors involved in purchasing a set of speakers, I will try and list most of them for your consideration. What amplifier, and it's specifications, you will use to drive them.

Knowing that will get you started, you need to know it's (Max) output power measured in Watts RMS as this will reflect on the power handling capabilities of the speakers (as a ROUGH guide you want speakers that can handle 1.5 times the rated output), and it's recommended speaker impedance, measured in Ohms (often quoted as a range e.g. 4-8 ohms) Secondly. You need to consider the room they are in, it's shape, size, the furnishings, what it is made of.(you need to consider it's 'acoustic properties') as all these things will effect how a speaker sounds.(Note: you really need to hear a range of speakers in the intended room NOT in a demo room/shop/store as they will sound different when you get them home due to the room acoustics. Real theatre design is an art to it's self) Thirdly: You need to listen to a RANGE of speakers to decide what YOU like to hear.

All speakers tend to have their own sonic range (some sound more 'bassey' or reproduce the mid &/or high range more so than others, YOU have to listen to them, also read up on their properties and 'reviews') Lastly: How they look and 'waf' (Wife Acceptance Factor) They want to be pleasing to your eye, your going to see them all the time, maybe want them to match the room or look completely outstanding. This advice would go for ALL speakers not just 'home theatre' . I notice you say 'under $1000/pair?

' A pair? Surely you mean 'a set'! A set of home cinema speakers consists of a minimum of SIX speakers (Front left and right, surround left and right and a LFE/'sub-woofer' Hence 5.1) or the same as above and two rear effects speakers (7.1) Most importantly is how they sound to YOU when connected to YOUR equipment in YOUR listening room.

NO-ONE can advise you on that, all they can advise is what NOT to buy ('Bose' for example. See http://intellexual.net/bose.html) nor, if you care about sound quality these cheap 'home theatre in a box' sets that mostly use cheap computer style speakers in PLASTIC(!) boxes! Good luck with your set-up............

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