Home Audio Equipment & Portable Audio Components

newegg offers the refurbished Philips 5.1-Channel 1,000-watt Blu-ray Home Theater System, model no. HTS3306/F7, for $99.99 with free shipping. That's $13 under our mention from three weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find for a new unit by $66. Features include 1080p upconversion and wireless access to Vudu, Netflix, Blockbuster, FilmFresh, social networking, and Internet radio.

A 90-day warranty applies, although it's unclear who supports it.

TigerDirect offers the factory-refurbished Vizio Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer, model no. VHT210, for $109.99. This $20 mail-in rebate cuts it to $89.99. With around $12 for shipping, that's tied with our refurbished mention from last week and the best price we've seen for this sound bar. (It's also a current price low for a refurb by $18). It features two 2-3/4" high-efficiency mid/bass drivers, one 3/4" tweeter, wirelessly connected subwoofer, SRS TruSurroundHD, SRS TruVolume, and more. A 30-day Vizio warranty applies. Offer ends May 22.

newegg via eBay offers the factory-refurbished Sony 700-watt 7.1-Channel 3D-Ready Home Theater Receiver, model no. STR-DH520, for $159.99 with free shipping. That's $88 under the best price we could find for a new unit, although we saw a refurb for $10 less last month. Features include 100 watts per channel into seven channels, 24p True Cinema pass-through, BRAVIA Sync, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS decoding, four HDMI inputs, and more. A 1-year Sony warranty applies.