Affordable floorstanding speakers?

[topspeed]

One of two things appears to be happening:
1) A protection circuit is tripping
2) The AVR is faulty

Chances are it's #1. Is the AVR hot when it shuts down? If so, it's likely a protection circuit. Make sure it's located where it can get a fair amount of air, not in a closed cabinet. I don't recall the spec's of the speakers, but it they are 4 ohm nominal, the AVR simply may not be able to push them at high output. It happens.

[Koggit]

Their impedance is actually listed as 8 ohm on the back of the speakers. Regardlessly, it's working now. I'm not terribly sure what the problem was, but after I cut new wire and hooked everything back up I was golden.

[BRANDONH]

Their impedance is actually listed as 8 ohm on the back of the speakers. Regardlessly, it's working now. I'm not terribly sure what the problem was, but after I cut new wire and hooked everything back up I was golden.

So now that you have had the speakers for a while how do they sound?
I noticed that you mentioned that they lacked low end are thet still lacking in low end now?
Although that size of speaker would not be able to produce heavy lows so a sub may still be needed.