Spec me 5.1 AMP with Optical Input + speakers <£200
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Squiffy, while i generally agree with you, i think a lot of its down to expectations.
My dad would be thrilled with a £100 all in one pack 5.1 setup for movies, while i wouldn't be happy with it.
Music would REALLY show how horrible it is, but my dad again has a £350 technics stereo system, which he thinks is the dogs, its not bad, but it cant touch my seperates setup, which isnt the best tbh (Arcam Alpha 7, FLAC on HTPC, Celestion impact 10 speakers).
So long as they dont expect it to be awesome, and just want it to do the job, it'll be fine.
Not everyone would want to spend £1k + on a setup, and not everybody expects it to be great.
Some people are happy with a lot of bass, directional sound and to be able to watch a film...
Just food for thought, as you do tend to overspec the simplest of requests, not everybody wants to spend a lot, and not everybody demands the best
My dad would be thrilled with a £100 all in one pack 5.1 setup for movies, while i wouldn't be happy with it.
Music would REALLY show how horrible it is, but my dad again has a £350 technics stereo system, which he thinks is the dogs, its not bad, but it cant touch my seperates setup, which isnt the best tbh (Arcam Alpha 7, FLAC on HTPC, Celestion impact 10 speakers).
So long as they dont expect it to be awesome, and just want it to do the job, it'll be fine.
Not everyone would want to spend £1k + on a setup, and not everybody expects it to be great.
Some people are happy with a lot of bass, directional sound and to be able to watch a film...
Just food for thought, as you do tend to overspec the simplest of requests, not everybody wants to spend a lot, and not everybody demands the best
jellybeard999 said:Good post
Could'nt agree more. Some people are more into it than others, myself I just wanted a surround amp for about 200 quid. I know that it isn't going to sound like 1000 quids worth of gear, I did my research and It wasn't an impulse buy.
I think the AV59 sounds fantastic for the money, and I would recommend it to anyone on a similiar budget.
I have a question though. How can a 2 channel compare to a 5.1 for watching films? This is a genuine question, and not intended to annoy squiffy. Can a 2 channel amp do a good job of surround?
Paul
Jofujofu said:
A 2 channel amplifier & stereo speakers will sound better than a av amp and 5.1 speakers of the identical total budget. A 2 channel amp won't do a good job of mult-channel surround, as it's stereo only channel. So the multi-channel mix will have to be downmixed to stereo. But it'll sound better (the 2 channel system) To get identical sound quality from a 5.1 system you need to spend considerbly more. A 5.1 quality system will sound better than the 2 channel of similar quality (not total cost) as you get the immersive cinema surround sound as it was meant to be heard.
See my posts on this thread.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17685516
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Routing everything (audio and video) to the av amp then onto the display makes the system easier to use.
Switch TV on, and set to the single input that's coming from the amp.
Connect video and audio to the av amp
Use macro function on your remote for each activity.
When you do this you don't need to change input on the TV, as the amp just switches inputs. You don't need to even use the input buttons on the remote for your amp, as the macro does it for you. If you've got several sources you might find the TV doesn't have enough inputs. Amps have more of them. Also you only need to use one audio & video leads from the amp to the TV (left & right and video)
Switch TV on, and set to the single input that's coming from the amp.
Connect video and audio to the av amp
Use macro function on your remote for each activity.
When you do this you don't need to change input on the TV, as the amp just switches inputs. You don't need to even use the input buttons on the remote for your amp, as the macro does it for you. If you've got several sources you might find the TV doesn't have enough inputs. Amps have more of them. Also you only need to use one audio & video leads from the amp to the TV (left & right and video)