AV Setup Thread

[DarrenM]

You might want to look at some B&W mt speakers. small and a good match for your fronts. Monitor audio do good surrounds too. Radius maybe.

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The R90's were recommended to me also by my local Hi-fi shop as one of my concerns was I needed smaller units (than the rear 2010 speakers that come with the Q Acoustics 2000 set up) for behind the sofa due to lack of space. They are not tiny tiny but that maybe the route I'll go down subject to hearing them, mating them with the Q Acoustics 2010's up front, centre & Sub.

The new Cambridge Audio Minx are supposed to be pretty good as well (they are small) but as such a new product still ££££'s..

ETA: Actually, tell a lie, its the even smaller R45's i was recomended as rears..

[Greg_S]

I can advise the Marantz SR5000 or SR7000. Bought the sr5000 new like 10 years ago, and the thing is great. I use them with Inifinty Reference MK2 speakers, also that age, but still blows me away

Yeah I have the SR4400 and been please with how it has performed over the years.

I could be tempted, what are they Greg? & £?

They are 4 x MS 302 bookshelf type speakers and a MS304 center speaker. Have the wall brackets to go with the 4 MS302's too. Also have the sub which is a MS308.

[Rusty]

Got the 2807 setup today - it sounds pretty good

[Tap Towers]

Can i run a few items by you people that know more than me, im moving house in a few weeks, and managed to set aside a budget to update my AV reciever and speakers.

Im looking at a Sony STRDH 810

Then Cambridge Audio S30's (bookshelf) or Tannoy F3's for my fronts,
A Cambridge Audio S50 for my centre,
more Cambridge Audio S30's for rears,
and a Cambridge Audio S90 for the sub.

Reasons behind the Cambridge Audio gear is i hope they will perform better than a satelite system, and the fronts to be bi-wired for 5.1, which is plenty for the room.

This works out at about £500 for the speakers, and £280 for the AV reciever, which is as much as i can go to at this moment in time once i have got wiring/ brackets etc...

Does this seem like a reasonable way to go?

Dont mind chopping changing about if anyone recommends particular stuff, Its just the more i look at it, the deeper the AV bug gets me, and i feel mindboggled!!

Cheers people.

[Thuppu]

Take tree same kind of speakers in the front, and of course in the rear also if possible, 5-7pcs of CA S30. Then all sounds similar and you can't locate different sounding anywhere.

[skid]

Can i run a few items by you people that know more than me, im moving house in a few weeks, and managed to set aside a budget to update my AV reciever and speakers.

Im looking at a Sony STRDH 810

Then Cambridge Audio S30's (bookshelf) or Tannoy F3's for my fronts,
A Cambridge Audio S50 for my centre,
more Cambridge Audio S30's for rears,
and a Cambridge Audio S90 for the sub.

Reasons behind the Cambridge Audio gear is i hope they will perform better than a satelite system, and the fronts to be bi-wired for 5.1, which is plenty for the room.

This works out at about £500 for the speakers, and £280 for the AV reciever, which is as much as i can go to at this moment in time once i have got wiring/ brackets etc...

Does this seem like a reasonable way to go?

Dont mind chopping changing about if anyone recommends particular stuff, Its just the more i look at it, the deeper the AV bug gets me, and i feel mindboggled!!

Cheers people.

Hi Mr! For your budget I would Go for the Q acoustic 2000 speaker package and stick an extra £20 on the amp budget and buy a Yamaha rxv 667. The Q acoustics are perfectly matched and just as small and the Yam amp is superior the sony in terms of sound quality and and future proof as it has a whole host of connections and is 3d capable too

[Tap Towers]

Cheers skid, only stuck with sony as thats what i have at the mo, and quite like the look of the 2000's.

[skid]

No probs mate. Think they come in white too!

[Tap Towers]

The walnut and graphite colours are about £500, gloss white and black are an extra £50.

Gloss black 42 tv on the wall, wonder if gloss white speakers would look ok?

[mark234]

I personally always buy Samsung TV's The way they look, and the sheer quality is second to none in my opinion