MTS Home Stereo 5 Piece Satellite Speaker System

[swbsam]

Originally posted by: einstein4pres

Originally posted by: swbsam
Here's the set for $219 - http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Aud...&qid=1254428288&sr=8-6

Please note that this is a Polk set, not the set mentioned in the OP. It is also not the same as swbsam mentioned earlier (a Klipsch set, presumably the Klipsch Quintet, though I think it's 5.0 for ~$200, not 5.1).

Sorry, you're right - for some reason I thought my 5.1 was Klipsch, it's polk. My point is - spent $200 on a sure thing vs. $40 on a gamble.

 

[Macgyversite]

Yeah but after further thought. It's fun to gamble and find maybe a diamond in the rough.

I would rather gamble with $50 then be disappointed with a $200 set of speakers.

Currently I have a set of Xbox speakers ($100shpd for 5 Dead Deal link) as my secondary surround sound system (basement) hooked up to a refurb Onkyo ($100shpd).

Great system for $200.

I decided to get the thread speakers and tweak them for my bedroom 5.1 system and see how good they can become.

 

[esquared]

Originally posted by: stockjock
I have to say one thing...i've always enjoyed Funboys super excitable deals. I truly think he believes that the items he puts up are a true value to these forums and to him I commend him for that. For those of you that get too hostile about the items he puts up...shame on you. Can't you just make a neutral statement about the items and their quality without an attack on the OP...FUNBOY KEEP the fun deals coming as I enjoy them!:thumbsup:

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[Falloutboy]

anyone else get these? could use some cheap sats for a bedroom setup

 

[Macgyversite]

Havent gotten mine yet. They shipped.

I will post a response after I break them in and get them stuffed with speaker stuffing.

I might put a cap in for a crossover but we shall see.

 

[imported_nunya]

Originally posted by: Macgyversite
Havent gotten mine yet. They shipped.

I will post a response after I break them in and get them stuffed with speaker stuffing.

I might put a cap in for a crossover but we shall see.

When you get this done please post back. I know shit about audio components and am curious about what you'll do with these, especially if you setup a crossover.

 

[funboy6942]

Originally posted by: Macgyversite
Havent gotten mine yet. They shipped.

I will post a response after I break them in and get them stuffed with speaker stuffing.

I might put a cap in for a crossover but we shall see.

I have yet to stuff mine, but they are for sure broken in by now, and I still stick by what I wrote about them, they just sound great, and even better was what I paid for them. I listen to them every day, blasting either a movie or music hooked up to my Z5500 unit, and have yet to hear ANY pop from too much bass being run through, and the sound, continues to amaze me. White van or not, Im more then happy with them and glad I traded off my Dayton's for them. I dont miss them at all

 

[Macgyversite]

I got mine finally. Opened them up and they look good. Not great but well worth the money. They have small drivers, Under 3". The surround is an impregnated fabric and the driver cone appears to be a textured plastic. The tweeter is a piezo.

I would recommend these for anyone interested in an Inexpensive Bedroom, spare surround /dorm room system, or basement setup. Just get them and add a Subwoofer and cheapie 5.1 reciever. I have had luck with pawn/used stores or the Onkyo outlet however:

You might want to team these up with the following:

SUB

RECEIVER

If you get all of these. You are talking $300 for a reciever, speaker, and sub that will kill any HTB setup at this price point.

There is room to save here as Polk occasionally has subs on sale and getting the used receiver option. You could easliy trim this setup down to the $170 level.


One thing you could do is get 2 sets of these speakers and use both center channels in the D'Appolito configuration. Link Then use this with a powered sub and have a good computer setup.

You would have 8 extra regular speakers to use in a 7.1 setup or just double up the front or rears in a 5.1 setup.

I will post my listening and modifying review in a few days. Sorta busy this weekend.

Oh yeah as stated before. The cables included are a nice lil bonus:

1 3.5mm male stereo jack to left right RCA longish cord.

1 3.5mm female stereo jack to left right RCA.

1 RCA to RCA left right patch cord 36" plus.

5 bundles of less than 18guage speaker wire. 3 of one length LRC and 2 for rear speaker length.

Then the mystery D-Sub to RCA jacks dongle cord. Dsub to 6 labled rca jacks for a 5.1 setup. LRC, LR, RR, Sub.

 

[imported_nunya]

Originally posted by: Macgyversite
I will post my listening and modifying review in a few days. Sorta busy this weekend.

Looking forward to it.

 

[SenorBiggles]

Funboy, I too always enjoy your posts... but Nickelback? Really? oh man...

