Home theater Amplifier

Ask for your $100 back.

if the rest of the system works properly $100 is not a bad deal for a home theater system. I'd buy a receiver

Get a used HT receiver on eBay or Craigslist. Something like an Onkyo SR605. No need to spend more than $150 for those speakers.

what?  how do you loose the amp and he didint think to tell you that before he sold you it?

Honestly I don't see the point in retaining those speakers even for 100 bucks. I say give em back and get your money. You are not going to get anything special from those even if you get a good HT receiver. You might as well get a better HT in a box, or save up a bit and buy the speakers and amp seperately.

I just joined Head-fi and am currently making the switch over from audiophile home theater equipment to audiophile headphone equipment. Ask for your $100 back and put it to something way better than a Home Theater In A Box minus a receiver. The general quality is way lower than if you build a system out of different components. Buy a solid, but not cheap amplifier or A/V receiver with good reviews and pair them with a pair of bookshelf speakers or floorstanding if your wanting this for a living room. I could go on and on but I'll contain myself.

Agree with others -- get your money back.

Start with a good HT receiver and some decent bookshelf speakers first. These leave plenty of room for upgrades later, e.g.

- you can add a center speaker later when you have funds,

- you can get two floorstanders in the future, then move the present bookshelf speakers to the back as surround speakers,

- you can add a subwoofer later

- etc...

X6 on the refund 

jeez... is it really that bad 

the few reviews I could find left by owners were all very positive, expect for some due to its functionality.

please let us know of a good HT receiver and a good two-way bookshelf for $100 - I'm curious... 

kboykb,  did you get a receiver yet? 

I think that what people may be saying here is that your speakers could be decent with the matching amp, but are kind of useless without it. If all you have is $100 you may want to stick with headphones or look around for a higher quality (used) 2.1 simulated surround system. You could try a desktop surround system like Logitech makes, but YMMV as some are way better than others and anything decent will be over $100. My recommendation is to save up for something better.

yeah, x2 on the saving for something better. definitely