Recent content by audioidiot1

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    new reciever

    hi there i have a budget of a grand and i might get some new cables if there is any change. the wife has asked me to ask about changing the speakers,she does prefer the sat speakers so does anyone know what the focal dome,s are like? i like the look of them. i know its more money but if its...
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    new reciever

    hi all nice to be back. been in foreign climate for 16 month. to be short my old reciever has gone bust onkyo sr577.i have q acoustic 2000i surround and would like to push performance of these to the max but a bit behind on things. so can you guys help me with some options for a good replacement
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    new reciever

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    speakers

    thanks for your help guys. been looking at online retailers and superfi have the 2000 series with a £250 free cable pack for £500. is this a good deal? we would also need the wall brackets so i was a bit cheeky and emailed them and asked if we could do a deal with some of the cable pack and...
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    speakers

    he is lucky i even iron his boxers hahaha. on a more serious note i,m happy to spend £500 or maybe a bit more if the speakers will make a huge difference?. he loves his bass and has to have it very very loud. just noticed he has these speakers you mention writen down on paper at his desk and...
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    speakers

    hello i,m mrs idiot and really looking for some help. my hubby has an onkyo 577 reciever for his surround sound with sfx speakers. he keeps going on about better speakers. so i would like to buy him some for our anniversary next month but i know nothing about speakers. we only use it for...
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    speaker upgrades

    thanks for that lobby but to be honest the wife dont like the look of them to much. anymore thoughts on another speaker cheers
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    speaker upgrades

    hi all . i,m thinking of upgrading my sfx 5.1 for a better system. i have found 2 sets that i like the look of but as we all know looks is not everything. the choices are tannoy eyris av kit with eyris 1,r and the c speakers. no sub. costing £600 and the tannoy hts 101 5.1.costing £500. i...
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    choosing a blu-ray player

    hi all on this rather cold and well snow covered evening. i,m looking to a new blu-ray player for around £300 and i have found 3 that seem to be very good but i,m unsure which way to go. 1. panasonic bd85 with 6 free discs for £209 2 pioneer bdp 330 £ 180 pioneer bdp lx 52 £ 269 can u guys...
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    system upgrades

    can i keep useing my ixos xht458 hdmi cables?. as for sound i prefer rich deep sound with bass. i don,t really have a preference on amps cos i don,t really know to much about them. is the qed xt evolution cable any good?
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    system upgrades

    thanks ronald like the look of them. what cables/amp would you recomend with these cheers
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    system upgrades

    hi ronald thanks for your input i,m happy to spend £700 or more if i really need to. can i keep my amp and change my speakers/cables for this kind of money cheers
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    system upgrades

    thanks for your reply guys. i dont really want floor speakers as little hands tends to pull at them so i guess bookshelf speakers would be best.are these wall mountable? in terms of performance i,m looking for a richer deeper sound if that makes sence.as for the budget it depends on exactly...
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    system upgrades

    hi all i,m in need of some advise from all you clever guys/gals out there. my current av system consists of old samsung bd player onkyo 577 amp and tannoy sfx 5.1 speakers with cambridge audio micro cable and ixos hdmi cables. i have to say the sound i recieve is good quality and fairly loud...
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    yamaha bds2900

    yes i was looking at that. i,m led to believe that lg are much better than they were