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- #5 Klipsch Reference Theater Pack From Klipsch
- #4 Nyne NHT5.1RGB 5.1 Channel Home Theatre System From Nyne
- #3 Polk MagniFi Mini From Polk Audio
- #2 Rockville HTS56 1000w 5.1 Channel Home Theater System/Bluetooth/USB+8ft Subwoofer From Rockville
- #1 Yamaha YHT-4930UBL-Yamaha YHT-4930UBL From Yamaha Audio
The Best Home Cinema Systems For 2021
If you’re in the market for a home theater system, there are a number of ways you can go: You can choose from built-in speakers, wireless speakers, or surround sound speakers that come in a package with a receiver. There are also options for those who prefer soundbars and soundbar-style systems where the sound comes from a separate speaker. If you’re looking for a system with a lot of speakers, you have a number of options to choose from.
Keep reading to find the perfect one.
To make this top 5 of the Best Home Theater Systems, we have analyzed 3230 customer reviews and looked through 151 products.
#1. YHT-4930UBL From Yamaha Audio
Best Bang for Your Buck
Best Value
Yamaha’s system boasts exceptional clarity, precise detail, and above-average bass power. Room Calibration technology allows you to pinpoint the exact location of the sound in your room. It offers a 4K Ultra HD pass-through with HDCP 2.2 support. With a rated Output Power of 100 Watt it’s just a really nice and balanced system.
- Yamaha Room Calibration
- 100 Watt Output Power
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This system boasts exceptional clarity, precise detail, and above-average bass power at a reasonable price. It’s certainly not a budget system, but it will provide exceptional performance for the price. It is for anyone who wants impressive clarity, and powerful bass in their home theater system. It’s a fairly standard home theater setup with a receiver, four satellite speakers, a center speaker, and a subwoofer.
While it’s not a budget system by any means, it certainly provides excellent value considering it costs significantly less than many comparable systems. In regards to specifics, there are a number of things to like about this Yamaha system.
First off, we’ll start with the fact that it comes fully assembled. It also features Yamaha’s fantastic Room Calibration technology, which allows you to pinpoint the exact location of the sound in your room and provide an exceptional balance between music and background noise.
It offers a 4K Ultra HD pass-through with HDCP 2.2 support. With a rated Output Power of 100 Watt. Overall it’s just a really nice and balanced system, and could be your first choice if you are looking for a complete system, since it does so many things right.
#2. Polk MagniFi Mini From Polk Audio
Best Sound Bar For The Money
Top Pick
Polk MagniFi Mini is a 2.1-channel sound bar with a wireless subwoofer. It boasts impressive clarity and separation in the low, mid, and treble frequencies. Wi-Fi connection is less reliable than we’d like, but it’s still okay for the price. It includes Google Cast for easy music streaming from your phone.
- Google Cast
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If you want a sound bar but don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars, there’s a good reason to go with the Polk MagniFi Mini. It’s a 2.1-channel sound bar with a wireless subwoofer that boasts impressive clarity and separation in the low, mid, and treble frequencies, plus an attractive price point.
It has all of the usual connectivity options, including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, optical, a 3.5mm input, and HDMI, plus it includes Google Cast for easy music streaming from your phone.
It offers options for both music and movies, and it’s impressively flexible with multiple configurations. Its bass is particularly impressive, featuring a well-defined low-end and powerful high-end. While We found the Mini’s Wi-Fi connection to be less reliable than we’d like, it’s still okay, and its sound performance is definitely above average for the money.
It’s available in several configurations and includes a wireless subwoofer that rounds out the sound. It boasts also a user interface with a controller that’s easy to use and has a good range.
#3. Rockville HTS56 1000w 5.1 Channel Home Theater System
Best Budget Option
Budget Option
The Rockville HTS56, 5.1 Channel Home Theater System has two full-range front, three rear speakers, and an 8-inch subwoofer. Rockville is offering a 90-day money-back guarantee including return shipping. It has multiple modes to control the sub woofer LEDs, including flashing to the beat, looking like an EQ spectrum analyzer.
