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thanks for all the advice leaning towards going the AVR route as better for music playback as well ...time to start saving

room size is reasonably small, although open plan into the kitchen budget is going to be staggered. but ultimately i'm looking at spending up to around £1000 on the TV, and then <£500 on the rest

My current set-up is incredibly basic, and has been largely the same for the last 10 years. Served me well at uni , but now I am coveting a better set-up. Current: - Sony 26kdls3000: sound is not terrible, colour is ok, but resolution only goes to 1080i/720p - PS4 (base model) - this is what...

My old overear soundmagic headphones have given up the ghost as the hinge has broken. I think i'm done with over ear headphones for out and about use as they are just too fragile. Looking for a decent cheap in ear set. Should I go for trusty soundmagic E10Cs or splash the extra £15 for the...

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Thanks for the reply. Looks like I'm good to go. Now I just need to convince my GF that we really do need a new TV and speakers. :P

Current TV is Sony KDL26S3000 The sound on it is actually very good for a flat(ish) screen - but the screen size and picture quality are not up to scratch anymore

I am looking at upgrading a very dated 27" Sony HD (ish-1080i) TV set up that has seen me through 6 years of uni. Working with a fairly small room. I am fairly confident on the TV upgrade (Panasonic Viera Tx-40cx680b): -...

My current set up (small room): - Audioengine A2s - Audiqouest Dragonfly V1.2 DAC - Beyerdynamic DT 770 pro - Trusty old Dell laptop I'm currently using all the cables/wires that came with my equipment? Is this something that might be a very cheap way of boosting my system?

I might have to find somewhere good to listen to a few pairs in london. Sadly i can't make it to hifi-headphones, which is the only place i am familiar with. Is there anything in particular that the AKG 551s have over the 550s. Anyone with experience of both this and the DT770s?

also, as they are for home use would the 250ohms version be a better bet? Using a D1 or Microstreamer as an amp.

thanks. i think i will try and get a set of the beyerdynamic. Not sure whether to go for the d1 or stretch a little more to get the microstreamer

My current home set up is simply a pair of audioengine a2s playing off a Dell Studio Laptop; and my portable set up is a pair of phonak audio 012s with a fiio e06 portable DAC playing off of my HTC Desire S. The majority of my music is stored in FLAC, with the rest at 320kbs. Audioengine A2...