Help! Blu-Ray Home Cinema System..

Seriously do you actually think any of them are going to be that much different?

If you plan on changing speakers in 5-6 months time why are you having trouble deciding.

It took me a day to decide on the avrx2000 and I'm more than happy.


If anything the rx-v675 and x-2000 are a higher spec than the others I would have thought
 
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beachBOYken said:
Seriously do you actually think any of them are going to be that much different?

If you plan on changing speakers in 5-6 months time why are you having trouble deciding.

It took me a day to decide on the avrx2000 and I'm more than happy.
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But, in 5-6 months I'm not going to change 'all' the Speakers just maybe add two fronts left/right I'll still keep whatever I go with HTS/TFX/DX1 just wondering which one is worth going for as I can't afford the Acoustics range from RS.
 
Agreed. OP is really over thinking this far too much, especially considering you've not actually listened to anything yet.

Go get a demo and buy what you want first time. Don't start piecemeal upgrading bits in a few months after making a decision off a spec sheet.
 
MagicBoy said:
Agreed. OP is really over thinking this far too much, especially considering you've not actually listened to anything yet.

Go get a demo and buy what you want first time. Don't start piecemeal upgrading bits in a few months after making a decision off a spec sheet.
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Would it work though, as in sound good? Yamaha AV with Tannoy HTS 101 Speakers, then in a few months when I've saved up a little get a pair of Tannoy Mercury V4's as front left/right.

They do usually say that it must be matching brand I think the centre left/right.
 
DiNZi said:
But, in 5-6 months I'm not going to change 'all' the Speakers just maybe add two fronts left/right I'll still keep whatever I go with HTS/TFX/DX1 just wondering which one is worth going for as I can't afford the Acoustics range from RS.
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Others have already said the HTS range are good in other threads but it's for you to decide, you really need to go test them out at the shops
 
DiNZi said:
Would it work though, as in sound good? Yamaha AV with Tannoy HTS 101 Speakers, then in a few months when I've saved up a little get a pair of Tannoy Mercury V4's as front left/right.

They do usually say that it must be matching brand I think the centre left/right.
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As I've said previously - in my opinion Yamaha/Tannoy are a good starting point, now go and have a listen! My ears and expectations are different to yours, I'm not going to point at something and say "buy that".

As for speakers , brand matching is a good start, I prefer to match within the speaker range. I delayed my purchase until I could afford the full Tannoy Mercury pack ... that was ten years ago and I'll still very happy with my choice. I'll be upgrading my amp but keeping the speakers sometime soon.
 
After reading a bit about the specs that are specified in the brochures and trying to understand a bit to help differentiate Speaker packages, I think I've now got my mind set on the Wharfedale DX-1's vs the Tannoy HTS 101's.

Especially, on Frequency Response alone, you can see that the Wharfedale's at 120Hz-20kHz (Satellite) 80Hz-20kHz (Centre) go lower then the Tannoy's at 100Hz-40kHz (All Speakers).

Then the Tannoy's have a Cutoff Frequency of -6dB which isn't common, the Wharfedale's have the regular -3dB Cutoff Frequency which is the same as most high end Speakers.

I'm not sure why the Centre Speaker for the Wharfedale's have a different Frequency Response, but as most Speech comes out through that Speaker I suppose it can't be a bad thing.

If only the Wharfedale's Sensitivity/dB was a tad bit higher with the Wharfedale's at 84dB (Satellite) 86dB (Centre) then the Tannoy's at 87dB (All Speakers).

http://www.tannoy.com/productseries/21/HTS Brochure LR_20111116.pdf
http://www.wharfedale.co.uk/files/brochure/20131112065258_13.pdf

I've called a couple of shops and they don't allow demo for these small speakers and only big ones, so I need to do this off reviews and specs.

Of those that have reviewed both the Wharfedale's and Tannoy's together, it is said the Wharfedale's are warmer and bassier compared to the Tannoy's.

Would you agree on the basis of specs that the Wharfedale's are a better set of Speakers?
 
Not again. Forget the specs, they mean nothing. Go listen. Dealers are talking rubbish if they are saying they wont let you have demo.

Chances are you have phoned these people too much and they have you down as a time waster (which, if your posts are anything to go by here...). Your going backwards and forwards like a yoyo and they will only likely want to help you if you come across as genuinely interested in making a purchase.

