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Until now I have had my dvd connect to my Hifi but I looking to branch out. Any advice or product recommendations(cables etc) would be great. I have around £300 to spend & would like DTS

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This item was edited on Thursday, 27th October 2005, 01:40

ive had my setup for a few years, the 5main speakers , 2 front floorstanding, center and 2 rear only came to around £120. and the amp which is important was around £160, a yamaha which ive been very pleased with. at the time i had a budget but i read to get a good amp thats why i paid that much, i didnt intend spending that much on the amp but im glad i did. i only have a smallish space which is why i didnt spend anymore on the speakers.

Im on an even smaller budget and was wondering if any knew if the cheap 5.1 set up places like asda sell are worth the money? Im not that fussed about quality as ive put up with the normal standard tv speakers for some time. Also how much would a wire less speaker set up set me back? as the missus hates the idea of having loads of wires showing.

any help would be most appricated



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You`d be better off going for a virtual surround system like Denon`s (set you back more than you`d want I expect). Wireless speakers have two problems 1) bandwidth and 2) power. A lot wireless speakers simply don`t have the dynamic range (bandwidth/implementation restrictions) and so aren`t any good except for basic sounds. Once you have good sound you have a hefty ticket price. More importantly though is the subject of power. OK the speakers are wireless but most are amplified and so need power. Running a power cable up the wall is worse than running a speaker cable so most speakers are left with batteries. Batteries don`t last that long and the sound will degrade gradually over time when the battery is losing power. Most have NiCads these days but consider cost/recharge times/ease of access/method of charge etc.