The various parts of audio systems are the key to the value and performance of a home theater system. Fortunately, for the online shopper, there a variety of systems available in all price ranges. Many now come packaged as home theater in a box systems and there are quite a few great budget choices available. The best part of the box systems is that they eliminate the need for the first-time home theater buyer to have to try to put a system together by themselves.

Onkyo’s SKS-HT870 is a great choice in the budget in a box home theater arena. This system combines speakers and an AV receiver as a package. It has extraordinary sound quality for its reasonable price tag. One of the few complaints is that the Onkyo has a bit of a retro’70′s appearance, a little unpolished and boxy in its look. This is far less of a concern when the less than $500 price tag comes into play.

The system has two thin tower speakers, four surround speakers, a subwoofer and a center channel speaker. The eight speakers have fiberboard cabinets with a wood-grain black finish, reinforcing the 70′s look. The speaker covers are black cloth and they are not removable. The two tower speakers and center speak have glossy black panels on the top and sides. The SKS-HT870 sounds great, whether picking up the audio from a DVD or Blu-ray or playing a favorite CD. Timbre is even throughout all of the speakers and the subwoofer is a perfect complement to these speakers. Overall, this budget system’s performance far exceeds its price tag, making it an excellent choice for the first time buyer.

Another option to explore is the Energy Take Classic 5.1 Home Theater, another good value for relatively little green. This company has a demonstrated reputation for building great quality small speakers and this shows through in all elements of this boxed set. For a cost of about $600, it is a bit pricier than the Onkyo set. One interesting item to note, Energy Take created its first system over ten years ago and today’s vastly upgraded model actually sells for about 200 bucks less than that first set did.

Black laminate speakers and subwoofer with a shiny finish are the design elements of the Energy Take system. This home theatre combination literally rocks with huge sound and a fully balanced pairing between the speakers and the subwoofer. Music CD’s resound with layers of sound. When enjoying a movie on DVD or Blu-ray, Energy Take provides crisp clear dialogue and the right mix of background sound. The subtle sounds that make movies great, like stairs creaking and twigs snapping, all come through loud and clear. This is a credit to this company’s expertise in producing great small speakers.

No home theater recreates the movie theater experience unless all parts of audio systems are synced to work together in perfect harmony. The systems reviewed in this article do yeoman’s work for very little cost. When many home theater systems on the market today are listing at well above $1000, these two budget systems are well worth further review and consideration.

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