The 5 Best Satellite Speaker Systems
By Will Apse
Movies and games are transformed by quality surround sound. Once you have played your favorite RPG in a quality sound world or felt that shiver down your spine as the bad guys appear from behind you in a great movie, you will be hooked
- Are looking to create a surround sound experience for a home theater?
- Do you want to get a lot more from your PC audio while surfing, gaming, grinding out a piece of work or just reading your emails?
- Perhaps you need a way of turning the sound from your iPod into something everyone on the block can enjoy (like it or not!).
There are satellite speaker systems to cover all these needs.
Read the Reviews for Satellite Speaker Systems!
Choosing a good name brand and paying more will not always guarantee a great sound.
If you want to find the best, it is worth reading the reviews from the professionals at place like CNET. Just as good- read the reviews form people who bought a system at sites like Target or Amazon.
Nobody who spent good money on speakers will tell you anything but the truth (sometimes cruel).
Satellite Speakers as Part of a Complete Speaker Package
Most people will buy satellite speakers together with a center speaker as part of a complete package. For home theater you will also need a reciever. For use from a PC you just need the right software to handle the channels for each speaker- this is included with most packages,
Buying a package often makes sense money wise and all the speakers should be well balanced in use. At the same time you can upgrade any existing surround sound array with better quality speakers if you feel you are not getting enough from your original selection. You can also just buy individual speakers as the money becomes available- a good way to get a really good system.
Logitech- Best for Online Gaming?
This is a quality name in computer peripherals and the company offers some pwerful satellite speaker systems to enrich your computers audio capabilities for game play, music or movies. some people use these to get more form their TV sound!
Logitech Z-5500 a THX-Certified Speaker System
This system is more than just a game players dream. This is an authentic home movie theater quality system with a rare seal of approval form THX the industry standards organisation. It also offers immersive Dolby digital and the DTS 5.1 surround sound system.
The speakers have a combined 500 watts of power- enough for a big room and devastating in a small one!
Despite a three hundred dollar price tag. this is probably the most popular speaker set to buy online. If you check the reviews you will find very few people with anything bad to say about the system and plenty who are just blown away. You sometimes find these set up in audio or electronics stores and it is worth asking for a demo!
Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System with Subwoofer
Another big seller from Logitech is the X-540 5.1. It is a favorite with online gamers because it can take two channel stereo and transform it into 5.1 channel surround sound seamlessly- at a very reasonable price.
The speakers are powerful enough to be loud in a smallroom without distortion and if you position them carefully you will feel that you are completely immersed in the game. Take these for your bedroom or study and the bigger brother above, for your living room!
Inexpensive Satellite Speakers with Sub Woofer for PC
Sometimes you don't want to break the bank for PC sound with a punch.
Cyber Acoustics Subwoofer/Satellite Systems
Is it possible to get quality sound from a PC for less than forty dollars? These would not satisfy a real audiophile as the main way of listening to music in the home. On the other hand, they are remarkable computer speakers with a rich, full sound and plenty of volume.
A desktop control pod is convenient for controlling power, volume, and base. It has headphone jack and auxiliary input. There is an MP3 cradle for your player.
Individual Satellite Speakers for Surround Sound
Polk Audio RM6751 Satellite Speaker- Add depth to Your Surround Sound
These are the perfect speakers to enrich the sound environment of any 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound system. They were designed specifically for for Polk RM6750 setup but offer top quality mid and high range sound for any system. Some people will swap out out existing front side speakers for these. Most will use them as top quality rear speakers.
They are vastly superior to most speakers in cheaper bundled products.
Worth checking out the reviews in detail.
Polk Audio RM8 Wide-Dispersion Array Speaker- great speakers to boost your existing system
These are top of the range satellite speakers that deliver sound in multiple directions to achieve the richest sound world. They are also expensive but if you want the best it will always come at a price. They can be used as front speakers or surround rear speakers and are compatible with most major receivers like Onkyo or Denon.
Each unit has two 2.5-inch midrange speaker and one 0.75-inch tweeter with a frquencey range of 95Hz-24kHz. Magnetiic shileding prevents unwanted interfernce from other electronic devices.
If you couple these with a Polk center channel speaker and sub woofer you will have one of the best home systems available.
For a Complete Polk Surround Sound System
If you want to create a complete 5.1 (or even 7.1)system why not use a Polk center channel speaker with a sub-woofer in combination with the Polk speakers above?






realfree 17 months ago
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