2.1 Speaker System and Home Theater Receiver Bundles
A 2.1 home theater system INCLUDES a front left and a front right speaker which should be located at or near each side of your television or projection screen; a powered subwoofer to provide low frequency bass effects which usually sounds best located near a corner of the room; and a surround sound receiver. Speaker wire, subwoofer cable, and HDMI cables are sold separately.
A 2.1 home theater bundle DOES NOT INCLUDE a center channel speaker or rear surround speakers to complete a 5.1 home theater system.
To be sure that you are buying at the lowest possible price (due to price variations, fluctuations, and sales), compare the BUNDLE PRICE to the TOTAL IF YOU INSTEAD ADD EACH SYSTEM COMPONENT TO YOUR SHOPPING CART INDIVIDUALLY (INCLUDING SHIPPING) before completing your purchase either way!
Have you already got a good center channel speaker and rear surround speakers, or do you prefer to select and purchase them separately? Perhaps you primarily listen to music and demand full-range stereo sound including a sub to start, and hope to build out the rest of your home theater audio system in the future. Or, maybe your room size and/or shape cannot accommodate a full-blown surround sound system at this time. Check out the recommended 2.1 home theater system bundles below.
Sony SS-CS3 Towers + SA-CS9 Sub + STR-DH790 7.2-Channel Receiver
The 36.3″ high, 9.1″ wide, 10.2″ deep, 25.4 pound Sony SS-CS3 floor standing tower front speaker [product link] [each, at Amazon] features a ¾” wide-dispersion super-tweeter, regular 1″ dome tweeter, dual foamed mica 5.1″ woofers, and front port. Frequency response listed as 45Hz-50kHz (no ±dB mentioned). Speaker impedance is compatible with Sony receiver. The 13.6″ high, 11.6″ wide, 15.8″ deep, 25.4 pound SA-CS9 active subwoofer [product link] [at Amazon] features a 9.8″ front-firing woofer and rear port with 115 watts of peak power.
Don’t care about network/Wi-Fi or 8K HDMI inputs? The basic Sony STR-DH790 7.2-channel home theater receiver [product link] [YouTube video] [at Amazon] can decode DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS:X, Dolby Atmos, and Dolby Digital. Connectivity includes 4 HDMI (4K only), eARC, coaxial audio input, optical audio input, USB (power only), 4 analog RCA audio inputs (no phono); front headphone jack and mic input for DCAC (Digital Cinema Auto Calibration). Bluetooth capable. Receiver dimensions are 16.9″ wide, 5.2″ high, 11.7″ deep, and it weighs 16.3 pounds. BUNDLE PRICE with this Sony receiver at Amazon.com.
Sony SS-CS5 Bookshelfs + SA-CS9 + STR-DH590 5.2-Channel Receiver
The compact 13.2″ high, 7″ wide, 8.7″ deep Sony SS-CS5 bookshelf main speakers [product link] [at Amazon] feature a ¾” super-tweeter, 1″ dome tweeter, 5.1″ woofer, and are rear ported. Frequency response listed as 53Hz-50kHz (no ±dB mentioned). These speakers would also work well as the rear surrounds if and when you decide to upgrade the front speakers. Speaker impedance is compatible with Sony receiver. This bundle includes the same Sony SA-CS9 subwoofer as the previous bundle.
Don’t care about Dolby Atmos or DTS:X? The entry-level, non-network-ready Sony STR-DH590 5.2-channel home theater receiver [product link] [at Amazon] features Bluetooth. Surround decoding includes DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital. Connectivity includes 4 HDMI (4K only), ARC, USB (power only), coaxial digital audio input, optical digital audio input, 4 analog stereo RCA inputs (no phono), front headphone jack, and front mic input for auto calibration. Receiver dimensions are 16.9″ wide, 5.2″ high, 11.7″ deep, and it weighs 15.7 pounds. BUNDLE PRICE with this Sony receiver at Amazon.com.
