Hi guys,
I'm finally getting back into home cinema now that previous hardships in my life that cost me 2 sets of av kit are well in the past.
My 1st set was a Thompson 44' rear projection tv, with Yamaha amp, Kef Cresta 5.1 with a Yamaha sub.
My 2nd set was a Panasonic Quintrix 32' tv (biggest thing I could get down to the basement), Yamaha amp , 3 pairs of AE Evo 3's, AE centre front and rear and 2 AE active sub woofers. This kit rocked!!! The depth charge scene in U571 never felt so good !!!!!!
The AE stuff went a couple of years ago, and i really, really missed proper sounds on a movie.......
So last night I bought a Yamaha RXV 2600 2nd hand on ebay for £255 from a chap upgrading to 3d kit, and ordered an Acoustic Energy Neo V2 Speaker Pack for £849 from A1 Sound. It will still be on the old Panasonic tv for now, as I've always been really happy with the picture quality on this CRT and hey I had a TV, I didn't have the AV kit - lol.
Price was a factor and as I stayed true to the Yamaha and AE pairing I so enjoyed before.
This kit stays, no matter what !!!
Now my last kit was in a medium sized concrete basement with concrete walls and floors. My new AV room is smaller, has wood frame, plasterboard and wooden floors. How does that change the sound?
I will also be 1 pair of AV floor standers, an active sub and a rear channel down on my kit, and that's before the difference in rear affects from 1 pair of AV floor standers now down to bookcase speakers. So having had it before, will I be disappointed with the Neo v2's until I get the missing kit?
Its good to be back and I can't wait to get it all set up and enjoy watching DVDs again.
Christmas is soooo much better when you get what you want
I'm finally getting back into home cinema now that previous hardships in my life that cost me 2 sets of av kit are well in the past.
My 1st set was a Thompson 44' rear projection tv, with Yamaha amp, Kef Cresta 5.1 with a Yamaha sub.
My 2nd set was a Panasonic Quintrix 32' tv (biggest thing I could get down to the basement), Yamaha amp , 3 pairs of AE Evo 3's, AE centre front and rear and 2 AE active sub woofers. This kit rocked!!! The depth charge scene in U571 never felt so good !!!!!!
The AE stuff went a couple of years ago, and i really, really missed proper sounds on a movie.......
So last night I bought a Yamaha RXV 2600 2nd hand on ebay for £255 from a chap upgrading to 3d kit, and ordered an Acoustic Energy Neo V2 Speaker Pack for £849 from A1 Sound. It will still be on the old Panasonic tv for now, as I've always been really happy with the picture quality on this CRT and hey I had a TV, I didn't have the AV kit - lol.
Price was a factor and as I stayed true to the Yamaha and AE pairing I so enjoyed before.
This kit stays, no matter what !!!
Now my last kit was in a medium sized concrete basement with concrete walls and floors. My new AV room is smaller, has wood frame, plasterboard and wooden floors. How does that change the sound?
I will also be 1 pair of AV floor standers, an active sub and a rear channel down on my kit, and that's before the difference in rear affects from 1 pair of AV floor standers now down to bookcase speakers. So having had it before, will I be disappointed with the Neo v2's until I get the missing kit?
Its good to be back and I can't wait to get it all set up and enjoy watching DVDs again.
Christmas is soooo much better when you get what you want
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