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Good, Reasonably Priced Surround Sound for My Room

by prnoct90 Oct 27, 2009 9:14PM PDT

I am looking for a good system of surround sound speakers for my dorm room. They need to have an optical digital input. They need to cost under $400. Thanks for any help.

I have been looking at the following, and they look nice.
LOGITECH Z-5500 5.1 speakers

But are these good, and does anyone have any other recommendations?

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Are you looking for...

by Pepe7 Oct 28, 2009 7:20AM PDT

...something which has the amplifier built in like this one, or would something more HTIB-like be a better value? I was thinking finding a refurb HTIB might give you more flexibility if you ever wanted to add a flat panel, or simply throw it w/ a TV for movies. Something like this for a similar price:

http://www.ecost.com/ecost/ecce/category/category.aspx?Category=155438250

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=211067960&listingid=47451353

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=211045180&listingid=54262682

I've used Logitech for PC speakers, but for anything else it depends on what sort of sound quality you will put up with and for what purpose(?)