Before you decide to buy a home theater speaker system or for that matter anything, you should decide on your budget. This seems like a cliché, but when you go into the market it is very tempting to spend "just a bit more" on the prestigious or expensive-looking items, but you must curb this desire. Also a word of caution here, unless you are going to use your system for professional purposes there is not much difference in the sound quality between a 0 and a 00 system.
Next step is to decide whether you want a conventional system or a wireless one. Before you make up your mind on this just beware that the wireless is not entirely without wires, is much more expensive and the sound quality is same as that of the conventional one. Also you should make up your mind on where you want to place your speakers in the room, and where you want the wires to be in case of conventional systems. Besides that you should also understand how to set up a wireless system, if you want to buy one. All these points should be considered before you make a choice.
Next thing to decide is whether you want to purchase the whole system or its individual components. If you buy the whole system then it is sure that the individual components will be compatible with each other and easier to install. On the other hand if you buy individual components it will give you greater flexibility and may save money by buying each component at the lowest possible price.
Once you have decided on your requirements, then you should decide on which model. Do not be prejudiced at this stage by the brand. Just check the performance of each system and you may find that a cheaper and less known brand may perform better than its more expensive competitor. Not only that, also read the reviews and ratings on Internet about the systems that you have shortlisted. You can log on to any search engine and type "name of the product, then space then review", or check on Amazon.com for reviews by customers. Also pay particular attention to negative reviews, and if needed discuss it with someone.
You can find lower prices on the Internet. Usually the sites like Amazon.com offer lower prices that you actually find in a store. If you follow all these tips, you will end up buying a system, which suits your requirements, works better and is cheaper.
