What 5.1 system for £500

[Voicon]

A mate had asked me for advice on a 5.1 hone cinema system, not had a look at these ages.....

£500 to spend on the audio side and would like 5.1 with either wall mount or tall boy speakers, the centre speaker will need to be wall mounted though.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[Voicon]

Thanks guys, my concern was the size of the room, I just checked and the room is 6m x 6m with a 3m ceiling, I guess a lot of systems are going to get lost in that?

Maybe the budget needs to increase.....

 

[Voicon]

Is the £500 budget just for speakers or does that include an A/V receiver?

It was for receiver and speakers but the more I look the more I think it's not enough, it's OK doing things on a budget but there is a minimum to get anything decent.

 

[Voicon]

I agree,

While you will always be able to get better with a bigger budget, having personally just replaced a faulty AV Receiver and some old and a couple of dead speakers for £600 I have a 7.1 set up that I am happy with:

http://www.superfi.co.uk/p-18213-denon-avrx1300w-home-cinema-receiver.aspx
http://www.superfi.co.uk/p-18708-denon-sys-2020-51-speaker-system.aspx
http://www.superfi.co.uk/p-16095-denon-scn4-speakers-pair.aspx

I bought the sys-2020 initially, as was planning on just keeping it to tide me over (and/or just keep the sub), but after some consideration bought 2 sets of the SCN4 speakers, to upgrade the Front left/Right and Centre (as they were the only thing noticeably lacking), and expanded to a 7.1 setup.

Budget was the main issue, but additionally I am space constrained, in that I have no room for Floorstanders, and Bookshelfs could only be a certain depth. In hindsight I should probably have gone for SCN9 speakers, as would be a little bit better for the front/centre, but as I said budget was also a factor.

That looks really good and about budget, thanks!