Monoprice Monoprice 5.1 Channel Home Theater Satellite Speakers and Subwoofer, Black

These are a great inexpensive set of speakers - I was more interested in their bigger brother, but Monoprice doesn't sell them through Amazon.ca just yet and their final cost otherwise would have ended up being more than $300. I don't even want to say that for the price these ones sound great, because they put out some deceptively great sound. The build quality is more than decent and extras like wall mounts are a nice touch. I bought some banana plugs to use with my amp but the pin type plugs you can get probably would not work with these speakers unless you're wall or stand mounting them (as there is no clearance underneath if placed directly on a flat surface). I also don't fully understand the situation where someone would need a left and right connection to a subwoofer, so I simply have my single subwoofer out on my amp running to the right input on the sub and it seems to work fine. I may replace it with a Y connector eventually. My only complaint is minor, and that's with the subwoofer - it puts out an audible hum when there's no sound. It seems to be linked when switching inputs with the amp, but thankfully it's not a constant thing (thankfully!). The auto on feature works well and while it won't fill a big room it's got a decent punch to it.

Es necesario tener un amplificador para poderlas conectar, tienen una muy buena calidad de sonido, el woofer responde excelente y el precio es muy accesible.

It's a wonderful product,

I just purchased these a few days ago and they arrived very nicely in the mail. I got them for lower as it was a warehouse deal, but it was well worth it. I was aware that they do not come with speaker wire as the suggestion came up when I was ordering to add speaker wire to the order so I did just that. It would definitely come in handy. For the speaker wire, I bought the RCA 16 gauge 100 foot package. This worked out perfectly and I had some left over speaker wire that will come in handy since I have a cat who likes to chew (odd, I know). It took me a little while to get everything setup. Make sure that if you don't have already precut speaker wires that you get a wire cutter which will cut off the ends of the speaker wire so you can twist them. This will make it a lot easier to cut through the wire and thread them through the holes. One thing that is different about the speakers was the fact that you have to push down on these little brackets on the back of the speaker to then thread the wire though. I read some reviews where people said this was hard, I found it quite easy to thread them through. I have a Sony receiver which you have to thread the other end of the wire and then twist the knob to keep the wire tight. I liked the press and release much better. Additionally, they come with mounts! When I first opened the package I was thinking, how in the world am I going to mount this like my older speakers? Sure enough, there were mounts. They were very easy to mount to the wall also. If you don't have any extra screws lying around, you will need to order some when you get this package or you can run to Home Depot. After wiring and setting everything up, I recalibrated my surround sound system (to each their own, some systems do not do this) and tested it out. I have to say, I LOVE the sound of the speakers! I feel like I am immersed in sound within my living room. I had co-workers trying to convince me to get rid of my surround sound and get a soundbar, they have no idea! Surround sound is the way to go! As for the quality of the speakers, they are a little on the heavy side, but not too heavy. They are very good qualify outside and sound great hooked up to my Sony 5.1 Surround Sound System (receiver is NOT included in the package, these are most likely replacement speakers or for those that bought the receiver and not the speakers). Overall, I am so very happy with my purchase and would recommend these to anyone! Even the woofer sounds great with the surround sound, which I didn't have before!

I am not an expert installer or sound tech, just a guy wanting to listen to music and movies so please know that this is where I'm coming from in writing this. This speaker-only 5.1 system was EXACTLY what I needed, I had upgraded my family room AV receiver a couple of years ago and reused the speakers because I didn't want to fuss with the wiring but my old Sony receiver was still perfectly good and wanted to use it to add a system in my large bedroom. 5.1 Speaker sets are pretty expensive so I was really happy when I purchased this from Amazon.ca for around $110! What a steal! The quality is really great and belies the cost. The speaker mounts are a nice addition, though are the only items that tell you that this is a value set; regardless they work and were easy to fit around the room. The cable connections on the speakers are the direct-wire type but the addition of a spring-loaded connector makes a secure quick contact a breeze. The sound reproduction is really surprisingly good, and fills the room without any problem with plenty of power to spare - so I would recommend these even for very large family rooms. If you need a nice looking 5.1 speaker set at a low cost - buy these.