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21-06-2007, 05:29 AM
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Home Cinema Setup for £600?
Hi,
I am looking to replace my all-in-one rubbish 5.1 system and was wondering what the best options were in terms of amps and speakers. I have so far heard good things about the Sony STRDA1200ES and the Q-Acoustics 1010 speaker package but their combined total is just a bit too much (£800). Would I regret not spending the extra cash later on or is there a combo that would give me similar performance for less. Ideally I would like 2 x optical inputs and can live without HDMI connectivity. Any help would be appreciated. |
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21-06-2007, 09:28 AM
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You get what you pay for I am afraid. Have a look at the onkyo range of receivers (new 605 especially) and then see what you can find speaker wise. It may be good to look second hand.
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21-06-2007, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by menthel
I'd agree with that, even a good 2nd hand Onkyo, Yamaha or Denon amp and a good set of 2nd hand speakers will be managable with £600. Head over to www.avforums.com and take a look in their trading sections. |
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21-06-2007, 09:47 AM
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The speakers are my biggest issue really... Most of the cheaper packages look like poo and I hate those tiny silver satellite speakers that most of these home cinema packages come with.
Thanks for the advice. |
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21-06-2007, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by alexpollard
As I said head over www.avforums.com .I got my stuff from there, eg:
Amp = Yamaha RX-V1600 for £450 over a year ago (should be able to get one for about £300 now) Speakers = Kef Q1 (rears) Kef Q5 (fronts) Kef Q9 (Centre) got them all for £320 No satellite poo or silver thingys in sight 
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