Since buying a new TV about a year ago (Samsung 48H6400), I've been hankering for a good sound setup for watching films and TV (and occasional music) but haven't got round to it.
I used the built in TV speakers for a while, and for the last few months have been using an ancient 5.1 monstrosity found in my parents shed
http://www.cashgenerator.co.uk/prod...-home-cinema-surround-sound-system-5-1-DW3935
So I've been browsing AV receivers and speakers for a little while (I tend to do a large amount of research before buying things like this) and have finally found what I think is a good buy.
Denon AVR-X2000w - £107 clearance (refurb)
Q Acoustics 2010i for front left and right - £60 (open box)
Q Acoustics 2000Ci centre - £95 (open box)
All clearance items from richer sounds, seems like a decent package to me.
3.0 might seem a funny choice, but my thinking is that my living room isn't huge, so the fronts should convey a decent amount of bass. Also we have neighbours downstairs who I suspect might get annoyed with the sounds of a big sub and the wife says she definitely favours clear vocals over a lot of bass - hence centre over woofer. Does this sound reasonable, or am I going to regret not getting a sub?
The long term plan is certainly to get a sub and some rears, but I'd rather invest in quality rather than quantity at this point, especially given my not-so-huge living room and neighbour situation.
My inputs will be a Sky+ HD box, PC and DVD player, which I'm planning to connect via HDMI, HDMI and RCA respectively. Might grab a cheap Bluray players while I'm in richer sounds if I fancy it.
Lastly cabling. I'm certainly no audiophile, and definitely working to a budget, so with that in mind will I be perfectly happy using something like this?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cable-Tex-S...&qid=1447239213&sr=1-5&keywords=speaker+cable
Like the look of banana plugs, so was thinking of grabbing these too
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Connector-B..._UL160_SR160,160_&refRID=0MTXSTTJWZ18WG6NB5MZ
Does that sound reasonable? Is there anything else I'll need?
Thanks for reading
I used the built in TV speakers for a while, and for the last few months have been using an ancient 5.1 monstrosity found in my parents shed
http://www.cashgenerator.co.uk/prod...-home-cinema-surround-sound-system-5-1-DW3935
So I've been browsing AV receivers and speakers for a little while (I tend to do a large amount of research before buying things like this) and have finally found what I think is a good buy.
Denon AVR-X2000w - £107 clearance (refurb)
Q Acoustics 2010i for front left and right - £60 (open box)
Q Acoustics 2000Ci centre - £95 (open box)
All clearance items from richer sounds, seems like a decent package to me.
3.0 might seem a funny choice, but my thinking is that my living room isn't huge, so the fronts should convey a decent amount of bass. Also we have neighbours downstairs who I suspect might get annoyed with the sounds of a big sub and the wife says she definitely favours clear vocals over a lot of bass - hence centre over woofer. Does this sound reasonable, or am I going to regret not getting a sub?
The long term plan is certainly to get a sub and some rears, but I'd rather invest in quality rather than quantity at this point, especially given my not-so-huge living room and neighbour situation.
My inputs will be a Sky+ HD box, PC and DVD player, which I'm planning to connect via HDMI, HDMI and RCA respectively. Might grab a cheap Bluray players while I'm in richer sounds if I fancy it.
Lastly cabling. I'm certainly no audiophile, and definitely working to a budget, so with that in mind will I be perfectly happy using something like this?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cable-Tex-S...&qid=1447239213&sr=1-5&keywords=speaker+cable
Like the look of banana plugs, so was thinking of grabbing these too
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Connector-B..._UL160_SR160,160_&refRID=0MTXSTTJWZ18WG6NB5MZ
Does that sound reasonable? Is there anything else I'll need?
Thanks for reading