Quote Originally Posted by amgad
I have been offered these... Polk PackFive (R30 + R15 + CSI25). How abou them combined with the Onkyo 601? Whats the power rating like, what kind of soud do they produce?
I have not heard the specific Polks - my friend owned a set of Polk standmounts that sounded quite nice though.

Unless you're in a hurry I would suggest you go to chapters and check out What Hi-fi magazine because they often do shootout tests with several home theater speaker set-ups. I would not go by them solely but they're more up to date than I.

In he end it's your ears that have to judge because lots of stuff that get good reviews would not be my choice. For $300.00 though it sounds like you're looking at brands that are a bit better than the others. Polk, Jamo etc have solid reputations for good budget speakers.

You could check out Energy Take 5 system but might be pricey - or listen to stuff from PSB, Paradigm, Mission etc. Try them out - nothing is going to be vastly superior to something else in this price range - but one brand may sound a lot more agreeable to your taste - and that's the key - what are you going to get more enjoyment out of? No one here can answer that but you. We can just throw out some lesser known but attractive sounding to US options.