Looking for a home theater system, need to decide between Onkyo, Sony and Bose. Mainly looking for great sound quality speakers. Please suggest.

Hi, and welcome to IMshopping! You have chosen some great speaker brands to add to your home theater system. Each brand is known for their high quality and several features. However, its going to be a hard choice to say which brand is the best of the bunch.

Sony carries a wide variety of home theater systems and speakers, which provide the viwer with movie theater quality sound. Out of the different models, I would choose the Bravia home theater system. The Bravia comes with several high tech features such as:

Amplifier

    * Audio
          * Audio Power Output : Amplifier: 1000W(RMS) / 512W(FTC), Center Speaker: 84W (FTC 0.7%THD), Center Speaker: 143W (RMS), Front Speaker: 84W x 2 ((FTC 0.7%THD), Front Speaker: 144W x 2 (RMS 10%THD), Subwoofer Speaker: 160W (FTC 0.7%THD), Subwoofer Speaker: 280W (RMS), Surround Speaker: 50W x 2 (FTC 0.7%THD ), Surround Speaker: 144W x 2 (RMS)
          * Equalizer : Bass Boost function (Dynamic Bass on RM); Night Mode; DMPORT BOOSTER
    * Audio Features
          * A/V Synch : Yes
          * Digital Amplifier : Yes (S-Master (24 bit))
          * Dolby Digital Decoding : Yes
          * Dolby Pro Logic II Decoding : Yes
          *Surround Effect : Movie/Music Mode; Multi-stereo link; Speaker formation; Virtual Speaker Mode (Headphone)
          *dts Decoding : Yes
    * Convenience
          * Timer : Yes- Sleep
    * Convenience Features
          * Power Save Mode : Yes
    * General
          * Function : Tuner (FM, AM), DVD, TV/VIDEO, Audio In, DIGITAL MEDIA PORT
    * Inputs and Outputs
          * Analog Audio Input(s) : 1 (Rear-RCA) & 1 (Front-Mini Jack)
          * Coaxial Audio Digital Input(s) : 1 (Rear)
          * Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Output(s) : 1 (Rear)
          * Composite Video Output(s) : 1 (Rear)
          * D.C.A.C. (Auto Calibration) : Yes
          * Digital Media Port (Input) : Yes
          * HDMI" Connection Output(s) : 1 (rear)- Up to 1080P
          * Headphone Jack : 1 (Front- Mini Jack 3.5mm)
          * Optical Audio Input(s) : 1 Rear
          * Speaker Terminal : 6 DAV Clips (Rear- 2 Front/ 2 Surround/ 1 Center/ 1 Sub)
    * Power
          * Power Consumption (in Operation) : 120W
          * Power Consumption (in Standby) : less than 0.3 W
          * Power Requirements : 120V AC, 60Hz
    * Speaker
          * Speaker Terminal Type : Front/Center/Surround/Sub Woofer
    * Weights and Measurements
          * Dimensions (Approx.) : 17" x 3.3" x 16.3" (433x85x415mm)
          * Weight (Approx.) : 11.4 Lbs (5.2Kg)

Center Speaker

    * General
          * Enclosure Type : Bass Reflex (Ported)
          * Front Grille/Material : Fixed
          * Input Terminal : Push Type
          * Magnetically Shielded : Yes
          * Rated Impedance : 3 ohm
          * Speaker Unit : 1 Way (Full Range)
          * Woofer Unit : 65mm
    * Weights and Measurements
          * Dimensions (Approx.) : 10.4" X 3.7" x 3" (265x94x77mm)
          * Weight (Approx.) : 1.5 Lbs (.7Kg)

DVD, VCD, CD Player

    * Audio Features
          * CD Playback : Yes (CD-R, CD-RW)
          * MP3 Playback : Yes
          * SA-CD Playback : Yes
    * Convenience Features
          * Multiple Disc Resume : Yes (10 Discs)
          * On-Screen Display : Yes
    * General
          * Disc Capacity : 5 disc tray
    * Video
          * Digital-to-Analog Converter : 108MHz/12bit
          * Picture Ability : Picture Navigation and On Screen Display
          * Play Mode : Shuffle (CD/VCD/SA-CD); Program (CD/VCD); Repeat (DVD/CD/VCD/SA-CD)
    * Video Features
          * DVD (VR Mode) Playback : Yes
          * DVD Playback : Yes
          * DVD+R DL Read Compatibility : Yes
          * DVD+R Read Compatibility : Yes
          * DVD+RW Read Compatibility : Yes
          * DVD-R Read Compatibility : Yes
          * DVD-RW Read Compatibility : Yes
          * JPEG Playback : Yes
          * Precision Cinema Progressive Technology : Yes
          * Progressive Scan : Yes
          * VCD Playback : Yes

Disc Based Player

    * Format
          * CD (CD-DA) : Yes
          * CD-R/RW : Yes
          * DVD-RW-/R (VR) : Yes
          * DVD-Video : Yes
          * MP3 : Yes (MP3/ID3Tag Ver.1.1/ID3Tag Ver.2.0)
    * Mechanism
          * Tray Lock : Yes

