3.0 Speaker System and Home Theater Receiver Bundles
A 3.0 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 center channel speaker for dialogue which should be located underneath your TV, projection screen, or ultra short throw projector; and a surround sound receiver. Speaker wire and HDMI cables are sold separately.
A 3.0 home theater bundle DOES NOT INCLUDE rear surround speakers or a subwoofer 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!
Are you seeking a cosmetically and sonically matched front LCR (Left, Center, Right) soundstage for your home theater audio system? Perhaps you want to set up 5.1 surround sound, but already own a nice pair of rear surround speakers and powered sub, or have your mind set on selecting and purchasing them separately. Or maybe your room or current living situation simply will not allow running speaker wires to rear surrounds. Consider the 3.0 home theater system bundles below.
Polk T Series 3.0 Speaker System and Denon 5.2-Channel Receiver
Looking for a starter home theater audio system on a tight budget? The discontinued 36.3″ high, 9.3″ wide, 10.3″ deep Polk T50 floor standing tower front speaker [product link] [T Series YouTube video] [each at Amazon] (only one of the two included is pictured below) features a 1″ wave guide tweeter, a 6½” woofer, dual 6½” passive radiators, and a rear port. Frequency response is 40Hz-20kHz ±3dB. Sensitivity is 90dB. The matching 19″ wide, 6.5″ high, 8.5″ deep Polk T30 center channel speaker [product link] [at Amazon] features a 1″ tweeter, dual 5¼” woofers, rear port, and lists the same frequency response and sensitivity as the T50 towers. Speaker impedances are compatible with Denon receiver.
The Denon AVR-S660H 5.2-channel network home theater receiver [product link] [YouTube video] [at Amazon] is rated 75 watts per channel with two channels driven. Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio surround decoding. VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) and ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode) for gaming. Connectivity include 6 HDMI inputs (4-6 with 8K), eARC, Ethernet, 3 digital audio inputs (2 optical, 1 coaxial), 2 analog RCA audio inputs, phono input, front USB, headphone jack, and mic input for Audyssey MultEQ auto speaker setup. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Receiver dimensions are 17.1″ wide, 6″ high (8.5″ with antennas up), 13.3″ deep, and it weighs 17.2 pounds. BUNDLE PRICE with this Denon receiver at Amazon.com.
Definitive Technology Demand 3.0 Speaker System + Denon 9.4 Receiver
How about a pair of Definitive Technology’s best Demand Series floor standing tower speakers and the matching center channel speaker together with a Denon home theater receiver? The three-way Definitive Technology Demand D17 tower speaker [product link] [YouTube video] [dedicated left] and [right speaker at Amazon] features a 1″ aluminum dome laterally offset tweeter, a 6½” polypropylene midrange, dual 6½” carbonfiber woofers, and dual 10″ side-firing passive bass radiators in an MDF cabinet that measures 43.3″ high, 10.2″ wide, 14.7″ deep, and weighs 64 pounds. Frequency response is 42Hz-22kHz ±3dB. Sensitivity is 87dB. Recommended amplifier power is 40 to 300 watts. The 19″ wide, 6.6″ high, 11.2″ deep, 24 pound Demand D5c center channel speaker [product link] [YouTube video] [at Amazon] features a 1″ tweeter and dual 5¼” woofers. Speaker impedances are compatible with receiver.
The Denon AVR-X3800H 9.4-channel network A/V receiver [product link] [YouTube video] [at Amazon] features nine channels of amplification, but can perform up to 11.4 channel processing (full set of pre-outs) with the addition of a two channel external amplifier, so you could potentially get as fancy as 7.4.4. Rated 105 watts per channel with two channels driven. IMAX Enhanced and Auro 3D. VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) and ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode) for gaming. Connectivity include 6 HDMI inputs (all with 8K), eARC, Ethernet, 4 digital audio inputs, 5 analog RCA audio inputs, phono input, front USB, headphone jack, and mic input for Audyssey MultEQ XT32 auto speaker setup (also Dirac Live Ready). Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Receiver dimensions are 17.1″ wide, 6.6″ high (9.3″ with antennas extended), 15.3″ deep, and it weighs 27.6 pounds. BUNDLE PRICE with this Denon receiver and Gloss White speakers at Amazon.com.
Klipsch Reference Premiere 3.0 Speaker System + Onkyo 7.2 Receiver
Or, how about a pair of Klipsch’s best Reference Premiere floor standing tower speakers and center channel speaker together with an Onkyo home theater receiver? The two-way, three-driver Klipsch RP-8000F II tower speaker [product link] [in Ebony] or [Walnut at Amazon] features a Tractrix horn loaded 1″ titanium LTS vented tweeter, dual 8″ Cerametallic cone woofers, and dual rear-firing Tractrix ports in an internally braced MDF cabinet that measures 43.1″ high, 10.8″ wide, 18.3″ deep, and weighs 61.4 pounds. Frequency response is 35Hz-25kHz ±3dB, sensitivity is 98dB, and power handling is 150 watts continuous, 600 watts peak. The 32.1″ wide, 6.9″ high, 15.1″ deep, 36.3 pound RP-504C II center channel speaker [product link] [in Ebony or Walnut at Amazon] features a 1″ tweeter, four 5¼” woofers, and a rear-firing port. Speaker impedances are compatible with receiver.
The THX Select Certified Onkyo TX-NR6100 7.2-channel network A/V receiver [product link] [at Amazon] is also a great choice for 5.2.2 or 5.2 + Zone 2 speaker layouts. Rated 100 watts per channel with two channels driven. VRR (Variable Refresh Rate), ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode), and QFT (Quick Frame Transport) for gaming. Connectivity includes 6 HDMI inputs (1-3 are 8K), eARC, Ethernet, USB, 2 digital audio inputs, 4 analog RCA audio inputs, phono input, front USB, headphone jack, and mic input for AccuEQ speaker setup. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Receiver dimensions are 17.1″ wide, 6.8″ high (without antennas extended), 14.9″ deep, and it weighs 21.6 pounds. BUNDLE PRICE with this Onkyo receiver and Ebony speakers at Amazon.com or Klipsch.com.
Focal Aria 926 Floor Standing + Aria CC 900 Center + Onkyo Receiver
The discontinued three-way Focal Aria 926 floor standing tower speaker [product link] [in Noyer at Amazon] features a leather effect front panel design with a 1″ TNF aluminum/magnesium inverted dome tweeter, a 6½” flax cone midrange, dual 6½” flax cone woofers, a front port, and a floor-facing vent. Integrated adjustable spikes. Magnetic cloth frame grille. 40.7″ high, 11.6″ wide, 14.6″ deep, and it weighs 55 pounds. Frequency response is 45Hz-28kHz ±3dB. Sensitivity is 91.5dB. The matching 21″ wide, 7.9″ high, 9.6″ deep Focal Aria CC 900 center channel speaker [product link] [in Noyer, bundled with tower fronts at Amazon] features a 1″ tweeter, dual 6½” woofers, and dual rear ports. Speaker impedances are compatible with Onkyo receiver.
BUNDLE PRICE with Onkyo TX-NR6100 7.2-channel receiver and Noyer speakers at Amazon.com. The next model up Onkyo TX-NR7100 9.2-channel network home theater receiver [product link] [at Amazon] is also THX Select Certified, but adds Dirac Live room correction and allows you to set up 7.2.2 or 5.2.4 speaker surround or 5.2.2 + Zone 2. BUNDLE PRICE with step up Onkyo TX-NR7100 9.2-channel receiver and Noyer speakers at Amazon.com.