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  • dm80
    S2Forum Maniac
    • Apr 2005
    • 812
    • Country: Scotland

    #16
    Originally posted by Rusty
    I'm tempted by that exact model on AVF at the mo for around £200 delivered. How have you found it?
    It's an excellent all rounder. I have Sky via optical, DVD/SACD player via HDMI & co-axial & Apple TV via HDMI & optical all hooked up to it. I have KEF 3005 series speakers hooked up too.

    For movies it's great and I keep forgetting about this when watching an action movie when the kids are tucked up upstairs - it nearly shakes them out of bed.

    For my sounds - through the Denon SACD and Apple TV for MP3 it is brilliant too. Go for it and spend the extra couple of quid the seller wants if need be.

    Attached a review from when it was released.
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    • Rusty
      Super Moderator
      • Jun 2004
      • 18953
      • Country: United Kingdom

      #17
      Bought and all for a reaonable price too
      Cheers'en, AndyC
      1994 ABY Coupe - Projekt Alpinweiss

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      • dm80
        S2Forum Maniac
        • Apr 2005
        • 812
        • Country: Scotland

        #18
        How much if you don't mind me asking?

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        • Rusty
          Super Moderator
          • Jun 2004
          • 18953
          • Country: United Kingdom

          #19
          £190+delivery. Seems about right when the almost equiavlent new model is about £500 (2311).
          Cheers'en, AndyC
          1994 ABY Coupe - Projekt Alpinweiss

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          • dm80
            S2Forum Maniac
            • Apr 2005
            • 812
            • Country: Scotland

            #20
            Good deal. You won't be disappointed.

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            • Rusty
              Super Moderator
              • Jun 2004
              • 18953
              • Country: United Kingdom

              #21
              Ta

              Just got to sell the NAD and a few sets of speakers now
              Cheers'en, AndyC
              1994 ABY Coupe - Projekt Alpinweiss

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              • DarrenM
                S2Forum Extremist
                • Aug 2007
                • 1227
                • Country: United Kingdom

                #22
                So which one you bought Andy, the Denon 2311?
                This one was on my shortlist,supposed to be an excellent all rounder with bit more of a punch on the music side to compared to others in similar bracket.

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                • Sonic
                  Administrator
                  • Jul 2006
                  • 5514
                  • Home: United Kingdom Current: England

                  #23
                  The kef egg's are good, i'm quite impressed with the sound the produce given their size and cost.

                  I've got a Linn AV-5103 DTS pre-amp/processor in the cupboard that i'll sell eventually, but probably not what you're after

                  Originally posted by Dan
                  Also, inB4Sonic.
                  S2Forum.com Administrator

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                  • Rusty
                    Super Moderator
                    • Jun 2004
                    • 18953
                    • Country: United Kingdom

                    #24
                    Seondhand 2807. A new 2311 was way over budget and TBH, the 2807 will do what I require for now. I'll be fine until I get loads more HDMI kit or upgrade to 3D in about 10 years' time

                    I can imagine that the Linn cost about as much as my BMW

                    Will wait and see what satelites pop up. Some KEFs with the stands would be ideal, as would anything of a silmilar ilk.
                    Cheers'en, AndyC
                    1994 ABY Coupe - Projekt Alpinweiss

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                    • DarrenM
                      S2Forum Extremist
                      • Aug 2007
                      • 1227
                      • Country: United Kingdom

                      #25
                      Nice one, TBH the 2311 is over my budget as well (was originally looking at the cheaper 1911) but have been advised thats whats i'd need to bring in line with some of the other kit i've been looking at getting.

                      Its for our new place so kitting it out from scratch, Im thinking of hooking up either a Sony or Panasonic 3D TV (im not fussed on 3D,buts its the Mrs's choice..)
                      http://www.sony.co.uk/product/t32-lx-series/kdl-40lx903
                      http://www.panasonic.com/3d/full-hd-...er-system.aspx

                      Q Acoustics 2000 speaker package


                      Sony BDP-S 570 or 470 3D ready Blu Ray player (or similar equivilant)
                      http://www.sony.co.uk/product/blu-ra...layer/bdp-s570

                      Any Audiophiles care to comment on this particular set up and what Receiver maybe suitable? Even with the cheaper Denon 1911, this entire set-up is maxing the budget if bought brand new, even with good negotiation..

