The missing piece to your home theater puzzle is this 7. 1-channel speaker package from Onkyo. The perfect addition to your DVD player and home theater receiver, the SKS-HT540 provides all the speakers you need to enter the all-enveloping world of surround sound. 130W output, 2-way bass reflex front, center and surround speakers provide the soundstage. The earth-shaking 230W powered subwoofer provides the impact. All provide the cinema experience in your home.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Would buy again; excellent quality for the price
For the price of these speakers, five stars is a rating well deserved. These Onkyo speakers are well constructed and solid.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Love the sound
My prior system did not have a powered subwoofer and had a total of six speakers. The additional two side speakers, which my audio system can handle, makes the sound of movies…
I spent a good 2 weeks looking for a surround sound speaker system for my home theater. I was only looking to spend around $300 and I really wasn’t expecting to find anything great at that price. But then I continued to hear wonderful things about Onkyo speakers and I had to try them out. I purchased them here on Amazon for $280 ($230 + $50 for shipping). The speakers were nicely packed and arrived farily quick. The speakers not only look great but they feel as though they’re high quality. No one would ever guess that these speakers cost under $300. Especially when you hear them. They sound amazing. Movies sound great along with video games, (xbox 360). The speakers let you hear all the action, and the sub-woofer lets you feel every explosion. Onkyo’s SKS-HT540’s Surround Sound Speaker System is a treat to listen to and you will not be dissapointed with this purchase. A 7. 1 speaker package with a 230 watt powered sub-woofer for under $300? That’s a great deal! Only downside, (and I’ve read this in other reviews about these speakers) is that they don’t sound great when listening to music. They don’t capture the full sound that tower speakers would. Which makes sense, so if you’re going to listen to music with these speakers, you may feel a little dissapointed. If it’s just movies and video games. . . You’ll be happy. I will say this about hooking up surround sound speakers (and this goes for all of them), when you first plug in everything, you have to configure your receiver to get the best possible sound out of your speakers. For instance, treble, bass and speaker size are going to dramatically change the sound of your theater. So, if when you first hear these speakers and you’re not satisfied with the sound. . . You didn’t set them up right, because my system sounds incredible once I dialed everything in.
These are absolutely the best speakers for the price. Everything comes packed in a rather big and heavy(72lbs) box. The speakers are well packed in this big box. The build quality and finish is excellent. Especially, the subwoofer is huge and sounds sweet, it turns on and off automatically. I am surprised that they included such a big subwoofer at this price. I hooked these speakers to Sony-STR-DG800 receiver. All the speakers have spring clips(cheap) to connect the speaker wire. Speaking of the speaker wire, the supplied speaker wire is also cheap. And for the price I paid, I absolutely don’t have any complaints about that. All the surround speakers are wall mountable. The bottom line, I am very satisfied with these speakers and recommend to anyone not very particular about the size.
i carefully read reviews and researched these speakers before buying and im NOT disappointed. i was looking to replace a 7. 1 setup from Denon that had small stylish satellie speakers. well, the sound matched the speakers — SMALL! yes, these Onkyos are a little larger than most common surround sets. but big sound resonates best from bigger speaker cabinets. if the Bose concept is so great, why dont movie theaters and rock concerts use tiny little speakers?? bottom line — because you cant get the same big sound and resonance from tiny speakers. sound is based on vibration, and bigger speakers give bigger sound vibration. these Onkyos have full rich sound with deep bass and great highs as well. a lot of speakers can handle mid-range and bass fine, but fall by the side when it comes to higher registers. i often listen to Native American music with flutes and rich high tones. these Onkyos reproduce the full spectrum of these elegant flutes in full detail. and the price cant be beat. you wont be disappointed!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars
As good as I hoped, and I hoped for a lot
I’m not going to make any claims about what these speakers sound like compared to really high end systems, because the truth is I’ve never owned a really high end system.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Speakers
Great speakers, great price. Only drawback is they’re not great for wall mounting. The front speakers are not designed to be mounted.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Of course my horse…
So I paired these speakers with the Onkyo TX-SR606 receiver and it’s pretty much the sweet bomb diggity.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Junk
Worst set of speakers I’ve ever had the miss-fortune of semi-owning EVER !! I’ve BUILT better systems
5.0 out of 5 stars
SKS-HT540
I’ve had the SKS-HT540 speakers for about a week and am using them paired with an Onkyo TX-SR606 receiver to play movies from a Phillips DVP 5960 upscaling DVD player via HDMI and…
4.0 out of 5 stars
home theater
For $300ish, the sound is fantastic. Set-up is straightforward if you follow directions. I did end up manually adjusting the individual speaker volumes to suit my tastes.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Speakers sound great
And I got a great deal on them too. Only thing I don’t like is the rear and side speakers are a bit difficult to mount. For the price I definitely recommend though!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Onkyo SKS-HT540 7.1 Home Peaker System
I recently purchased these 7.1 surround speakers because I wanted the best sound out of my new Sony BLu-Ray player and new 46″ LCD Bravia High Def TV.