theshade
*PRAT - Pace, Rythm And Timing.
what is the size/dimensions of your room (HxWxL)??
If you plan on setting up a complete 5.1 system with a budget of Php50T then you have limited choices...entry level models from Aurum, Dali, Mission, B&W, Monitor aside from the aforementioned Wharfes and Usher are the ones that are "in" right now and will probably fit in your 50K budget. do try to audition the speaker sets from different stores and hear how each brand sounds like. bring CD's that are familiar to you and take notes bro...If I were you i'll bring the Harman Kardon AVR too so that you will have a pretty good idea of how each set will sound like when you mate it with your AVR. Im sure the staff of those stores can accomodate a simple request.
word of warning though..with the aforementioned set of criterias that you have in mind..shoehorning entry level 5.1 speakers to your budget of 50K will get you a set of good price/performance speakers but IMHO are not the ones that will get you off the merry-go-round cycle of speaker upgrades.
Now the playing field is totally different if you allocate the Php50T for a pair of speakers alone....if your priority is 80/20 in favor of music then this is the route I will take if I were you.
if coherence, PRAT, imaging, accuracy, definition, neutrality etc is what you are looking for then the main front L & R stereo speakers is of prime importance. I'll blow away the entire budget for a superb stereo pair and in time I'll just get run of the mill center/surround/subs for that once a week DVD trip. Your budget can now get you mid end speakers from Dali, Monitor, Usher, Triangle and entry level Dynaudio's and Von Schweikerts.
take your time in auditioning...we all know na medyo mahal ang gas/diesel these days and time consuming ang auditioning but its a must if we are to get speakers that we intend to live with for the next couple of years...not for the next few months only.
my .02 cents.....others may have diffrent opinions as well.