Value for Money Home Cinema systems

00 Agent Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14

Don't want to spent too much dosh, but I want a good quality audio receiver and surround speakers. I have an 1080hp 32 inch Samsung television.

Subject: Re: Value for Money Home Cinema systems Sun May 26, 2013 5:18 pm

Largo's Shark wrote:: Don't want to spent too much dosh, but I want a good quality audio receiver and surround speakers. I have an 1080hp 32 inch Samsung television.

We use this at home and in the bar.

http://shopper.cnet.com/surround-speaker-systems/sony-ht-ct260/4014-7868_9-35490761.html?tag=mncol;lst

00 Agent Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14

Any more suggestions? I hate listening through my tinny TV speakers.

Guest

Depends on your budget and venue.

Take a look at http://www.richersounds.com/

Subject: Re: Value for Money Home Cinema systems Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:00 am

I'd try and get an old pro-logic receiver secondhand for next to nothing, especially if any of your other kit has surround/3d sound settings. My old Sherwood pro-logic amp coupled with the sound spatialiser on my toshiba dvd player still results in the best room-filling and natural surround sound experience I've ever created, a sound I even ditched Dolby Digital to go back to.

00 Agent Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14

Lazenby. wrote:: I'd try and get an old pro-logic receiver secondhand for next to nothing

Does next to nothing mean 150 quid, 'cos that's the kind of price I'm seeing on eBay and alike.

Subject: Re: Value for Money Home Cinema systems Mon Aug 12, 2013 2:01 pm

Largo's Shark wrote:: Don't want to spent too much dosh, but I want a good quality audio receiver and surround speakers. I have an 1080hp 32 inch Samsung television.

Did you take the plunge already? I think given your screen size a sound-bar like Aural suggested or even a pc 2.1 speaker system might be enough to make a noticeble difference in quality....do you need a dolby decoder or are you feeding it separate channels?.

00 Agent Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14

lachesis wrote:: Did you take the plunge already?

Not yet. I'm currently saving up for a new phone and a motorbike CBT course, so this is all on hold. That said, the Sony HT-CT260 looks like a solid bet. I've earmarked it for later.

lachesis wrote:: do you need a dolby decoder or are you feeding it separate channels?.

Que?

00 Agent Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14

bitchcraft wrote:

Largo's Shark wrote:: Don't want to spent too much dosh, but I want a good quality audio receiver and surround speakers. I have an 1080hp 32 inch Samsung television.

We use this at home and in the bar.

http://shopper.cnet.com/surround-speaker-systems/sony-ht-ct260/4014-7868_9-35490761.html?tag=mncol;lst

Does this need an audio receiver?