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   When it comes to buying any audio system I say trust your ears first. Listen to the product you want to buy before you buy it. I love music and good quality sound so here are a few things I have discovered. Many of the all-in-1 systems with small plastic speakers and tiny sub woofers really **** and sound very boxy! There are however some very good low cost options if you have a low budget. I would look for a system that has at least 85-100 watts of power per channel even if you don’t use all of this power its best to have some headroom so you have clean distortion free sound. I do not know of F&D brand, do they have a website? I did a quick search and F&D seems to be a very low cost low end product. Speakers usually do not have a THD rating. This is usually reserved for amplifyers and other audio source components. THD stands for Total Harmonic Distortion. Yes I am a big nerd!

   Comment by MiaLee — October 25, 2007 @ 1:09 am

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   The amount of power depends on the size of your room, and how loud you plan to listen to movies and music. 70-100 watts per channel should be sufficient for an average size room at reasonable listening levels. Be sure to match your amp and speakers in terms of power, as severe mismatches either way can damage your speakers. You want to have some headroom, so that peak loud sounds (loud music passages, suddenly loud parts of a movie, etc) don’t distort. In other words, a 50 watt system might do what you want most of the time, but if you’re pushing it to it’s limits at normal listening levels, then a spike in volume hits, it won’t be able to handle it. is a good place to do research and read reviews.
   As the other poster mentioned, use your ears as well. Head out to the local shops that handle home theater gear and see what sounds good, and what fits in your budget.
   Good luck with it.

   Comment by tallguy_with_guitar — October 26, 2007 @ 7:56 am

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   Power is not really that important as to your speakers and their efficiency relative to their power requirements . The more efficient your speakers are the less power you need from your receiver or amp.
   If you are really confused with the systems , I would suggest you purchase a HTIB (Home theater in a box). Everything is matched for you, all you have to do is assemble it.
   THD doesn’t really apply to speakers as to either receivers or amps. THD stands for Total Harmonic Distortion. It’s the total amount distortion it will produce when playing at loud or full volume before it will break up, they lower the distortion rate the better. Never heard of F&D speakers.

   Comment by coco2591 — October 28, 2007 @ 12:58 pm

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