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SpeakerboxDude
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Hi all, need some advice regarding purchasing a HTIB/all in one system.
I am looking to buy a speaker system that plays BOTH movies AND music perfectly or as close to perfect as possible. I am willing to spend up to £400 or so. I don't necessarily need a DVD player in the package but 5 speakers, a great sub-woofer and powerfull amp/receiver are compulsory.
I'm going to be using the system via a digital connection from my line out of my PC going into the digital input of the amp. Therefore using my DVD-ROM as the DVD player. I'm also looking to use my turntable to connect into an AUX input on the amp, using 2-phono inputs.
I haved looked at most of the 'mainstream' systems and have come to the conclusion that most of them really handle music like a HI-FI system and most of the music sounds disappointing. Alot of Sony's packages sound awful especially DAV-5 and 6 when a CD is played, however movies of course seem reasonably good. The same goes with alot of the Philips, Pioneer and Panasonic ones.
I'm looking at a system that pumps out alot of wattage;
speakers: >80 watts per speaker
sub woofer: >100 watts
But I have managed to narrow down my selection to the following brands:
Onkyo HTS-760
Onkyo HTS-650 or 660 (but these Onkyo systems seem really hard to find in the U.K.
Jamo DVD 50/A305 package
Mordaunt Short Premiere
Denon SCAV-F100
I'm wondering whether anyone can shed any light on this aspect of the market i.e. med-high end complete package systems? Does anyone know any systems that output both music and movies at a high quality as this combo seems hard to find?
Any feedback is most appreciated, cheers...
I am looking to buy a speaker system that plays BOTH movies AND music perfectly or as close to perfect as possible. I am willing to spend up to £400 or so. I don't necessarily need a DVD player in the package but 5 speakers, a great sub-woofer and powerfull amp/receiver are compulsory.
I'm going to be using the system via a digital connection from my line out of my PC going into the digital input of the amp. Therefore using my DVD-ROM as the DVD player. I'm also looking to use my turntable to connect into an AUX input on the amp, using 2-phono inputs.
I haved looked at most of the 'mainstream' systems and have come to the conclusion that most of them really handle music like a HI-FI system and most of the music sounds disappointing. Alot of Sony's packages sound awful especially DAV-5 and 6 when a CD is played, however movies of course seem reasonably good. The same goes with alot of the Philips, Pioneer and Panasonic ones.
I'm looking at a system that pumps out alot of wattage;
speakers: >80 watts per speaker
sub woofer: >100 watts
But I have managed to narrow down my selection to the following brands:
Onkyo HTS-760
Onkyo HTS-650 or 660 (but these Onkyo systems seem really hard to find in the U.K.
Jamo DVD 50/A305 package
Mordaunt Short Premiere
Denon SCAV-F100
I'm wondering whether anyone can shed any light on this aspect of the market i.e. med-high end complete package systems? Does anyone know any systems that output both music and movies at a high quality as this combo seems hard to find?
Any feedback is most appreciated, cheers...