Product Description

A speaker system that not only expands your movie and music experience, but also actually enhances any room you put it in. Stylishly designed and graced with an extruded aluminum body, the front, center, and surround speakers that make up the SKS-HT240 are a combination of convenience and appearance. The included 150-watt powered subwoofer rounds out this system to add the LFE (Low Frequency Emissions) punch to your movies and music for that real movie theater experience.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11435 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Onkyo
• Model: SKS-HT240
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, .0 pounds

Features

• Speaker System includes - 2 x Front Speakers / 2 x Surround Speakers / 1 x Surround Back Speaker / Center Speaker / Subwoofer / Speaker Cables / Subwoofer Cable / Onkyo USA 1-Year Parts and Labor Warranty
• Each of 6 channel surround speakers is capable of handling up to 100 watts per channel at 8 Ohms / The subwoofer has its own power, rated at 150 watts

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Customer Reviews

Another Bang-For-The-Buck From Onkyo
I bought these speakers (Onkyo SKS-HT230) in Mumbai (India), for USD$900, back in Feb 2006 from Sumaria. It's now available at Amazon for an amazing price of less than USD$300.

I had them wall mounted with B-Tech (BT33) wall-mounts. They sound good if set up properly in a small / medium sized room with adequately powered a/v receiver. They are definitely an upgrade to most H.T.I.B. systems.

For $300 it's really hard to find speakers better than these. That being said, they are not the last word in compact HT speaker category. They are not as good as something almost small and comparable in size such as Paradigm Cinema 90s. The Paradigms have a level of clarity, efficiency, mid-range & smoothness that these speakers find hard to match up with. That also makes Paradigm Cinema-90 series one of the cheapest amongst Paradigm's other well known speakers and almost 3 times more expensive than these Onkyo speakers. I know, I have just compared apples to oranges and it's still at the very bottom of high end audio. Lol.

The unique selling point of this speaker system is the well designed subwoofer. It's got an 8 inches down firing woofer with a built-in 77 - 150 watts (peak) r.m.s. amplifier. It has a front port so placement near walls in smaller rooms is less complicated compared to rear ported designs. Similar design goals are found on Polk Audio DSW PRO series subwoofers, which I like better. The front ported and down firing design eliminates the use of a speaker grill in front of the subwoofer. I like this arrangement because subwoofer speaker grills mostly attract dust and dirt.

The subwoofer sounds powerful and boomy at times, if pushed really hard. On the negative side, this subwoofer only has a single LFE RCA line-in jack & a volume knob on the back panel. There is no line level-in facility for front speakers and there is no crossover selector knob either. So this speaker system can only be used with a/v receivers that have an in-built bass management. As per the specifications given, it does not go below 30hz. I really doubt that claim. I don't think it may even be going below 35hz. It should be well suited for most living rooms / apartments. On the other hand, if you like to bring your house down along with your neighbour's then you need to look elsewhere, such as Paradigm Signature Servo which goes all the way down to 9hz. Phew! Do you really need your subwoofer to go that low when our hearing range is limited to 25hz - 25khz at best? As we get past 30years of age, it's further limited to 30hz - 20khz. Think about it.

Most people who buy these speakers would buy it for it's low profile and wall mounting capabilities. Unfortunately, these satellite speakers are rear ported, making wall mounting option a bit tricky. You will definitely need wall-mounts to avoid close proximity to the wall. Acoustic suspension or front ported design would have made it better.

Cost cutting measures, such as spring loaded clips instead of binding posts and fixed cloth speaker grills in front of the satellite speakers, may also be seen as negative points but not as a deal breaker.

Most speaker manufacturers seem to play with specification. Onkyo is no exception. The woofer for the satellite speaker is barely 3 inches in diameter and it claims to go as low as 65hz. Yeah right! Yawn.......

I still give them 4 stars because no one can give you speakers with such aesthetics, performance & value for money for under USD$300. I had these speakers paired with an Onkyo TX-SR604 and Pioneer DV-610AV universal DVD player. The upgrade bug eventually bit me and I've moved on to a Paradigm cinema - 90/110C system.

I would recommend these speakers to anyone who is on a very tight budget and is building their first home theater system in a small / medium sized room. They will not disappoint you for the money you pay. Be prepared to spend more money on wall mounts / stands & decent cables to get the best out of these speakers.

Paradigm Cinema-90s, 70s, Mirage Omnisat V2s, Nanosats and Mordaunt Short Alumnis are other speakers also worth considering in the compact HT speaker category.

Surround System
Speaker system is pretty good, but the speakers are actually much bigger than the picture would lead you to believe. Overall, sound is good and the sub is really pretty good. Nice buy for the price.

hope 2nd time better than the 1st
I was totally happy with the sound and look of this home theater system until the sufwoofer quit 2 weeks after I hooked it up. The vender was real cooperative about replacing it, but had to return the whole system, not just the subwoofer. Also make sure to keep the original packageing because that is the only way they would accept the return. I powered the speakers with Onkyo TX-SR606 Home Theater receiver. Hook up is almoost to easy, all wires and connectors are labeled and color coded. If not for the failure of the sufwoofer would have rated 5 stars.