Five matched cabinets, bought once
A package solves the hardest part of building a system: making five speakers sound like one. Because the cabinets come from one range, they share drivers and crossovers, and a sound moving from left to centre does not change character. The first thing to establish is what is in the box — a "5.1" package normally includes an active subwoofer, and it needs a receiver, which is not included and is the single most common misunderstanding on this shelf. Then the ordinary numbers: sensitivity, which decides how hard the receiver works, and impedance, which decides whether it can. Last, the question that matters two years later: whether the range offers height speakers and larger fronts that match, so the system can grow instead of being replaced. We compare channel configuration and what is included, subwoofer type and power, stated sensitivity and impedance, timbre matching, and expandability within the range.
5.0 system — NO subwoofer · 2 floorstanders, 1 three-way centre, 2 two-way satellites · 1 150 W stated
A five-speaker set with no subwoofer — a 5.0 rather than a 5.1, which the page says first because it is the thing that is discovered at delivery.
Best for: A first surround system where the floorstanders can carry the low end, with a subwoofer added later.
≈ 170 €
Active 5.1 system · 1 000 W peak stated · THX certified · amplifier built into the subwoofer
The one complete system here that includes its own amplification — THX certified, with the amplifier in the subwoofer, so no receiver is needed.
Best for: A room that wants genuine five-speaker surround without buying, housing or learning a receiver.
≈ 215 €
Complete 5.1 system · ready to play · acoustic concept developed in Berlin · passive speakers with active subwoofer
A complete 5.1 package designed as one system rather than assembled from a range — five matched speakers and an active subwoofer, ready to connect to a receiver.
Best for: A first surround system where matching matters and assembling from components is not appealing.
≈ 530 €
