Petalas,

there is a load of tips on speaker choices in this saloon. Go to “Your System Saloon” and look up “Need speaker help” by Dane.

As for getting the best bang for the buck (I mean your buck) on speakers, look into DIY speakers. You can build from scratch or get kit speakers and assemble them yourself. Prices of name brands are set by various factors. Some of them are advertisement cost, cosmetics design, assembling, packaging and middleman’s profit. What you are left with after all that taken out is not much. Don’t get me wrong, you can still get excellent speakers if you pay for it. At the same time, you can also get excellent speakers without paying as much. Give that chat room a try.

Good luck.