Basic speaker reccomendation to pair with gifted receiver (Yamaha HTR-5630)

[AtlantaBob]

Hi all,

I was given a Yamaha HTR-5630 receiver and was wondering if anyone had some basic suggestions as to what speakers I should pair with it.

It's capable of 5.1 surround, but right now I'm just looking for 2 main speakers. I'm *not* an audiophile by any means, and this will basically be used for listening to DVDs/Netflix movies or music from an iPod. Basically, I just want something that's going to work, and to get as reasonable a quality as I can for the price. I'd like to spend $100 or less - can anyone let me know what they suggest?

Thanks in advance,

 

[mshan]

Spend a little more and buy the floorstanders when they are on sale again (recently were $129 shipped): http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2230996

Very good for home theater, seem to create good phantom center channel, and ok for casual music listening.

 

[AtlantaBob]

Spend a little more and buy the floorstanders when they are on sale again (recently were $129 shipped): http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2230996

Very good for home theater, seem to create good phantom center channel, and ok for casual music listening.

Thanks very much - really appreciate you spending the time to steer me in that direction! (It's sorta hard to search for when you don't know much about the topic.) Looks like some good reviews at Newegg and on the previous Anandtech posts. Now I just have to decide about waiting to save the extra $10!