brainiac122
Standard Member
Hi Guys,
I am hoping some knowledgeable people here can provide some advice. I am not sure I'm ready to "take the plunge" yet so I have no hard budget for any upgrades right now (though if there are good Cyber Monday deals in the UK / Ireland, I might go for something).
I currently have a Denon X2400H and an Onkyo SKSHT588 speaker set (SKS-HT588-B | Standard Versions | null | Onkyo - Sound Acoustics). I have a reasonably small sitting room, so not going for anything too extravagant, just good quality sound for movies and games.
The set I have isn't bad most of the time (sometimes it actually sounds very good) but I do find there is sometimes and imbalance between how low music / vocals are, and how high bass / sound effects are. For example, playing Watch Dogs Legion this evening and the sounds of the car engine was drowning out the music. Other times, the surrounds are way too loud for me. The center speaker particularly feels too low for me also. (If anyone has any suggestions for more immediate fixes for these things, that would be great, not sure if its me or the speakers tbh).
The main question I have is, when I do decide to make upgrades, what should I do? Replace the two fronts first? The two fronts and the centre at the same time? Keep the exisiting surrounds for the time being? If you've specific speakers you'd suggest for a living room under about €100 per speaker that'd be great too.
Appreciate any advice!
I am hoping some knowledgeable people here can provide some advice. I am not sure I'm ready to "take the plunge" yet so I have no hard budget for any upgrades right now (though if there are good Cyber Monday deals in the UK / Ireland, I might go for something).
I currently have a Denon X2400H and an Onkyo SKSHT588 speaker set (SKS-HT588-B | Standard Versions | null | Onkyo - Sound Acoustics). I have a reasonably small sitting room, so not going for anything too extravagant, just good quality sound for movies and games.
The set I have isn't bad most of the time (sometimes it actually sounds very good) but I do find there is sometimes and imbalance between how low music / vocals are, and how high bass / sound effects are. For example, playing Watch Dogs Legion this evening and the sounds of the car engine was drowning out the music. Other times, the surrounds are way too loud for me. The center speaker particularly feels too low for me also. (If anyone has any suggestions for more immediate fixes for these things, that would be great, not sure if its me or the speakers tbh).
The main question I have is, when I do decide to make upgrades, what should I do? Replace the two fronts first? The two fronts and the centre at the same time? Keep the exisiting surrounds for the time being? If you've specific speakers you'd suggest for a living room under about €100 per speaker that'd be great too.
Appreciate any advice!
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