Recent content by Newbiephile

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    Budget newbie advice

    Yes!! This looks great, I will look on Ebay. Did see this brand in a bundle with 3020is yesterday without HDMI for £200. I realised after looking a lot that HDMI is still niche or rather only available on newer more pricey equipment. Will compare to the AVR and see what I can find. Thankyou for...
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    Budget newbie advice

    Yeah I just wanted to connect to TV for streaming music plus used AVR is cheap, The yamaha looks solid to me but was wondering if better. I'm not fussed with atmos tbh just a solid 2.0 setup for streaming music. I have a sky glass TV and woofer is farting, I have decent 2.1 pc speakers but...
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    Budget newbie advice

    Yeah only reason I was looking at AVR as they are cheap used and have ARC which is essntial to me to connect to the TV. HOWEVER my PC has optical/RCA and I can play lossless audio, I also make music, My budget is £2-£300 Possibly up to £400. I asked whether DAC + AMP would be better but I need...
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    Budget newbie advice

    I understand your answer but the main use would be for music. Future possible home theatreish. But my main priority is just good speakers/avr for music intro into HIFI. My TV is contracted for 3 more years and If my amp does not have ARC or a DAC that is good then it's not 100% for me. I watch...
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    Budget newbie advice

    Hello all. I am considering buying used HiFi equipment and would like some feedback and any knowledge into HiFis etc. I was looking at Dali spektor 2 to pair with a Yamaha RX-V675 (Open to recommendations) with a budget of £200-£300 and this set would cost me £270*ish However I have a big...