Receiver and 2.0 or 3.0 Speaker System Starter Bundles
One of the most awesome things about getting into home theater is that you can put it together piece-by-piece over time if you so choose. The most basic building blocks of a home theater audio system are a decent 5.1-or-more channel home theater receiver and two nice-sounding speakers to function as the front left and right speakers. The next building block is the center channel speaker which is designed primarily for dialogue, but also fills in the gap between the front left and right speakers to complete the front soundstage.
Featuring Klipsch Optimize Mode, the THX Certified Select Onkyo TX-NR6100 7.2-channel network-ready home theater receiver [manufacturer’s link] [available at Amazon] can ultimately be configured for 7.1/7.2 surround or 5.1.2/5.2.2 Dolby Atmos, or you can run 5.1/5.2 surround plus stereo audio in Zone 2. Surround sound decoding includes Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD Master Audio. Video support includes HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, Dolby Vision, VRR (Variable Refresh Rate), ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode), BT.2020 color. Connectivity includes six HDMI 2.1 inputs (three with 8K/60p support) and two HDMI outputs (one with eARC), two digital audio inputs, four analog RCA inputs, phono input, headphone jack, two USB inputs, and of course Ethernet. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless capable. Receiver dimensions are 17.1″ wide, 6.8″ high, 14.9″ deep, and it weighs 21.6 pounds.
To experience the most seamless, immersive soundfield possible from your future completed home theater, it’s important that the front left, center, and right speakers, as well as the rear surround speakers and Dolby Atmos height speakers are voice-matched, or timbre-matched, meaning that all of the speakers (minus perhaps the subwoofer) come from the same speaker brand, even better the exact same speaker series. For example, the new and improved Klipsch Reference Premiere Series II.
Onkyo TX-NR6100 + Two Klipsch RP-5000F II Floor Standing Speakers
Each Klipsch Reference Premiere RP-5000F II floor standing speaker [manufacturer’s link] [available in Ebony – each//pair] or [Walnut – each//pair at Amazon] measures 36.1″ tall, 8.2″ wide, 14.8″ deep, weighs 38.6 pounds, and features a Tractrix horn loaded 1″ titanium tweeter, dual 5.25″ cerametallic woofers, and dual rear-firing ports.
How to Buy This Starter System You can purchase the Onkyo TX-NR6100 receiver together as part of a bundle with two Klipsch RP-5000F II speakers in either Ebony or Walnut at Amazon.com — ListenUp, Sound Distributors, and Acoustic Sound Design are all authorized online Klipsch/Onkyo dealers! System should be delivered in THREE BOXES, perhaps not all on the same day. Speaker wire, HDMI cables, et cetera are sold separately.
Onkyo TX-NR6100 + Two Klipsch RP-6000F II Floor Standing Speakers
Each Klipsch Reference Premiere RP-6000F II floor standing speaker [manufacturer’s link] [available in Ebony – each//pair] or [Walnut – each//pair at Amazon] measures 39.6″ tall, 9.3″ wide, 17.6″ deep, weighs 49.4 pounds, and features a Tractrix horn mounted 1″ titanium tweeter, dual 6.5″ cerametallic woofers, and dual rear-firing ports.
How to Buy This Starter System You can purchase the Onkyo TX-NR6100 receiver together as part of a bundle with two Klipsch RP-6000F II speakers in either Ebony or Walnut at Amazon.com — ListenUp, Sound Distributors, and Acoustic Sound Design are all authorized online Klipsch/Onkyo dealers! System should be delivered in THREE BOXES, perhaps not all on the same day. Speaker wire, HDMI cables, et cetera are sold separately.
Onkyo TX-NR6100 + Two Klipsch RP-8000F II + One RP-504C II, Walnut
Each Walnut finish Klipsch Reference Premiere RP-8000F II floor standing speaker [manufacturer’s link] [available – each//pair at Amazon] measures 43.1″ tall, 10.8″ wide, 18.3″ deep, weighs 61.4 pounds, and features a Tractrix horn mounted 1″ titanium tweeter, dual 8″ cerametallic woofers, and dual rear-firing ports. The Walnut five-driver RP-504C II center channel speaker [manufacturer’s link] [available at Amazon] measures 32.1″ wide, 6.9″ high, 15.1″ deep, weighs 36.3 pounds, and features a Tractrix horn mounted 1″ titanium tweeter, quad 5.25″ cerametallic woofers, and is rear-ported.
How to Buy This Starter System You can purchase the Onkyo TX-NR6100 receiver together as part of a bundle with two Klipsch RP-8000F II speakers and the Klipsch RP-504C II center channel speaker in Walnut at Amazon.com. System should be delivered in FOUR BOXES, perhaps not all on the same day. Speaker wire, HDMI cables, et cetera are sold separately.