Onkyo HT-SR800

Pros: Very high quality and high featured receiver
Simple setup
Decent sound quality with included speakers

Cons: Included speaker wire a bit thin.

The Bottom Line: If you need quality audio for your home theater and you do not have crazy amounts of money to spend for a custom setup, this is a great choice.

Review: Home-Theater-In-A-Box (HTIB) systems are quite popular these days. They run the gamut from a $160 RCA from Wal-Mart to systems costing thousands of dollars from a specialty Home Theater store. This unit is what most people would consider about the ...

Pros: Great value, 1000W, not cheap speakers, old-school styling

Cons: Bland and boring styling, tricky to find space for all the speakers, cheap remote/cables

The Bottom Line: At under $500, you can't beat it. Replace the remote and speaker wire and 99% of people will love it.

Review: Onkyo continues to impress me with the value of their HTIB ("home theater in a box") products. For several years now they have sold some incredible packages, and the HT-SR800 is no exception. You get a powerful 7.1 channel amplifier, 7 speakers, and a ...

Pros: awesome base, crisp clean sound, color coated wiring, comparable to Bose.

Cons: bulky speakers, lots of wires, but who cares, lol.

The Bottom Line: This system is a lot less money than those other big names, and its just as good. Buy it, you'll love it.

Review: I wanted a Bose system, but couldn't afford it, this system is awesome, and with the price right around $500 you just cant beat it. I have heard, and compared the Bose system to mine, and I am very satisfied. the best feature is the 10" woofer, it shakes ...

Pros: MANY inputs, 7.1 sound, 4 digital inputs, powerful sub

Cons: lack of 7.1 content, Complicated remote

The Bottom Line: Get this system. it has all the inputs you'll ever need. and It has 7.1 surround for future audio content

Review: Purchased this surround sound early Jan 08' and been loving it ever since. This is truley the best surround sound system i've ever heard. Its nice, big, and sturdy. This is like the first home theater in a box that doesnt have a dvd player built in ...

Pros: 7.1 channels, value

Cons: Hdmi pass-thru only, complicated remote, cables

The Bottom Line: Excellent value for the money. Should meet most people's needs.

Review: Sound is a very important part of the home theater experience. The speakers are strategically placed in the room to bring the sound all around you like you experience at the movie theater. It's like ear candy. Price I think this is a ...

Pros: Affordable, great sound, easy setup

Cons: no wireless rear speaker option.

Review: I have had several home theater setups over the years, beginning with simply taking the audio out from a VHS machine to a stereo receiver to a component system built over several months. I was setting up a smaller room for a personal space as we have ...