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Tezdread
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Hey all,
I said I'd be back to give you an update and I've just bought me first AV Receiver setup so here's the low down...
Originally I'd bought a Grundig, sub woofer with built in AMP and 5 speakers. The TV & DVD plugged direct into the sub/amp via phono leads so I guess this was only analog, the sound was ok at best.
So, the upgrade...
I've gone for the Sharp SD-AT1000H, 1-BIT Digital Home Cinema from Richer Sounds £200.
Setup was easy, all the speakers, sub woofer and cables are colour coded and it took about 30 minutes with routing the wires around the room.
The AVR has optical and digital inputs and I have my DVD player connected via the optical input leaving the digital for my PC. There are another 3 audio inputs via phono leads so for my set up this is enough. There's also FM & AM radio and an arial for each although I haven't tested this yet.
The sub woofer is a huge box that provides a LOT of bass, and as the sub woofer is located at the bottom of the device the floor boards really vibrate! The 5 speakers deliver good clear sound from all devices and overall the sound is great. I must have played the DOLBY pre-movie intro about 5 times Playing DVD's is far better via the optical, which is great because I was a little dubiuos wheter or not I'd really be able to tell the difference.
Overall, for a budget all in one set up for the Home Cinema newbie I can't fault it! Just need to get the rear speaker stands so that all the speakers are the correct distance apart...
I said I'd be back to give you an update and I've just bought me first AV Receiver setup so here's the low down...
Originally I'd bought a Grundig, sub woofer with built in AMP and 5 speakers. The TV & DVD plugged direct into the sub/amp via phono leads so I guess this was only analog, the sound was ok at best.
So, the upgrade...
I've gone for the Sharp SD-AT1000H, 1-BIT Digital Home Cinema from Richer Sounds £200.
Setup was easy, all the speakers, sub woofer and cables are colour coded and it took about 30 minutes with routing the wires around the room.
The AVR has optical and digital inputs and I have my DVD player connected via the optical input leaving the digital for my PC. There are another 3 audio inputs via phono leads so for my set up this is enough. There's also FM & AM radio and an arial for each although I haven't tested this yet.
The sub woofer is a huge box that provides a LOT of bass, and as the sub woofer is located at the bottom of the device the floor boards really vibrate! The 5 speakers deliver good clear sound from all devices and overall the sound is great. I must have played the DOLBY pre-movie intro about 5 times Playing DVD's is far better via the optical, which is great because I was a little dubiuos wheter or not I'd really be able to tell the difference.
Overall, for a budget all in one set up for the Home Cinema newbie I can't fault it! Just need to get the rear speaker stands so that all the speakers are the correct distance apart...