Need suggestions on quality bookshelf speakers and subwoofer

Kef q350s for the speakers

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SVS for the sub

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Elac makes some solid bookshelf speakers for the price. The KEF LS50 is a great bookshelf option too.

PSA MT110 for bookshelf and PSA TV2112 for the subwoofer.

Check out ascend acoustics Sierra series for bookshelf speakers.

Still setting it up after two weeks. A lot of things to tweak. Of course it sounds great. It can rattle the room if I let it. But I really like the tight bass for music.

I originally had two SB3000s but one sort of popped and crackled at times with You Tube videos. So Best Buy took it back no questions asked and I upgraded to the SB4000. Wow.

Now my SB3000 is in the back of my den filling in when called upon.

Quality bass makes everything else sound better. The SVS pair backs up some really nice Martin Logan 40i fronts and center. In-wall Sonnance sides and rears, along with four in-ceiling Klipsch round out my 7.2.4 setup. I consider the SVS pair the heart.

By the way, i paid $1400 for the SB4000 and $1000 for the SB3000.

Not sure if you are aware of SVS return policy, but you have 12 months to return anything and swap it out for the newer version of it, you just put the difference. I originally had a pb1000 when I first built my theater and sent it back for a pb1000pro for $100

Also, to OP. don’t sleep on Best Buy Magnolia. Great selection, and they know their stuff.

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Definitely go with SVS for the sub, no other company comes close.

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The SVS warranty, trade in program and free in home evaluation are great but you will get better quality subs with more output, lower extension and all around better performance from brands like HSU, Rythmik, Monolith, PSA, JTR, Funk audio, Deep Sea Sound, etc. These are all ID brands with low overhead where as SVS is a retail brand.

The SVS PB-1000 pro is a great sub for the price but if you want anything more than that, looking at the other brands would provide a lot more benefit.

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To be perfectly honest, I’m still new to this hobby and haven’t heard of most of those brands, but from everything I’ve read, you can’t get a better sub that what SVS makes for that price.

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The PB-1000 pro is the closest fit to that statement and even then it is debatable.

Take SVS's flagship subwoofer the PB-16 ultra. It runs $2,500. It is a ported 16" sub that barely extends down to 15Hz and then falls off a cliff. It has a thicker sound which is commonly considered OK for home theater but music lovers wouldn't care for it.

Now for $2,500 you can get a PSA TV2112. The PSA is a 21" driver that will extend down to 10Hz in large rooms no problem. in normal sized rooms it will get you down to 5Hz. Even if you had 4 PB-16 ultras you wouldn't match the output level or extension. The PSA also uses a professional audio driver (concert level quality) that is much cleaner sound than the PB-16.

Similar story for all the other brands mentioned.

EDIT: but for anyone unsure what they want, start with SVS as you can return it completely free. Not everyone else gives you that option. Most will make you pay for return shipping.

You ask a difficult question with giving a budget.

The other thing I'll add is just because they are called bookshelf speakers doesn't mean they are meant to be on a bookshelf. Acoustically that's a terrible idea. They should be called stand mount because that is the intended use 99.9% of the time.