Page 1 of Audio setup...any opinions please?...

Right. Got me Aiwa 370 sorted, now it`s time to start thinking about the audio setup.

Been into Richer Sounds this afternoon and have got an idea of how to start...

With a max budget of £200 (at the moment)...

Kenwood KRVF5030 (Dolby Digital receiver - 80w p/c) £120

Eltax Monitor 3, 90w B (Speakers) £60

Cable £20

From there I`m obviously going to get more speakers, a sub etc (when cash flow imporves!).

So, what d`ya reckon? A decent place to start? The only thing that concerns me is that it doesn`t decode DTS - does this really matter? The Aiwa 370 has a sticker on the front saying `DTS` so I presume it outputs this okay so it could be set up with DTS. Do DTS discs also have the normal Dolby Digital as well? If so then I`m prbably not that bothered.

Any opinions and alternative suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Mark

Your idea of a setup sounds OK for a start up. It leaves a lot of room for changing later as well. The Kenwood (Receiver isn`t it?) is a budget model, but for £120 you can`t go wrong.

As for DTS, very few discs only come out in DTS. Some DTS discs also have Dolby Digital versions on, but most don`t, as the DTS track takes up so much room.

As long as you just buy Dolby Digital discs, you`ll be fine. Any website where you buy them from will tell you whether it`s a DTS disc or not, so just stay away from them, unless it ALSO has DD on it.

Even if you do buy a DTS disc by accident, most have a Pro-Logic track on them, which although it doesn`t compare to proper Dolby Digital, is better than nothing if you can`t be arsed to send it back.

Thanks for that.

As you say, it`s pretty upgradable at a later date - that`s what I`m after really.

Cheers

Mark

Why would you want to sent a DTS disc back anyway????

errm cause if you aint got any way to hear DTS you may want the DD 5.1 Version ....instead of crappy pro-logic DOH!!!!

Aiwa 370 ROCKS!!!!!

Yammy A5 BOOMS!!!

shaun