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Obtaining a 5.1 speaker set without amp

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I have a Sony STR-DH550 that I'm currently using with borrowed speakers and I'm happy with the receiver. The specs are: 145W x 5ch, active sub(s), 6-16 ohm impedance.

I'd like to buy some speakers to go with it, for my lounge. Just for normal viewing of TV and movies, I don't plan to shake the house down. Currently I only ever use it on a fraction of the maximum possible power output.

I'd like to spend about $300 getting the 5 speakers excluding subwoofer. Some places sell complete blu-ray systems with 5.1 speakers for about my price range, however it seems like a waste to buy the whole system just to chuck out the blu-ray player and sub (since they all have passive sub which is useless to me).

On the other hand, places that sell speakers on their own start from $600 for just a pair.

I've been unable to find any way to buy just the speakers of a similar quality to what comes with the blu-ray systems.

Are there any good options I'm overlooking, or does anyone have further advice?


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