 

[funboy6942]

Originally posted by: SenorBiggles
Funboy, I too always enjoy your posts... but Nickelback? Really? oh man...

Thanks Guys, means a lot to me!

 

[stockjock]

Now, the last 1/2 dozen responses are more like it!@ Good Job Funboy on finding us some cheap but decent speakers. Mine sound great and are fully what I expected when I received and heard them.

 

[funboy6942]

Originally posted by: stockjock
Now, the last 1/2 dozen responses are more like it!@ Good Job Funboy on finding us some cheap but decent speakers. Mine sound great and are fully what I expected when I received and heard them.

Right on! I love finding these deals and when I test them out to be value well over what I paid, I just gotta share them! No matter what it is I find or stumble on.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Funboy, I hope there's no hard feelings between us.

I agree that you've shown us some pretty cool items in the past for really cheap. I was posting my concerns earlier because

- You posted this before receiving them / hearing them (and thus didn't know if this was a decent product)
- The description from the site is incredibly misleading and meant to prey upon inexperienced A/V buyers looking for a great deal
- The company that makes these is responsible for part of a nationwide scam that thousands of people have fallen for
- I wanted to warn people that these are $40 speakers are being sold for about how much they're worth, rather than $200 speakers being sold for $40.

I didn't want anyone reading your description to expect that they were getting anything more than a typical $40 speaker set. If you and others are happy with the price / performance ratio of these speakers, then that's great.

 

[funboy6942]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Funboy, I hope there's no hard feelings between us.

I agree that you've shown us some pretty cool items in the past for really cheap. I was posting my concerns earlier because

- You posted this before receiving them / hearing them (and thus didn't know if this was a decent product)
- The description from the site is incredibly misleading and meant to prey upon inexperienced A/V buyers looking for a great deal
- The company that makes these is responsible for part of a nationwide scam that thousands of people have fallen for
- I wanted to warn people that these are $40 speakers are being sold for about how much they're worth, rather than $200 speakers being sold for $40.

I didn't want anyone reading your description to expect that they were getting anything more than a typical $40 speaker set. If you and others are happy with the price / performance ratio of these speakers, then that's great.

No hard feelings at all

And also keep in mind that some were chiming in saying they sucked, and THEY TOO never hand them in hand

I just figured for $40 how bad could they really be at that price. Cheap enough to be used for anything IMO, hence y I said what I did. Alot of people chimed in as if they were asking hundreds for them, that was kinda upsetting

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: IlllI
i have a hard time believing these were previously in a $3000 Home Theater system

That home was a trailer and it was included with the 'theatre'

 

[darth maul]

See my sig for a laugh, thats all I have to say about that...

 

[Macgyversite]

Whats wrong with Cops upgrading.?

These are probably better than what they have right now.

;-)

 

[Macgyversite]

I finally got around to breaking them in and stuffing the empty cabinets and doing some serious listening.

First off:

They actually have a real tweeter with some sort of cap wired to it. The woofer runs full range.

Listening:

Well they dont annoy you. They dont do really anything negative unless you push them hard. Initially they didnt sound too good at higher volumes till I stuffed them. After the break-in and stuffing they sounded a lot smoother. Not great mind you but for the money they work.

My recommendation is the following:

If you already have a Subwoofer and a surround sound reciever.

You need 5 speakers for a secondary/bedroom surround setup.

These speakers will fit the bill.

Please Realize that these are not for large room filling high volume surround sound setups.

A good alternative I found is this setup. Jamo 5.1 speakers/sub $150 shipped.

JAMO 5.1 linky

 

[funboy6942]

Now $29.99, was $39 + shipping.

 

[Nunya]

Galaxy Quest reference ftw...

 

[Executioner]

Well, for $29.99 + $11.14 for shipping, I bit and ordered a set. Thanks for the heads up on this deal. Going to use them to replace the very old POS ones that I have in the garage.

 

[Executioner]

Man the ones that I got don't even look like the ones that Funboy posted:
http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/574876549UgSEGY?vhost=entertainment

Mine are cheap plastic:
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg70/Wathen1955/speaker2.jpg

I sent them an request for RMA number to send these back. These are not even worth $1 in my opinion and sound horrible.

 

[melchoir]

Man the ones that I got don't even look like the ones that Funboy posted:
http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/574876549UgSEGY?vhost=entertainment

Mine are cheap plastic:
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg70/Wathen1955/speaker2.jpg

I sent them an request for RMA number to send these back. These are not even worth $1 in my opinion and sound horrible.

They look pretty terrible. What's with the "fake" tweeter not being wired up?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

They look pretty terrible. What's with the "fake" tweeter not being wired up?

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