- 8″ Subwoofer
- 5-band EQ, FM radio
- 1000W Peak Power
- 90-Day Money-Back
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Our favorite budget system to date is the Rockville HTS56, 5.1 Channel Home Theater System. This system features two full-range front and two full-range 3 inches rear speakers, a center speaker, and an 8 inches subwoofer. Additionally, it features a built-in media player/receiver with digital readout, a 5-band EQ, FM radio, Bluetooth, SD/USB inputs, and two MIC inputs for Karaoke.
The Rockville HTS56 is capable of 1000 watts peak power and 500 watts program, with 250 watts continuous RMS. It has multiple modes to control the subwoofer LEDs, including flashing to the beat, looking like an EQ spectrum analyzer, or changing colors (constant or cycle).
There is also an included remote control with multiple buttons so you can easily operate the entire system from the comfort of your living room. Rockville is offering a 90-day money-back guarantee including return shipping.
#4. Nyne NHT5.1RGB 5.1 Channel Home Theatre System From Nyne
Best Home Cinema System
Top Pick
1.1 RGB is an impressive home cinema system with a powerful 8-inch active subwoofer, six-inch passive radiator, LCD Digital Display, and wireless remote. It’s equipped with the latest technology, including Bluetooth Audio Streaming, USB Audio Inputs, SD, FM, RCA Outputs, and HDMI inputs. It also has excellent clarity and a wide soundstage that makes it perfect for home cinema viewing. Available with either a black or white receiver, and two wireless controllers, and two wireless controllers.
- 8″ Active Subwoofer
- Bluetooth, USB, HDMI
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Upgrading your home cinema experience doesn’t necessarily mean you need to buy an expensive system. There are plenty of ways that you can enjoy great entertainment at a reasonable price. One of the best home cinema systems on the market is the Nyne NHT5.1RGB. This system packs plenty of power in a relatively compact package, with a powerful 8-inch active subwoofer, six-inch passive radiator, LCD Digital Display, and wireless remote.
It’s equipped with the latest technology, including Bluetooth Audio Streaming, USB Audio Inputs, SD, FM, RCA Outputs, and HDMI inputs. It’s ideal for those who want to relax with friends and family while watching movies in the comfort of their own home.
It also has excellent clarity and a wide soundstage that makes it perfect for home cinema viewing. The NHT5.1RGB boasts versatility, offering excellent sound quality, impressive clarity, and versatile connectivity options.
It’s ready to shake your legacies and shake your home cinema experience to new heights. It’s not all about the bass, Though it’s got plenty of it, with the powerful 8-inch active subwoofer. It’s ideal for games and other high-end movies, both old and new.
It’s also available with either a black or white receiver, and two wireless controllers. All of this comes at an impressively competitive price.
#5. Klipsch Reference Theater Pack From Klipsch
Best Balanced Subwoofer
Top Pick
The Klipsch Reference Theater Pack is the company’s sixth-generation subwoofer system. It features four RTP Satellites and an almost equally compact, horizontal RTP Center. The new satellite’s curved enclosure is made of “black brushed polymer,” a.k.a. plastic. It has a warm, slightly bass-forward sound and uses Klipsy’s classic horn-loaded technology.
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The Klipsch Reference Theater Pack is the company’s sixth-generation subwoofer system, succeeding the Quintet, from back in 2013. It features four RTP Satellites—or Pack Sats, plus an almost equally compact, horizontal RTP Center and an R-8SWi subwoofer. As a result of these and other changes, the new Reference Theater Pack is less than half as much as the old Quintet, though it does weigh less.
There are some minor tradeoffs in terms of sound quality, though we’re still impressed. The new satellite’s curved enclosure is made of “black brushed polymer,” a.k.a. plastic.
This is a step down from the highly inert “forged stone polymer” (a composite molding compound called AcoustaComp) that was formerly used. But it’s hard to tell the difference, as the sound is still very good. It has a warm, slightly bass-forward sound and uses Klipsch’s classic horn-loaded technology.
If you want that old-school Klipsch sound, these are compelling choices.
