miggins1610
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Budget of £300. Like bass so a good subwoofer is key. Small room so nothing fancy needed but If i can get surround sound easily I'd like to. I dont know anything about wiring though which puts me off the Yamaha 8140
You're cross posting now which makes things very difficult for people to help you and keep on track. I've already moved one question to a more appropriate section dealing with soundbars. You will not get a surround sound system which includes a receiver, set of five speakers and a subwoofer for £300. For your budget, new, stick to soundbars especially in a small room.
It's best for you to try and keep to one part of the Forum for your question. Posting in too many can just confuse the issue for you. It's also discouraged under the Forum rules. Sorry if you think I'm being rude but I can't ignore the rules.Sorry I'm new to the forum and you're coming across as quite rude. I didnt know I was posting in the wrong. I know absolutely nothing about these things so idk what I can get in the price range. But just to show you wrong, richer sounds does a Yamaha 1840 5.1 kit which is a full surround sound setup for around £270 so it is possible
....that concept will take up your budget and more.Like bass so a good subwoofer is key.
As @gibbsy suggested, i would build up slowly, getting a bit at a time. If you don't, you might find yourself having to replace parts rather than adding to your setup, which can work out more expensive.
I went with a basic receiver (rxv381), cheapish onkyo cd player and a pair of q acoustic 3020s (left and right) and a 3090c (centre).
This did me for about a year, which I then added a pair of floorstanders (q3050) allowing me to get surround sound, then came a stereo amp in the same year, then a turntable and now recently a sub. So I have built up slowly to get bits I can afford (more importantly, get agreement from the mrs). Next upgrade is to get a better receiver which can do atmos and has better room correction.
So currently I have not replaced anything, only added to my system, and now I will look at upgrading, then I will be adding further kit (hopefully) e.g. atmos speakers.
In a word yes. A £500 stereo amp will far outperform a similarly priced receiver for music.Excuse me for butting in, but I'm interested that you have opted for 2 amps so quickly? Is the quality of a stereo amp so superior to a receiver?
I had no idea.
It was about year and half between amps, but yes, the stereo amp sounds better for music, although it was also more expensive than the AVR.Excuse me for butting in, but I'm interested that you have opted for 2 amps so quickly? Is the quality of a stereo amp so superior to a receiver?
I had no idea.
What have you currently got? As its not clear. Do you have stereo speakers already? If you dont I would get the stereo 3020s first then add the 3090c.Hi all,
First post.. Thanks for the good advice. I think I'll start with the 3090c and then add the 3020s as my front stereo speakers. I have a 5:1 system (Onkyo TX-NR818) so plan to add the 3010s as the rear speakers, in time. Does this seem like the right approach? Thanks.
What have you currently got? As its not clear. Do you have stereo speakers already? If you dont I would get the stereo 3020s first then add the 3090c.
Thanks THFBs. I have a mish-mash of extremely cheapo speakers.. My front stereo speakers are an old sony set, but my centre is actually a satellite speaker from a cheap 5:1 system I bought for £100 about 15 years ago... Poor, I know.. I feel like I've never really got anywhere near the best from my Onkyo AVR and look forward to building it up to a decent system.. So, in summary, the front stereo speakers are 'OK' but the centre is nowhere near it.. That was my thinking re changing it first.. I might blow the budget and buy both the 3090 and the 3020s, which I can get for £218..
That is some good receiver you have there, good old times when Onkyo had Audussey XT32! While it lacks 4K and Atmos it has option for front heights/widths and good amount of power to drive even tougher loads. You could look 2nd hand options too if you want something even better with such tight budget. While the 3000 QAs are known to be great for the price, we are still talking budget speakers and the receiver you have is far from that. But up to you of course!
Thanks Gasp3621, can you please advise any second hand options? I don't really have a hard budget as such.. I was of the opinion (having read various threads on here) to build up my system bit by bit, as opposed to trying to buy all at once. Cheers.