sidicks
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Hope you chaps can help me, as I've not much knowledge on this kind of thing???
I NEED (!!) to purchase an AV receiver and speakers and have been reading a number of different hi-fi magazines plus this site to help me decide what I should go for.
I have £2500-£3500 to spend, and am currently likely to choose:
· Pioneer Ax-10i-S or Pioneer Ax-5i-S
· KEF 5005 Speakers
It will be linked to a Panasonic DVD player and Panasonic Plasma TV (TH42-PW5) and be used for Home Cinema and Movies in roughly equal proportions.
Is the Ax-10i really worth more than twice as much as the AX-5I (as, aside from the remote control unit, the specifications look reasonably similar on paper ??)
Will there be a revised Ax-10i (with Pro Logic IIx ??) due out soon ??
I like the features, looks and sound of the Pioneer and have seen this matched up with KEF speakers (2005 and Q7 series) in a number of magazines, so I assume that they go together reasonably well.
I've chosen the 5005s as I think they look much nicer than the 'eggs' and have been told they sound better as well. I'd like the 9000s, but they are much more expensive, and I can't justify the extra cost - how 'new' are the 5005s - are they likely to be superseded in the near future ??
The new Yamaha DPS-Z9 looks fantastic, but that is pushing the budget too far.
I've seen some offers that provide the Pioneer with the KEF and throw in £400 worth of speaker cable and interconnects as well, which seems like a good deal.
Has anyone got any helpful comments to make, before I potentially make an expensive mistake ?
Is there anything else I should think of ?
(I have posted this in the Speaker forum as well)
So many questions - Thanks for your help !!
Sidicks
I NEED (!!) to purchase an AV receiver and speakers and have been reading a number of different hi-fi magazines plus this site to help me decide what I should go for.
I have £2500-£3500 to spend, and am currently likely to choose:
· Pioneer Ax-10i-S or Pioneer Ax-5i-S
· KEF 5005 Speakers
It will be linked to a Panasonic DVD player and Panasonic Plasma TV (TH42-PW5) and be used for Home Cinema and Movies in roughly equal proportions.
Is the Ax-10i really worth more than twice as much as the AX-5I (as, aside from the remote control unit, the specifications look reasonably similar on paper ??)
Will there be a revised Ax-10i (with Pro Logic IIx ??) due out soon ??
I like the features, looks and sound of the Pioneer and have seen this matched up with KEF speakers (2005 and Q7 series) in a number of magazines, so I assume that they go together reasonably well.
I've chosen the 5005s as I think they look much nicer than the 'eggs' and have been told they sound better as well. I'd like the 9000s, but they are much more expensive, and I can't justify the extra cost - how 'new' are the 5005s - are they likely to be superseded in the near future ??
The new Yamaha DPS-Z9 looks fantastic, but that is pushing the budget too far.
I've seen some offers that provide the Pioneer with the KEF and throw in £400 worth of speaker cable and interconnects as well, which seems like a good deal.
Has anyone got any helpful comments to make, before I potentially make an expensive mistake ?
Is there anything else I should think of ?
(I have posted this in the Speaker forum as well)
So many questions - Thanks for your help !!
Sidicks
