I have purchased a Sony STR-DN1040 after seeing it drop in price and will have a Gaming pc, PS3 and Sky+HD box connected to it and will hopefully be using it for a mix of things. I will mostly use it with movies/TV shows on Blu-ray or HD files, I will also be using this for music (all types of music but House, hip hop and RnB mostly) and gaming.
the speaker packages I have short-listed and why are as follows:
1. Boston Acoustics Soundware XS SE - low cost and small size means I can probably by a pair of bookshelf speakers alongside this too and use as a 7.1 too
2. Wharefdale DX1 HCP - Design, size is reasonable too
3. Monitor Audio Vector 5.1 - tested at £900 selling for £300~ should be good?
of course if you have other suggestions id be open to them but the max i can spend on them at the moment is £350, the less the better - unless there is a noticeable difference between sets. after advice from a friend I am leaning towards the monitor audio vectors, although if i go for these i will not be able to demo them as i will be buying them from an online store and richer sounds dont seem to have them but will have 7 days for a refund or exchange if i am not happy with them.
I guess I am looking for advice on:
- which ones would you go for and why ?
- would there be a huge difference between the Boston acoustics and others, bearing in mind I currently have no surround sound?
- would they be compatible and pair well with the receiver?
- what are your experiences with them ?
- are there other packages you can recommend?
- what cables would you recommend for them?
Thanks in advance !
the speaker packages I have short-listed and why are as follows:
1. Boston Acoustics Soundware XS SE - low cost and small size means I can probably by a pair of bookshelf speakers alongside this too and use as a 7.1 too
2. Wharefdale DX1 HCP - Design, size is reasonable too
3. Monitor Audio Vector 5.1 - tested at £900 selling for £300~ should be good?
of course if you have other suggestions id be open to them but the max i can spend on them at the moment is £350, the less the better - unless there is a noticeable difference between sets. after advice from a friend I am leaning towards the monitor audio vectors, although if i go for these i will not be able to demo them as i will be buying them from an online store and richer sounds dont seem to have them but will have 7 days for a refund or exchange if i am not happy with them.
I guess I am looking for advice on:
- which ones would you go for and why ?
- would there be a huge difference between the Boston acoustics and others, bearing in mind I currently have no surround sound?
- would they be compatible and pair well with the receiver?
- what are your experiences with them ?
- are there other packages you can recommend?
- what cables would you recommend for them?
Thanks in advance !