dayton home theatre package

[cliffburge]

I am trying to put together a surround sound setup for a family member, but she lives in upstate new york and I live in Washington state.

has anyone heard the dayton Sku 300-694 5.1 speaker package? Is it decent or good? Is it any better than something retail from a big box store?

I would build her something but I hate to take the hit on shipping. But the plot thickens, I have enough NSB's to build her something also. Is the sound quality going to be better with nsb's and something like a dayton tweet (if I can find a build) and take the hit on the shipping?

Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Cliff

[rudyjakubin]

I am trying to put together a surround sound setup for a family member, but she lives in upstate new york and I live in Washington state.

has anyone heard the dayton Sku 300-694 5.1 speaker package? Is it decent or good? Is it any better than something retail from a big box store?

I would build her something but I hate to take the hit on shipping. But the plot thickens, I have enough NSB's to build her something also. Is the sound quality going to be better with nsb's and something like a dayton tweet (if I can find a build) and take the hit on the shipping?

Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Cliff

I got a set of the 12" for a neighbor. He liked the kit because the Wife wanted small. The mounts were a plus that Dayton threw in. The wires (not)...
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...&vReviewShow=1
His living room has vaulted ceilings with two openings to the kitchen and a loft above the kitchen that's open to the living room not to mention open doors to bedrooms.
I for the life of me didn't think that 12" sub could shake the house but they did. Also bought them on sale with free shipping, can't beat that.

[johnastockman]

For that price, quite ahead of the HTIB's sold at the large retailers like Best Buy, Fry's, etc. Just the sub alone is better-built than the popular brand-name ones. I have gotten the Dayton SUB-100 and a SUB-120 for a couple friends. Just the subwoofer, not with the front and surround speakers. I'd say a few notches above the SQ of the previous big-box store ones they had. If this is their first HT set-up, they'll probably enjoy it. And the shipping costs for you. I also live here in Wa. and I shipped some speakers I built to a friend in Florida, each speaker in its own box. They were a 2-way, about .4 ft3 in volume per speaker. $48 for each box and I packed them for a tornado. I'm sure they be very happy with that kit. Maybe some DIY speakers for them later...they could still use the sub with their new Cliff-built speakers if they want to upgrade at some point.

John A.