What is the best home speaker system for under $500?

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Dan L

I am looking to upgrade my sound system and was interested in a good set of speakers for under $500. I will likely buy the Pioneer VSX-820-K receiver, and need some compatible speakers. Primary usage is music then movies, and I don't need a dvd or cd player in the mix. Chief concern with the system is volume (and not blowing out the speakers). Interested in wireless options as well.

Thanks!

Answer
A lot depends on how loud you listen to your system how close you sit to the speakers and the acoustics of your particular room, but some general suggestions for speaker sets would be Energy Classic Take 5; Polk Audio RM6750; a set of S 406 Jamo speakers...

How to build a desktop computer for under $500?

OiOiOiOi

I have an older desktop that is beginning to become very slow (it's from 2003), as well as pretty obsolete. It is a Dell Dimension 4550 with a CRT monitor. Does anyone have any advice/directions on how I could either upgrade all or most of the components of this computer, or how to build an entirely different system for under $500?

If any more details are needed about my current desktop, just let me know :o) Thanks!

Answer
upgrading a computer from 2003 makes no sense. the parts are simply too old for reusing them in a new build, not even hard drives and optical drives because they have an IDE interface. the latest motherboards don't have them anymore.

however, here's a $500 build for a computer built on the new Sandy Bridge platform

cpu: Intel Pentium G840 Sandy Bridge 2.8GHz LGA1155 ($89)
motherboard: Foxconn H61MX LGA 1155 Intel H61 ($55)
ram: G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 ($27)
graphics card: EVGA 01G-P3-1450-RX GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 1GB, recertified ($90)
hard drive: Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM ($40)
optical drive: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 ($20)
power supply: XIGMATEK NRP-PC 400W 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active ($35)
case: COOLER MASTER Elite 430 Mid Tower ($50)
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM ($95)
total: $500.87 ex.shipping, all parts from Newegg.com

assumption is you use your old monitor, speakers, keyboard & mouse

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