Monoprice 10565 Premium 5.1 Channel Home Theater System with Subwoofer

Mi Monoprice 10565 Premium lo acompaño con Sony STRDN1080 y la calidad del sonido es increíble OMG! XD

How time flies! I bought this surround system 5 years ago! And its still going strong. The centre of my system is now a relatively old Marantz AV Surround Receiver NR1403 and a 60” Samsung 8000 series 60 inch LED 3D TV. The Monoprice sound surround system exceeded my expectations. After 5 years the sound is excellent it just seems to get better all the time. They said the speakers required a break in period. To my ears the system sounds full and smooth. The speakers combined with the Marantz sound stage creates better than average sound compared to other systems I’ve had in the past. I have not had any issues with the system and I like the idea that the subwoofer only activates when necessary. In addition to using the system for the TV, I listen to both my large collection of CDs and streaming sources through this system and all sound very good, which isn’t the case with some sound surround systems. The finish is plain and unadorned, which I like. Simple black cube shapes for the satellite speakers and the subwoofer provides nice smooth bass with adjustable crossover and has a relatively small footprint. The system is hard wired not wireless, so some wiring is required. I installed the wiring for the rear speakers along the bottom of the baseboard and its pretty well invisible if one isn’t looking for it. At the time I bought this system a CNET review compared the Monoprice system positively to the similar Energy Take Classic 5.1 system which cost much more saying it sounded better. There was some speculation at the time that the Monoprice system was reversed engineered from the Energy system. Whether that was the case or not I don’t know, I just know they do sound great. I would recommend this system to anyone looking for a reasonably priced 5. 1 system that performs well without having to break the bank.

en general no es algo que compraria de nuevo, despues de leer las reseñas de las demas personas, pense que seria buena opcion de compra, pero creo que tenias una mjor expectativa.

A little story: A very nice set! My previous set was an RCA box set of receiver with 5.1 speakers purchased in the 90s. Speakers still work to this day but the receiver is starting to die. I purchased a Sony STR-DH750 with 7.2 capabilities to bring the speakers to life, but realized that my old subwoofer was powered by my old receiver. Rather than invest in an amp for 20-year-old speakers decided to invest in a new system. After extensive research, reading many reviews, feedback and ratings, I decided that Monoprice was the best bang for the buck. It was between the 108247 and this set, the 10565. While I'm a cheapo who tries to get the best for as little as possible, I made the decision that spending nearly double for the next step up was best, especially after the lroce dropped 40 bucks! The one downside to this transaction that it was backordered. What was to be a month's wait ended up being 10 weeks or so. I wasn't in a rush, amazon wasn't pulling my leg and even asked if I wanted to cancel my order, but I was hoping that the speakers would be worth the wait- especially since I wasn't yet finished making my entertainment center (that's a discussion for yet another forum). Shipment I finally received a ship date, and it arrived 3 days earlier! I was a bit disappointed because the box had visible damage. I took pictures to document it. Upon unboxing, it was only the outer box that had damage- fault of the carrier, not amazon or Monoprice. In fact, kudos to them because that outer box was essential protection! Unboxing The speakers have a nice, sleek, modern feel to them. Nothing extravagant, clear simple design; less is more, in my book. The sub is slightly bigger than what I thought; a little taller than expected due to the small legs. Setup I've hooked up several systems before, so as a man, decided not look at the directions. I do love the wire attachements on the back! Very simple: push, insert wire, release! No screwing or turning like the back of my receiver. Indeed, no mounting holes, just the speaker which is perfect for my setup as I have them sitting on wall-mounted shelves and a mantle around the tv. Setup took about an hour because I tried using old, used wire and realized I didn't have enough so had to use a new spool so that all the wires would look the same. Otherwise, should have taken 15 minutes or so. I added an old pair of bose dual cubes to these speakers and set them up for rear surround. The set does come with red/white combo RCA cable. Many reviewers have problems with this not working on their receiver so had to order an adapter or different cable. Both the sub and my receiver have stereo inputs so this worked perfect. I use the included the mic and run the auto setup. Piece of cake. However, afterpowering up my ps3, my screen would flicker every few seconds. I swapped out the included RCA cable to use a heavier duty set I picked up from RadioShack a few years ago. The flickering stopped! I pop in Iron Man on bluray to give the speakers a run. The surround worked beautifully! Bullets wizzing by startled my two cats. Yet... no real boom. I felt like the bass was missing. I unplug the front speakers and put my ear to the sub, and notice nothing. Is the sub THAT bad?? I hook up the receiver to my phone via Bluetooth and play a 10 minute video of the THX intro. Nothing impressive. I look at the back and crank the bass all the way up. Still nothing. I google my problem and find a small suggestion. I dive into the receiver's on-screen speaker setup to go to Speaker Configuration which was set to "3/4". No idea what that fraction stands for. The online diagnosis said to ensure the configuration number ended in ".1". So I scrolled through the setup options and 3/4.1 was an option, so I selected it. BOOOOOOOOOOOOM! A deep, heavy, bass sweeped across the house, rattled some wood shelving, sent my cats running and scared the crap out of my dog. Yup. Subwoofer works. Perhaps a little too well. After several movies, I finally adjusted the bass to my liking. It is VERY powerful, perhaps a bit too much. Even my neighbor thinks so. Conclusion: An easy setup that may require some fiddling and fine-tuning. The subwoofer may take some fenangling, but it is definitely worth it. If you're the kind of person to decide to purchase your own set of speakers, you're likely knowledgeable enough to figure all of this out like I was. End of the matter: just buy this, already. Look no further, don't waste your time reading anymore reviews. You won't be disappointed. These ARE the speakers you're looking for.

Using these for my home theater. Added a pair of Andrew Jones bookshelfs as my L and R fronts and the whole setup sounds like a million bucks. Did get these for less than they seem to be currently but would honestly still say they are worth it. Edit: After some more time and upgrades I'll say they're good but not out of this world. If I were to set up a home theater again, knowing what I know now, I would go straight to higher quality and just do a 2.1 setup. That can be done for the same price with amazing sounding stuff. So if you're on a budget, add the other speakers later. Once I put in an Andrew Jones center channel for a hundred bucks, I was blown away. I've felt the sub is the best element of this by far but unfortunately, the ring around where the air blows through is starting to rattle a bit in really low end, heavy bass scenes. I'm not running it crazy loud either. So in the end, I feel like I'll be phasing this system out entirely. Not that it's terrible, but for a home theater, it's just... okay.