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Out of thousands of reviews for 64 products, over 100 people recommended Home Theater Systems specifically for Cables. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Philips HTR-5000 Theater System
Philips HTR-5000 Theater System Compare Prices
  • Affordable
  • 5 Speakers and Subwoofer
  • Included Components: DVD Player,Radio Tuner
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS®
  • Released over 2 years ago
10 People Recommend
"helloi like the system overall,great sound and easy to hookup.the only dislikes are that they dont include any cables to hook it up to the tv.…"

- wrapper from Celina Oh at Circuitcity.com

"i found the included cables suited me just fine.amazing sound for a 2.1 system.…"

- R at Circuitcity.com

"i then connected the system via composite cables, and the ratio distortion was gone.…"

- OCBrain from Newport Beach, CA at Circuitcity.com


No 2 Philips HTS8100/37 System
Philips HTS8100/37 System $540 - $700 Compare Prices
  • 2 Speakers and Subwoofer
  • Included Components: DVD Player,Receiver
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®
  • Released 1 year ago
8 People Recommend
"if you install the component video cables (i did for progressive scan) it is impossible to close the back cover.…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"i didn't even have to do anything with my cable box cables.…"

- Overstock.com User

"by the way as far as hooking up the soundbar to your tv, all you need to do is goto radio shack or wherever and buy some red and white audio cables and run them from your output on your tv to the…"

- Bestbuy.com User


No 3 Panasonic SC-HT940 System
Panasonic SC-HT940 System $435 Compare Prices
  • Affordable
  • 5 Speakers and Subwoofer
  • Included Components: DVD Player
  • Released over 2 years ago
8 People Recommend
"i looked at sony but their system won't take in upgraded speaker cables.…"

- Pricegrabber.com User

"after adjusting all the settings to no avail, i decided to upgrade the speaker cables to see if that made a difference.…"

- Circuitcity.com User

"i read the first review about larger cables.…"

- Circuitcity.com User


No 4 Onkyo HT-S5100
Onkyo HT-S5100 $340 - $499 Compare Prices
  • Easy To Install
  • Affordable
  • 7 Speakers and Subwoofer
  • Included Components: Radio Tuner,Receiver
  • Released 6 months ago
7 People Recommend
"if you are using this for hdmi capabilty realize that you will need seperate cables to have the receiver process your sound fiber optic or coaxial i used fiber optic on the ps3 and dish hd box as…"

- AIRFORCE from MARTINSBURG, WV at Circuitcity.com

"the hdmi is passthrough only so you have to use component cables to get surround sound.…"

- Todd from Pittsburgh at Circuitcity.com

"one disadvantage though is the speaker cables are very short (especially for the surround rears), i had to buy wires from bestbuy to make it work...but still it is really worth it.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 5 Sony HT-CT100 Theater System
Sony HT-CT100 Theater System $240 - $300 Compare Prices
  • 3 Speakers and Subwoofer
  • Included Components: TV Display
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS®
  • Released 9 months ago
6 People Recommend
"i got tired of my onkyo surround sound system with all the speakers, woofer, amp, cables and all the space it took, so i started looking for a single unit sound bar.…"

- Amazon.com User

"hooked up via hdmi cables and used with an hd source (ie hdtv reception or blu-ray, or even dvd) this is an incredible system.…"

- Amazon.com User

"i considered the boston acoustics tvee model 2,(no new remote), but it uses rca cables - not hdmi.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 6 Sony Bravia Theater DAV-HDX500
Sony Bravia Theater DAV-HDX500 - home theater system - 5.1 channel $381 Compare Prices
  • Easy To Install
  • Affordable
  • 5 Speakers and Subwoofer
  • Included Components: DVD Player,Radio Tuner
  • Released 1 year ago
5 People Recommend
"i also picked up the monster power center and monster hdmi cables.…"

- ThNYKing from So.SideJamaicaQ-Boro (KevStatHenryJefBennyTiaLuki) at Circuitcity.com

"i have my xbox360 hooked up w/ optical audio(avalible on the hd cables) and the games really come alive.…"

- Michael from Richmond, VA at Circuitcity.com

"i read in another rating regarding the speaker cables, well, i was ready to replace them with monster speaker wire until i noticed that the speak wires connect to the unit via connector plugs.…"

- Rene from Hollywood, Fl at Circuitcity.com


No 7 Samsung HT-Z310T
Samsung HT-Z310T $200 - $250 Compare Prices
  • Affordable
  • 5 Speakers and Subwoofer
  • Included Components: DVD Player,Radio Tuner,Receiver
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS®
  • Released 7 months ago
5 People Recommend
"few complaints ipod set up is pretty weak you have to have the tv on but you can just get some rca cables and hook it up to your aux 2 which works a lot better.…"

- matt from ariz at Circuitcity.com

"on cables and wires that are not included.the optical cable is about 40 bucks and the hdmi is much more than that.…"

- Irene from Columbus, GA at Circuitcity.com

"i felt that it was no reason for getting the hdmi cables for it because i wasnt going to use the dvd player too often and for audio..i felt that the digital audio optic cable was better because i can…"

- Amazon.com User


No 8 Onkyo HT-SP908 Theater System
Onkyo HT-SP908 Theater System $580 - $999 Compare Prices
  • 7 Speakers and Subwoofer
  • Included Components: DVD Player
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,DTS 96/24,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS®
  • Released 1 year ago
5 People Recommend
"the system is great, everything is heard in detail, watching movies with this baby is awesome really kicks the theater experience up a notch and being able to use hdmi cables to connect my equipment…"

- Amazon.com User

"(we bought a roll of heavier gauge wire in case we want to replace speaker wires, and/or need extensions for some speakers.) we also purchased the recommended 1000 series monster cables and a monster…"

- Amazon.com User

"so be ready to connect lots of cables and to spend time and effort.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 9 Philips 500W 2.1-Ch.
Philips 500W 2.1-Ch. Home Theater System with Progressive-Scan DVD/CD/MP3/DivX Player  HTS6500 Syst $150 - $500 Compare Prices
  • Affordable
  • Easy To Install
  • 2 Speakers and Subwoofer
  • Released over 2 years ago
5 People Recommend
"helloi like the system overall,great sound and easy to hookup.the only dislikes are that they dont include any cables to hook it up to the tv.…"

- wrapper from Celina Oh at Circuitcity.com

"i found the included cables suited me just fine.amazing sound for a 2.1 system.…"

- R at Circuitcity.com

"i then connected the system via composite cables, and the ratio distortion was gone.…"

- OCBrain from Newport Beach, CA at Circuitcity.com


No 10 ONKYO HT-S990THXB
ONKYO HT-S990THXB Home Theater System $785 Compare Prices
  • 7 Speakers and Subwoofer
  • Included Components: Receiver
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital,Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS,DTS 96/24,DTS ES,DTS Neo:6,THX,THX EX
  • Released over 2 years ago
5 People Recommend
"since dolby digital doesn't work if you set it up with rca jacks, i used optical audio cables for the cable receiver and dvd connections.…"

- JDTrap from Wilmington, DE at Circuitcity.com

"i added some really top notch cables and wires boy i am…"

- Bhphotovideo.com User

"awesome audio, but make sure you spend the extra money on high quality thx certified monster wires and cables for your home theatre system to make it truly complete.…"

- Amazon.com User


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