Recommended DVD and Amp combination or Cinema System
NA ELLIOTT(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Friday, 8th March 2002, 07:29
Its a minefield out there and I need advice. I`m looking for a cinema setup that will produce both DTS and 5.1 through a speaker system. I assume a DVD player alone will not achieve this and would require a 5.1/DTS amp. Any recommendations (my budget is around £350).
As an alternative I`ve been looking at Cinema Systems such as the LG DA3520, anybody have any experience with this or other LG products.
Help !
RE: Recommended DVD and Amp combination or Cinema System
JtR(Competent) posted this on Friday, 8th March 2002, 13:34
You wont get a top end system because of your budget, however you should get a decent deal
Happy hunting
Lee
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illusio(Competent) posted this on Friday, 8th March 2002, 14:01
i recently bought a sanyo dc dav821 home theatre system with a 5.1/dts amp in built... got it from argos 189 instead of 400 pound sounds better than my last dvd player which had no amp ! only prob is its not remote hackable. hope this helps a little bit
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CAPTAINSHADWELL(Competent) posted this on Monday, 11th March 2002, 05:14
I was once in the same situation as u and was given the advice to "if possible save more and more and get seperates, as the difference is quite substantial". I did save and ended up spending around £1500 which included the amp, dvd and speakers, No amp, and all I can say is it was worth it.
My mission M74`s give enopugh bass to live without an amp for timebeing and the sound from my speakers compared to the usual little egg speakers u get with all-in one packages is unbelievable.
Gop to a store like richersounds or superfi, get them to set up demos of a complete system and then one of a reasonable budget of seperates an I would b shocked if u still went with all-in-one......
Hope this helps.
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MrAnarchy(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 11th March 2002, 12:43
I`d get the Sony STR-475 Amp ( 5x80w) for 175 pounds or the Marantz 4200SR ( What HiFi Best Buy of the Year 2001 ) 5x70w for 225 pounds at Richer Sounds ( has Prologic 2!) Match these with Sony Save 325 speakers for 130 pounds at Empire Direct. Top notch system for 350 pounds. This is what I am getting anyway.
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LBM(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 11th March 2002, 13:02
try the sony htk215.
It is superb and does 5.1/DTS.
You can pick it up from unbeatable for £266 + delivery.
RE: Recommended DVD and Amp combination or Cinema System
gingerone(Elite) posted this on Monday, 11th March 2002, 13:49
Pioneer vsx c300 amp-£160 from techtronics, yamaha speaker package £135 fro qed-uk.com, and a cyberhome dvd player £99 from richer sounds!
