catalin
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Hi. Following some great advice received in my previous thread here, I was able to define my requirements and narrow down the choices. Now I need your help to select the best sounding combination.
Background: I live in Switzerland, almost nothing that is popular on this forum is not available to demo. Looking to build a 2.1 or 2.0 system with bookshelves + AVR Amp depending on price. Max budget for this stage is 2,500 CHF = 1,650 GBP for bookshelves + AVR Amp + subwoofer (if possible but nota must). Bookshelf speakers will be wall mounted (more exactly on a wooden panel, will post a picture tonight) so it's important they have the bass ports at the front or lateral. Weight and size are also important, style is a plus. Due to space constraints the speakers will be placed about 80 cm apart and the listening position is about 2.5-3m in front of them. They will be used 50% for music and 50% for movies/games. Inputs are a Playstation 3 and 42'' Panasonic plasma. The room is about 15sqm. In 1 year I will most probably rotate them at the back and get floorstanders at the front and a center to build a 5.1 system.
My picks so far:
Bowers & Wilkins 685
Bowers & Wilkins 686
Focal Chorus 706 V
Yamaha RX-V2067
Pioneer VSX LX53
BK Electronics Gemini II
BK Electronics XLS200
Caveats: B&W are not shipped outside the UK, they are pricey to get here - I can have the 685 for 540 GBP the pair maybe a little less expensive if somebody buys them for me in UK then posts them to me but still tricky. The Focals I can get here for a good price without complications: 395 GBP the pair. The Pioneer amp I can get here substantially cheaper than the Yamaha : 890 GBP vs 1020 GBP. So cost wise the most effective combination would be Focal + Pioneer and I could fit a small subwoofer in the budget, but is it a good sounding combination? Please share your opinions or suggest any other combination in the same budget. Much appreciated, cheers.
Background: I live in Switzerland, almost nothing that is popular on this forum is not available to demo. Looking to build a 2.1 or 2.0 system with bookshelves + AVR Amp depending on price. Max budget for this stage is 2,500 CHF = 1,650 GBP for bookshelves + AVR Amp + subwoofer (if possible but nota must). Bookshelf speakers will be wall mounted (more exactly on a wooden panel, will post a picture tonight) so it's important they have the bass ports at the front or lateral. Weight and size are also important, style is a plus. Due to space constraints the speakers will be placed about 80 cm apart and the listening position is about 2.5-3m in front of them. They will be used 50% for music and 50% for movies/games. Inputs are a Playstation 3 and 42'' Panasonic plasma. The room is about 15sqm. In 1 year I will most probably rotate them at the back and get floorstanders at the front and a center to build a 5.1 system.
My picks so far:
Bowers & Wilkins 685
Bowers & Wilkins 686
Focal Chorus 706 V
Yamaha RX-V2067
Pioneer VSX LX53
BK Electronics Gemini II
BK Electronics XLS200
Caveats: B&W are not shipped outside the UK, they are pricey to get here - I can have the 685 for 540 GBP the pair maybe a little less expensive if somebody buys them for me in UK then posts them to me but still tricky. The Focals I can get here for a good price without complications: 395 GBP the pair. The Pioneer amp I can get here substantially cheaper than the Yamaha : 890 GBP vs 1020 GBP. So cost wise the most effective combination would be Focal + Pioneer and I could fit a small subwoofer in the budget, but is it a good sounding combination? Please share your opinions or suggest any other combination in the same budget. Much appreciated, cheers.