Infinity Beta 20 speakers are clear, pure and just awesome for the price.  Go out and hear them for yourself before you buy another brand.  Infinity has their stuff together.

Consider speaker placement when buying speakers for your home.  Oftentimes retail stores will set up speakers they make the most profit on in a way that makes them sound better than the others in the room.  You want them at ear level, whether you are listening to CDs or are using them as a part of a surround sound system.  Nothing is more irritating than a sound system set up with speakers mounted to the ceiling pointing...