Klipsch Reference 2.1 Speaker System + Yamaha 5.2-Channel Receiver
The discontinued Klipsch R-620F Reference Series floor standing tower front speaker [product link] [at Amazon] features a Tractrix horn loaded 1″ aluminum LTS tweeter, dual 6½” spun copper IMG woofers, and a rear-firing Tractrix port in a reinforced MDF cabinet measuring 40″ high, 9.4″ wide, 15.2″ deep, and weighing 41 pounds. Frequency response is 38Hz-21kHz ±3dB, sensitivity is 96dB, and power handling is 100 watts continuous and 400 watts peak. Speaker impedance is compatible with Yamaha receiver. Also discontinued, the Klipsch R-12SW sub [product link] [at Amazon] measures 16.5″ high, 14″ wide, 19.2″ deep, and weighs 33 pounds, features a 12″ copper-spun IMG front-firing woofer and is rear ported, is powered by 200 watts continuous and 400 watts peak, and extends the bass down to 29Hz.
The Yamaha RX-V4A 5.2-channel network-ready home theater receiver [product link] [at Amazon] is rated 80 watts per channel with two channels driven. Surround decoding includes Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio, 17 DSP programs, and more. VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) and ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode) for gaming. Connectivity includes 4 HDMI 8K/4K inputs, eARC, Ethernet, optical and coaxial digital audio input, 3 analog stereo RCA inputs (no phono), front USB, front headphone jack, and front mic input for initial YPAO speaker setup. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Receiver dimensions are 17.1″ wide, 6.8″ high (9.6″ with antennas up), 14.9″ deep, and it weighs 19.4 pounds. BUNDLE PRICE with this Yamaha receiver at Amazon.com.
Klipsch Reference Premiere Bookshelf Pair + Sub + Onkyo 7.2 Receiver
Lacking floor space for towers? The two-way 13.6″ high, 6.8″ wide, 10.7″ deep, 13.1 pound Klipsch Reference Premiere RP-500M II bookshelf main speakers [product link] [in Ebony or Walnut at Amazon] feature a Tractrix horn loaded 1″ titanium LTS vented tweeter, a 5¼” Cerametallic cone woofer, and a rear-firing Tractrix port. Frequency response is 50Hz-25kHz ±3dB, sensitivity is 92dB, and power handling is 75 watts continuous and 300 watts peak. (If and when you are ready to add more speakers to build out a full surround sound system, these bookshelf speakers could be repurposed as side/rear/back surrounds.)
The discontinued 16.6″ high, 14″ wide, 17.8″ deep, and 37 pound Klipsch SPL-100 subwoofer [product link] [YouTube video] [at Amazon] features a 10″ front-firing woofer and flare port powered by 200 watts RMS and 450 watts peak for bass down to 27Hz. BUNDLE PRICE with Onkyo TX-NR6100 receiver, Ebony subwoofer, and either Ebony or Walnut speakers at Amazon.com.
The larger Klipsch Reference Premiere RP-600M II bookshelf main speakers [product link] [in Ebony or Walnut at Amazon] are 15.8″ high, 8″ wide, 13″ deep, and weigh 18.1 pounds. They’ve got a 1″ tweeter, 6½” woofer, and are rear ported. Wider frequency response of 44Hz-25kHz ±3dB, higher sensitivity of 94.5dB, and increased power handling of 100 watts continuous and 400 watts peak. (Likewise, these bookshelf speakers could function instead as the side/rear/back surround speakers if and when you decide to expand your system.)
And, the larger discontinued 17.8″ high, 14.7″ wide, 19.9″ deep, 45 pound Klipsch SPL-120 subwoofer [product link] [YouTube video] [at Amazon] features a 12″ front-firing woofer and flare port powered by 300 watts continuous and 600 watts peak for bass extension down to 24Hz. BUNDLE PRICE with Onkyo TX-NR6100 receiver, Ebony subwoofer, and either Ebony or Walnut speakers at Amazon.com.
Want MORE and DEEPER BASS?!? The latest model 18.9″ high, 17″ wide, 25.9″ deep, 68.6 pound Klipsch Reference Premiere RP-1200SW subwoofer [product link] [at Amazon] is powered by 400 watts RMS and 800 watts peak, and extends the bass all the way down to 16.5Hz!
BUNDLE PRICE with Onkyo TX-NR6100 receiver, RP-1200SW sub in Ebony, and either Ebony or Walnut speakers at Amazon.com.