Front Speaker

    * General
          * Enclosure Type : Bass Reflex (Ported)
          * Front Grille/Material : Fixed - Punched Metal
          * Input Terminal : Push Type
          * Rated Impedance : 3 ohm
          * Speaker System : 1 Way (Full Range)
          * Speaker Unit : 1
          * Type : Floor Standing
          * Woofer Unit : 65mm
    * Weights and Measurements
          * Dimensions (Approx.) : 10" x 39.4" x 10" (255x1000x255mm)
          * Weight (Approx.) : 5.1 Lbs (2.3Kg)

General

    * Audio
          * Channel Power Rating : 5.1 Channel
          * Sound Enhancer : Yes (Portable Audio Enhancer)
    * BRAVIA® Sync
          * BRAVIA Theatre Sync : Yes
    * Hardware
          * Media & Modes Supported : Music and Movie Mode
    * Other
          * A/V SYNC (Lip Sync) : Yes
          * DEMO Mode : Yes
          * Dimmer : Yes
          * Illumination Mode : Yes
          * VACS : Yes
    * Power
          * Battery Type : AA / Manganese for remote (RM-ADU007)
          * Power Save Mode : Yes
    * Video Features
          * HDMI Upscaling : Yes (upto 1080p)

Subwoofer

    * General
          * Enclosure Type : Bass Reflex (Ported) - Wood
          * Front Grille/Material : Fixed
          * Input Terminal : Push Type
          * Rated Impedance : 1.5 ohms
          * Speaker Unit : 6 3/8" (160mm) Cone Type

Subwoofer Speaker

    * Speaker
          * Speaker System : Bass Reflex (Ported)
          * Speaker Terminal Type : DAV Connector
          * Speaker Type : Bass Reflex (Ported)
          * Speaker Unit : 160mm
    * Weights and Measurements
          *Dimensions (Approx.) : 8.9" x 15.6" x 12.8" (225x395x325mm)
          * Weight (Approx.) : 14.3 Lbs (6.5Kg)

Surround Speaker

    * General
          * Enclosure Type : Bass Reflex (Ported)
          * Front Grille/Material : Fixed - Punched Metal
          * Input Terminal : Push Type
          * Rated Impedance : 3 ohm
          * Speaker System : 1 Way (Full Range)
          * Speaker Unit : 1
          * Type : Micro Sat.
          * Woofer Unit : 65mm
    * Weights and Measurements
          * Dimensions (Approx.) : 4.1" x 6.5" x 3.7" (103x164x94mm)
          * Weight (Approx.) : 1.1 Lbs (.5Kg)

Tuner

    * Audio
          * Station Preset(s) : 10 AM, 20 FM
          * Tuner Type : AM/FM
          * Tuning : FM: 87.5 MHz-108.0 MHz (100 kHzstep); AM: 530-1710 kHz (10k step)531-1710 kHz (9k step)
    * Inputs and Outputs
          * Antenna Terminal (AM Loop) : Yes
          * Antenna Terminal (FM 75 Ohm) : Yes

Wireless

    * S-Air
          * Headphone Jack : Yes
          * Model Name : TA-SA100W
          * Power Consumption : 50W
          * Power Output : 144Wx2
          * Power Requirements : 120V AC, 60Hz
          * S-Air Wireless : Yes
    * Weights and Measurements
          * Dimensions (Approx.) : S-Air Amplifier- 3.3" x3.9" x13.6" (85x100x345mm)
          * Weight (Approx.) : S-Air Amplifier- 3.7 Lbs (1.7Kg)

You can find these starting at around $349.99.

Next, the Onkyo HT S3200 Home theater system in Black. Like the Sony Bravia, the HT S3200 produces high quality sound at a reasonable price and come with many great features such as:

    *  3x HDMI (v 1.3) Switching
    * 1080p/24Hz Deep Color Pass-Through
    * High Current Power Supply (H.C.P.S.)
    * 5.1-Channel Digital Audio Decoding
    * 24-bit Audio Processing
    * Audyssey 2EQ/ Audyssey Dynamics EQ
    * iPod Connectivity
    * Music Optimizer
    * 660W RMS Total Output
    * Full-Range Speaker Package

These are selling for around $330.00 at B&H.

Last but not least, the Bose home theater systems are known for their quality. Although they are on the pricier side, I have known people who have owned these and the quality is phenomenal. Some of the features on the Lifestyle V20 Home Theater System include:

* Includes - Media console; Display panel; Acoustimass module; 4 cube speaker arrays; 1 horizontal Center-channel speaker; Remote control; 5 speaker cables: 3 front speaker cables and 2 surround speaker cables; HDMI Digital audio/video cable; Component video cable; Optical digital audio cable; RCA Analog audio cable; Composite video cable; TV on/off sensor; AM loop antenna and FM antenna; IR emitter and extender; AC power cord; Media console power cord; Acoustimass module to media console cord; 4 AAA batteries; Setup Disc and Bose ADAPTiQ audio calibration system Headset
* Video inputs and switching for 4 sources (2 with HDMI for DVD and CBL-SAT, 2 with component video, composite video and S-Video for AUX and VCR, no HDMI)
* Audio inputs and switching for 5 sources (DVD, CBL-SAT, AUX, VCR, TV)
* 2 coaxial digital audio outputs
* Stereo analog output

This is selling at J&R for around $1699.99 after a $300.00 rebate.

I hope these have helped you find a good home stereo system and thank you for choosing IMshopping!