| Words Of Wisdom said: Very nice. Why did you pick that speaker set in particular? |
A few reasons.
Highly recomended by various audio websites as an excellent mid-range system. I would have loved to get some B&W speakers, but the L/R speakers I was looking at alone cost only a little less than L/C/R from NHT for minimal performance gains, but nicer cases with various wood finishes. I like the Piano Gloss Black, but I also like real wood with a natural finish, however the natural finish always costs a lot more. Also, the NHT speakers work well for both music and movies with a realitively flat response across the entire audio spectrum.
If I had bought the B&W main speakers that I liked, I probably wouldn't have been able to afford the matching center speaker, and the L/C/R speakers all being from the same family is very important when creating quality sound system. Your L/C/R put out 90% of the audio (or some other huge percentage) so matching tonal quality helps keep things nice and even sounding across the front. I bought the matching surrounds mostly for the looks. They put out excellent sound and are quite capable for their size, but I probably could have gotten the same audio quality for slightly cheaper elsewhere, but then they wouldn't have matched. You have to keep the wife happy, so matching is nice 
As for the sub, it was the only thing I never saw recommended on any websites, and I could have done better on the sub in terms of size of the case (it is on the big side). If it wasn't for the fact that the website I bought them from was having a huge sale on NHT speakers, I probably would have bought a different sub for the same price with smaller form factor.
Finally, the site I bought everything for 30-50% off, so even though I could have gotten similar performance speakers for less in comparison to retail prices, the huge sale countered my ability to find matching performance speakers for the price. Not only was it an official dealer so I get the full warranty, but I also got free shipping, a 30 day in-home trial with free return shipping if I didn't like them.
In the end it all comes down to if you like how they sound in your house and if you are willing to pay the $$. There were lots of speakers in my price range and slightly above it, but these sounded the best especially considering the extra cheap price I paid for them.
