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Please stay away from the home theaters in a box. Most of them are just junk, and even the decent ones are still very 'meh', and not worth the money. They're the all-season tires of the home theater world. They do everything so-so, and are great at nothing.
You need to go and listen to some of the higher end soundbars. Although I'm not a huge fan of them either, the higher end ones can sound very good. Waaaay better than a HTIAB in your budget range. Do yourself a favour and go listen to some. They might surprize you.
Then of course you can get an A/V reciever, or even just a Stereo reciever and power just 2 speakers. Music will sound good, as will tv/movies. Again, you need to go and listen to different brands of speakers to see which ones sound the best to your ears. Everyone is different. Spend the $$ on a decent reciever (like a Marantz). Even if you end up just getting a 2ch one. Then like others have said, keep your eyes open on craigslist for speakers, as you can potenially save tons on a good set of speakers.
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