Pioneer VSX-534 + Klipsch RP-600M II 5.1 Speakers
The Pioneer and Klipsch brands are both owned by Premium Audio Company, a subsidiary of VOXX International Corporation. If you are seeking a really nice-sounding, but basic 5.1 surround sound audio system and prefer smaller bookshelf speakers for the front left and right channels instead of floor standing towers, you might have found the bundle that you are looking for.
The entry-level Pioneer VSX-534 5.2-channel home theater receiver [manufacturer’s link] [available at Amazon] can be set up as 5.1/5.2 surround (or frontstage 3.1.2/3.2.2 Dolby Atmos). It has line out only for Zone B. Surround sound decoding includes Dolby Atmos with Height Virtualizer and DTS:X with Virtual:X (although you CANNOT actually connect an extra pair of height speakers for 5.1.2) as well as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Video support includes HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision, and BT.2020 color. Connectivity includes four HDMI 2.0 inputs (4K capable only – not 8K), HDMI output with ARC (not eARC), two digital audio inputs, three analog RCA inputs, USB power out, front headphone jack — NO PHONO INPUT, NO ETHERNET, NO WI-FI! Bluetooth wireless built-in. Receiver dimensions are 17.1″ wide, 5.8″ high, 12.6″ deep, and it weighs 17.6 pounds.
The bookshelf front left and right speakers are a pair of 15.8″ high, 8″ wide, 13″ deep, 18.1 pound Klipsch Reference Premiere RP-600M II [manufacturer’s link] [available in Walnut] or [Ebony at Amazon] with a Tractrix horn loaded 1″ titanium tweeter, a 6.5″ cerametallic woofer, and a rear-firing port. The five-driver center channel speaker is the 26.9″ wide, 5.7″ high, 6.5″ deep RP-404C II [manufacturer’s link] [available in Walnut] or [Ebony at Amazon] which features a 1″ tweeter and quad 4″ woofers in a sealed enclosure. Rear surround speakers are a pair of versatile placement 12.6″ x 8.5″ x 6.8″ RP-500SA II [manufacturer’s link] [available in Walnut] or [Ebony at Amazon] with 1″ tweeter and 5.25″ woofer in a sealed enclosure. Last but not least, low frequency effects are handled by the 16.6″ high, 14″ wide, 17.8″ deep, 37 pound SPL-100 [manufacturer’s link] [available in Ebony at Amazon] 10″ front-firing and ported 200-watt RMS powered subwoofer.
How to Buy this Entire System You can purchase the above Pioneer VSX-534 receiver with Klipsch Reference Premiere 5.1 speaker system bundle with ALL SIX Ebony speakers or FIVE Walnut speakers and Ebony subwoofer at Amazon.com. System should be delivered in FIVE BOXES, perhaps not all on the same day. Speaker wire, subwoofer cable, HDMI cables, et cetera are sold separately.