kendal21213
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hi im making the jump from budget hifi to home cinema. i currently use a hifi 2 channel amp which is rated at 40 watts rms per channel into 8 ohms and i had that coupled with some mission m31i's which are rated for ages
recently my girlfriend brought me some budget floorstanders which were ment to be for christmas but iv got them early they are wharfedale vardus vr-300 which are 6ohm speakers
im just looking for some advice on a budget 5.1 amp the max i have is about 200
3d isnt particularly important nor is hd audio decoding as my ps3 can decode that and send it via pcm even i think let me know if thats incorrect. hdmi however will at least be needed to send the hd audio over via pcm also if i can get upconverting of analougue sources thatd be great (not sure if i need it as i think my ps3 can do it and i use that for dvd's to)
autosetup with a mic is a must as i dont have an spl meter and have never set up a home cinema setup before so would feel much more comfortable with the auto setup. the volume wont be cranked to loud as i have a toddler who goes to bed around 7:30ish although i do like to turn music up abit in the day sometimes. and 5 channel stereo although it tends to have innacurate sound might be a guilty pleasure at the occasional party if i ever get round to having one
i was looking at the strdh800 as its on sale in richer sounds for £150 but noticed it was only rated for 8 ohms
i then looked at the yamaha rxv367 as thats rated at 5x100 watts at 6 ohms but some sites say it doesnt come with a mic for auto setup and some say it does can anyone confirm this? also if anyone owns one whats the sound quality like as i have no where local to test equipment so have to buy blind (or deaf i guess as i cant hear one)
im willing to consider most budget amps at 200 or below wether its sony onkyo yamaha or whatever. however i would prefer something rated for 6 ohms (or that can be set to 6 ohms) as i wouldnt want to cause any damage to my system
if anyone could give me some advice thatd be great thanks
recently my girlfriend brought me some budget floorstanders which were ment to be for christmas but iv got them early they are wharfedale vardus vr-300 which are 6ohm speakers
im just looking for some advice on a budget 5.1 amp the max i have is about 200
3d isnt particularly important nor is hd audio decoding as my ps3 can decode that and send it via pcm even i think let me know if thats incorrect. hdmi however will at least be needed to send the hd audio over via pcm also if i can get upconverting of analougue sources thatd be great (not sure if i need it as i think my ps3 can do it and i use that for dvd's to)
autosetup with a mic is a must as i dont have an spl meter and have never set up a home cinema setup before so would feel much more comfortable with the auto setup. the volume wont be cranked to loud as i have a toddler who goes to bed around 7:30ish although i do like to turn music up abit in the day sometimes. and 5 channel stereo although it tends to have innacurate sound might be a guilty pleasure at the occasional party if i ever get round to having one
i was looking at the strdh800 as its on sale in richer sounds for £150 but noticed it was only rated for 8 ohms
i then looked at the yamaha rxv367 as thats rated at 5x100 watts at 6 ohms but some sites say it doesnt come with a mic for auto setup and some say it does can anyone confirm this? also if anyone owns one whats the sound quality like as i have no where local to test equipment so have to buy blind (or deaf i guess as i cant hear one)
im willing to consider most budget amps at 200 or below wether its sony onkyo yamaha or whatever. however i would prefer something rated for 6 ohms (or that can be set to 6 ohms) as i wouldnt want to cause any damage to my system
if anyone could give me some advice thatd be great thanks