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There is a pawnshop near where i live that has a Klipsch KSW-150 for $99. What do you guys think? Good deal or not?

Anyone every tried the nxg cables? They look awesome and it says you get high quality cable on a budget price. I was looking at this one: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2407239 I am hoping they carry them in the store so I can save on shipping?

Thanks guys for all the help. I am still confused about wattage ratings. I listened to the yamaha htr-5960 and then listened to the Harman Kardon AVR-240 and the HK blew away the yamaha. Circiut City had the HK on sale on line for $399 vs $499 for the yamaha. I got the HK. Now I just need some more speaker wire to hook up the two extra surrounds. I liked the sound of the HK better.

Thanks. I will look at those.

Hey ya'll I hope this is the right area to ask this? I am looking for a new receiver and really like the yamaha receivers. I was also looking at Harmon Kardon but they seem really under powered. Their cheapest recevier starts around $549 and it is only 50w per channel. To get 100watts per channel you have to get up around the $900 mark and that is way above my budget. I am a newbie to home theater and I am confused on why all the Harmon Kardon receivers are rated so slow in wattage per channel and all the other makers are offering 110w -115watts per channel for alot less price. I am also looking for some bookshelf speakers to use as front speakers. i was looking at the bose 301. Does Klipsch have something in that $298 range that would make great main front speakers?

Thanks. The next thing that I would like to learn to do is put the speakers on the wall and run the wire.

Wow! Thanks for all the welcomes. I bought my onkyos about 3 years ago and never thought they sounded like they should. They are just not loud enough me free. You would really have to crank it up to hear the voices out of the center channel. When I hooked the KSF-C5 the other night. There were sounds and voices like I had never heard before. The Klipsch gives a whole new feel to movies. I can actually hear the voices and sounds that I had never heard in a movie before. I am still using the 250w Onkyo Subwoofer until I can upgrade to a Klipsch subwoofer. I need some main front speakers and then move the 1.1's to the rear. I have been looking into moving up to a 7.1 receiver. I really like the yamaha receivers. I am new to all this home theater stuff and some of the terms and features blow me away.

I am now an official Klipsch owner. I went into a pawnshop the other day and found some Klipsch speakers in mint condition for $85. There were two KSB1.1's and a KSF - C5 Center channel speaker. I replaced some onkyo speakers that I have been using and noticed a huge difference right away. Right now i am using the ksb1.1's for front speakers. is that ok? I have a Pioneer 5.1 receiver, 100w per channel.