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The two additional rear speakers (to get to seven) are ceiling mounted. I LOVE THESE SPEAKERS. My 40" Samsung is not wall mounted so I used a pair of aluminum bars and the wall mount holes (you need to do some drilling) to position the elongated center speaker slightly ABOVE the TV. The price was right and they look really classy. I have them wall mounted as the major part of a 7.1 surround system. This way the center speaker swivels along with the TV. You could probably do this even with wall mounting if you were a little more creative.
This is normally a nearly $500 item. Due to the fact that I have two young children at home, a more conventional tower style speaker system is not practical right now; tower style speakers are more vulnerable to damage and being knocked over (among other things). The front speakers house a woofer and tweeter for a very well-rounded sound, while the center channel speaker has two woofers and one tweeter to really pump out the vocal tracks. I found it kind of annoying to use the auto switch because you can really hear the sub's power supply click when it turns off and on, so I set mine to be on all the time. I was able to buy this for around $150 total with shipping. They are easily wall-mountable, which was key for my application (so I could keep them out of harm's way).The system fills my living room with sound quite nicely. They are fairly compact and slim, yet they manage to produce a fantastic sound.
I've got a mid-sized room with typical 8ft. ceilings. I am a home theater guru. As far as all-in-one-systems go, you're probably not going to find too many better subs than the one in this package -- at any price point.One thing about the sub that might annoy some is the auto on/off switch. This is designed to save energy (and life) by powering off the sub when little or no signal is being sent to it. Plus even if there's a small amount of signal going to the sub, it's best to have it audible than not -- at least in my opinion.Speaking of price, this system was purchased from Amazon for an amazingly low cost. For something that cost $150, this has more than exceeded my expectations. I imagine this will hold me over for at least four or five years until I can get something a little more "serious" for my setup.I rated this a 5/5 in a sort of "relative" rating.
In redoing my home theater over the past several months, obtaining various pieces along the way, the Sony SA-FT1H flat panel speaker system was found to be the perfect match for my setup. It is probably worth every bit of $300 or $350, but $500 might be a bit of a stretch. The rear speakers are a basic one-woofer setup and do a good job of producing the surround sound. The self-powered subwoofer is fantastic in producing thick and punchy bass; its slim design is something of an engineering marvel. At any rate, I'm glad I paid what I did for this set. You simply cannot go wrong with this setup, especially if you're on any sort of budget.
Speakers were exactly as described by the website. Setup was easy, regardless of the very unclear and unhelpful instruction booklet that came with the product.
I like this product a lot, it sounds great, especially for the price. I have no compants at all. The speaers are very small and can be hidden in a room not to mention it goes great with a flat screen tv.
I just bought these set of speakers on clearance at my local Circuit City for only $100. They only had 1 set in stock. I imagine the clearance price would be all throughout Circuit City, but who knows. Good luck if you do find them.
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