Yamaha and Tannoys will go fine together. Yamaha and Wharfdale I would guess are likely to be too warm sounding together.
 
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Jano said:
Not again. Forget the specs, they mean nothing. Go listen. Dealers are talking rubbish if they are saying they wont let you have demo.

Chances are you have phoned these people too much and they have you down as a time waster (which, if your posts are anything to go by here...). Your going backwards and forwards like a yoyo and they will only likely want to help you if you come across as genuinely interested in making a purchase.

Yamaha and Tannoys will go fine together. Yamaha and Wharfedale I would guess are likely to be too warm sounding together.
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Richer Sounds in Holborn was a bit disorganised, I'll try somewhere else instead, I've tried Superfi and some others you've mentioned but they didn't want to demo the small Speakers.
 
Jano said:
Not again. Forget the specs, they mean nothing. Go listen. Dealers are talking rubbish if they are saying they wont let you have demo.

Chances are you have phoned these people too much and they have you down as a time waster (which, if your posts are anything to go by here...). Your going backwards and forwards like a yoyo and they will only likely want to help you if you come across as genuinely interested in making a purchase.

Yamaha and Tannoys will go fine together. Yamaha and Wharfdale I would guess are likely to be too warm sounding together.
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+1
 
Not a fan of Monitor Audio but they will be better speakers than the Tannoys or Wharfedales - expect lots of bass. Absolutely crazy buying blind though.
 
Jano said:
Not again. .....

...Chances are you have phoned these people too much and they have you down as a time waster (which, if your posts are anything to go by here...). Your going backwards and forwards like a yoyo and they will only likely want to help you if you come across as genuinely interested in making a purchase
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Ha ha ha...... what did I say about a week ago.
 
DiNZi said:
http://www.audiovisualonline.co.uk/product/5259/monitor-audio-vector-av-black-5-1-speaker-package/

Just saw these, will compare them against the other two options a bit later, but these MA Vectors look nice! Would be a complete blind purchase. I have a feeling these will be louder than the Tannoy/Wharfedale too.
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Why do you have a feeling they'll be louder?

Assuming all specs are equal, crudely speaking the higher the sensitivity the louder the speaker for the same input wattage. It's physics. ;)
 
Didn't notice the volume comment. Seriously Dinzi you will not be able to max out these speakers. If you want pure volume go and get a DJ setup or something. Pretty much fed up of answering these now.
 
Jano said:
Didn't notice the volume comment. Seriously Dinzi you will not be able to max out these speakers. If you want pure volume go and get a DJ setup or something. Pretty much fed up of answering these now.
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I don't want to max anything, but I heard the Tannoy SFX as they were missing a rear from the TFX about 2 weeks ago and they were using a Yamaha AVR, he had it 75% up on the volume and the demo room was quite small and it wasn't even that loud lol! I hope it's not like this.
 
I said I wouldn't, but...

75% of what? Yamaha amps go down in db, not up in volume percentage.
 
MagicBoy said:
Why do you have a feeling they'll be louder?

Assuming all specs are equal, crudely speaking the higher the sensitivity the louder the speaker for the same input wattage. It's physics. ;)
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There are a couple of things. First thing I noticed is that the Monitor Audio Vectors have 4" Drivers in comparison to the Wharf/Tannoy's that use 75mm 3" Drivers. The Tannoy's are down as 87dB and Wharfedale's as 84dB, the Monitor Audio Vectors are 85dB with a 103dB SPL (peak). Also, the Monitor Audio Vectors will go much lower as the frequency is vastly better at 60Hz-30KHz compared to Tannoy 100Hz-40kHz or Wharfedale 120Hz-20kHz.

Anyway, I'm going to talk to some MAVs 5.1 owners as there was a couple of user reviews mentioning a 'hum' noise from the Sub.
 
Jano said:
I said I wouldn't, but...

75% of what? Yamaha amps go down in db, not up in volume percentage.
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You could see it on the screen, the volume gauge was 75% I'm not familiar with the reading but it was certainly 75% full or near to. It sounded quiet. Hopefully the Wharfedale's or MAVs are a big improvement.

I'm going away tomorrow for a week, when I'm back I'll go to the bigger stores like London Bridge or something and request beforehand to demo the Wharfedale's and Tannoy's if I'm not satisfied I'll get the MAVs 5.1, stupid Sub 'hum' noise is keeping me from really looking into them.
 
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