rave review on AR home theatre speaker system

Acceptable Sound Quality is subject to what your budget is, so ignore some of the snob comments by other respondents.

I have a dedicated room with all the goodies including 2 Cine Pro 3K6 III's and a full RBH Limited Edtion 7.3 SE package that can compete or beat any system. But if you want to spend $2500 total or need a Bedroom, Living Room or Gym area sytem?

The package I choose was not the AR (which is quite good) but rather the new RBH CT-5.1 sytem. RBH spent less money on the finish and advertising and more on the cabinet construction and drivers.(Aluminum divers and a DUAL 8" sub at this price) It is a few more dollars at $1049 but I was able to get it for a little more than the $799 you had as a target.

It just won the Electronic House 2001 Product of the Year Award!! More importantly it sounds great. Research RBH and you'll find 99% of the professional or hobbyist reviews are nothing short of stellar.

I can speak with a bit of authority regarding the HC-6 speaker system. I sell them.

They have a beautiful finish and the satelites do a fine job for video surround. The subwoofer bass is a bit weak though. Either the amplifier or the woofer is not very well damped, making the driver bottom out and distort sooner than other powered sub systems in this price range.

As far as music playback goes, they suffer. Honest opinion.

Sleaze factor aside, (bear in mind, the dealer EXISTS due to margin) They are tagged generally at $699.00, and can be purchased usually in the mid $500.00's. Frankly though, I hope and pray that they go to a uniform price policy such as Bose, Polk and many other manufacturers, giving the dealer a reasonable margin in the dwindling profits being had in home electronics.

If you check around to find out how much a "piano finish" costs to have done professionally, there isn't much money left for the rest of the speaker. Think about it. This is eye-candy for the living room.