Sony 1080 or DAVS880

[neilybealy]

i'm torn between getting the 1080 and then having to upgrade my speakers (to probably the 835s) or going for the DAV880

i would appreciate everyone's comments

cheers

neil

 

[paiger]

The 1080 will destroy the 880 any time of the day. You will have to have seperate speakers though.

S

 

[kelvin]

Totally agree... the 1080 would without a doubt be the better option. The only reason you should even consider the DAV is if space is an issue...

Kelvin

 

[Brad_Porter]

Seperates all the way. The 1080 is a vastly better choice over all-in-one packages. You will need to purchase more speakers and this will cost more, but the fun in building the set-up and the difference in quality will be worth it.

I think everyone on this forum will agree.

 

[neilybealy]

thanks for the quick replies

i guess you've just confirmed my suspicions that separates are better

i currently own a yam dsp a590 which i've been really impressed with but want to replace to have dolby digital

space is a concern though and i liked the davs880 in that respect

decisions decisions

 

[neilybealy]

i have hit a major obstacle in my av

im currently decorating my lounge/dining room and also upgrading my kit.....

the girlfriend doesn't mind the soon to be bought 32" sony/panny - in fact she's really keen on a new telly

what she wants out of the room is all my black kit - yahama dspa590 black amp, 2 black mission speakers, 2 black marantz rears, big black centre on the telly and definitely my BIG black kef reference series sub

she's not even keen on me getting the sony 835 speaker kit in silver as she says the little speakers look like bugs eyes

my cousin's bough the sony davs880 which she likes the look of

whilst i like the look it seems to be quite a compromise on sound even compared to my current dolby pro logic yahama dspa592 amp

reading reviews on here the pioneer 303/505 seems better than the sony 880

just don't know which way to go

can anyone offer some advice please?

 

[malford]

Hi Neil,
I had the same problem; wife loves 36" Panasonic but hates anything black! My treasured Technics separates system had to go after she went out and brought me a silver Sony 905 DVD player and told me that the black HiFi and rack had to go and it was ok if I replaced them with a silver setup.
I bought a Sony STR 1080 and absolutely loved the sound compared with my ageing Technics SA-GX690 the difference was amazing.
Although my STR-1080 is being replaced as it has a buzzing fault I had the choice of another model but I choose to stay with the STR-1080 as I was so impressed with the sound quality.
Wife won the battle but didn’t win the War; I still have my Black Mission 765i speakers.

Go for the STR-1080 great features and great price £349.90

http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/productdetailsnew.asp?MODELCODE=SON-STRDB1080S

Malcolm

 

[neilybealy]

well there's no way i'm going to win the silver v black war

we're decorating and it's got to be silver

i had a quick listen to the pioneer 303 up currys earlier but couldn't turn it up too loud - it sounded ok but i have my reservations about it

i've been looking at the sony 1080 for a while but i would then need to buy the sony speakers which is more bucks

just seems just a shame because my lil mission 751 speakers sound excellent

 

[gtfc]

You should audition the 6056 AV from B & Q, I've got a pair and them a great match for my Sony STRD9055, I had to use Q link cables but it was worth the cost.

Regards

John