New Home Theatre 5.1

[Adam]

Im looking to upgrade my home audio to go with our current 47" LCD, Media Player and Blu-ray player.

I have decided to go for a Onkyo TXSR50 for the AV Receiver but its the speakers I cant decide on.

This is the Onyko btw...

http://www.froogle.richersounds.com/product/av-receivers/onkyo/txsr507/onky-txsr507-blk

What do you recommend as a 5.1 speaker package.

Budget ideally £250 max.

Idea's so far (nothing floor standing btw)...

Jamo A102HCS5
http://www.quantumelectronics.co.uk/acatalog/Jamo_A102HCS5_Speaker_Package.html

Onkyo SKSHT528
http://www.froogle.richersounds.com/product/speaker-packages/onkyo/sksht528/onky-sksht528-blk

Tannoy SFX5.1
http://www.froogle.richersounds.com/product/speaker-packages/tannoy/sfx5.1/tann-sfx5.1-blk

Thoughts please

 

[Adam]

Anyone??

 

[MikeC]

Check reviews on whathifi.com, always a good benchmark?

 

[Cookie]

AVforums is good for these sort of questions tbh

 

[David]

AVforums is good for these sort of questions tbh

+1 wait + ad infinitum

 

[CupDude]

What about something like this for your receiver? Over a grand new & will prob go for around 200.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Arcam-AVR200-...Amplifiers&hash=item4cef4736dd#ht_2434wt_1167

 

[Swish]

Anyone??

I've got the Denon http://www.richersounds.com/product/av-receivers/denon/avr1610/deno-avr1610-blk with some Mistral Audio Bow-2 front speakers then just some small satellite rears and centre, not had it long but really impressed with it.

 

[Adam]

Yeah I will post up on AV Forums, though there is a very similar thread with no response.

Thanks Anyway.

 

[CupDude]

I had the predecessor to the Tannoy system (the FX 5.1) and it was OK. The tiny satellite speakers obviously depend on the sub quite a bit for lower mid sound and a sub at that price isn't really up to much. Way better with half decent bookshelf speakers all round (Tannoy F1 or Wharfedale 9.1's) and save for a better sub.

 

[Adam]

Well the new setup arrived today. In the end I went for the...

AV Receiver - Onkyo TXSR507

5.1 Speakers - Harman Kardon HKTS7b

The sub is f**king massive, the speaker is 10inches lol but the sound from the receiver and speakers combined is immense.

Apologies for the crappy pics.

 

[Cookie]

Good s**t

What did it cost you all in?

 

[Adam]

About £400. Worth every penny.

 

[Andy.]

I had the same speakers. They are now in the loft as I couldn't shift them when I got some new ones. Great sound though.

 

[Cookie]

I had the same speakers. They are now in the loft as I couldn't shift them when I got some new ones. Great sound though.

Give you a tenner plus delivery

 

[Andy.]

That was the sort of offers I was getting! Some people actually got quite arsey that I would not sell them for peanuts.

I decided that I didn't need €50 that badly and that my son would probably appreciate the whole set up when he is a bit older, although I am not sure that I will, when he cranks the volume up.