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                      • s2driveruk
                        Super Moderator
                        • Jul 2003
                        • 12696
                        • Country: England

                        #26
                        Q-acoutics 2000 package is well reviewed and a best buy from memory in What Hi-fi. Looks nice, was going down that route myself but couldnt part with my Mission floorstanders

                        AVForums.com would be a good place to start on recommendations. They usually tell you to look out for end of line/last years versions but as you are wanting a 3d capable solution thats probably a bit more limited in terms of scooping something though a few 1.4 hdmi's were about.
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                        • Rusty
                          Super Moderator
                          • Jun 2004
                          • 18953
                          • Country: United Kingdom

                          #27
                          I got this amp through AVF. Seems like a good place to start for sure
                          Cheers'en, AndyC
                          1994 ABY Coupe - Projekt Alpinweiss

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                          • S2central.net
                            Retired OG Mod
                            • Jul 2003
                            • 16590
                            • Country: Northern Ireland

                            #28
                            Oh this will be an interesting non-car thread... I have recently finished major wiring in our main room with umpteen HDMI cables and countless others sunk into the walls and floor for a proper plasma installation above the fireplace. Can't afford the tele or the AV components yet but I am definitely looking at a budget system that will give me decent 5.1 performance.

                            It was one of those things where it was time to paint the room and I wanted to get it cabled for a nice setup - come the day I could actually afford to use the cables... I have made my own customised pattresses as well for a clean install to the corners where AV sources will reside.

                            Very time consuming but satisfying nonetheless - I cant be doing with TVs in the corner of a room or ugly dangly wires up to a wall mount either. I tested it all out with a smaller TV to prove all the wiring was good before plastering, filling, smooting, touching up, smoothing, base coat, smooothing, more base coat, smoothing, 2 x coats white, denubbing, 1 x coat deep purple, denubbed and just one last coat over the weekend to finish it off before I die. I digress...

                            Currently looking at Panasonic budget systems with support for DVD, BluRay along with with decent 5.1 speakers. I did some interesting Yamaha stuff on eBay a while back but I didn't want to take the gamble... plus I really need the TV up and running first... sometime 2012 at this rate.
                            Paul Nugent
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                            • S2central.net
                              Retired OG Mod
                              • Jul 2003
                              • 16590
                              • Country: Northern Ireland

                              #29
                              Just seen the reference to AppleTV box - absolutely love mine - use it on the other TV already - beautifully simple thing that you just plug in, enter your iTunes info - and it does everything else... I did try a cheap chinese mediaplayer for comparison and it was just hilariously bad - must remember to drive the allroad over it someday - err I mean recycle it at my friendly neighbourhood WEEE facility.

                              That Denon receiver looks good to me on paper - love all those connectors on the back - proper mans job wiring all that up
                              Paul Nugent
                              Webmaster http://S2central.net
                              Administrator http://S2forum.com

                              1994 S2 Coupe ABY - aka Project Lazarus
                              2001 A6 allroad 2.5TDi - family tank
                              2003 S4 Avant 4.2 V8 - daily burble

                              Purveyor of HomeFries and Exclusive agent for Samco hose kits (S2/RS2)

                              There are only 10 kinds of people that understand binary - those that do, and those that don't

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                              • Rusty
                                Super Moderator
                                • Jun 2004
                                • 18953
                                • Country: United Kingdom

                                #30
                                I have a Panasonic 42G20 plasma and it's excellent, I even wish I'd gone larger, maybe a 46. Room is 4mx3m and it's about right vieving from the longer distance, 3-3.5m. Only downside is a slight buzzing but that's down to plasma operation and being next to a wall doesn't help

                                Depends on budget (doesn't it always). There are some Yamaha deals on at the mo for amps and speakers, Yamaha are well regarded for their budget stuff. Other than that, check this out:-

                                http://www.avforums.com/forums/home-...iscount-codes/
                                Cheers'en, AndyC
                                1994 ABY Coupe - Projekt Alpinweiss

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