Recent content by petenz

In terms of reviews and forums, people seem to quickly discount competitors and encourage getting the AVRX2300. What makes this such a no-brainer? Is it simply the on-paper specs, which are similar, or is there more to it? Quality, sound, etc. For example, the Yamaha RXV581 rates well on its...

I auditioned the Monitor Audio Bronze 2 and Dali Zensor 3 speakers on the weekend. Both hooked up to a Cambridge Audio stereo amp at Richer Sounds. I had gone to the store merely to confirm my purchase of the Dali Zensor 3 but found them underwhelming. They really lacked bass. So we plugged the...

Room is a typical London flat front room. About 9x15 feet or a little larger when I move soon. Music is a bit of a mix: modern and classic rock and pop, dnb, hip hop. Classical, jazz, blues feature but less often. There'll be nightly tv action through the speakers as well. I keep my sub turned...

I'm trying to get to grips with the different pros and cons, or different uses for floorstanding vs. bookshelf speakers. I understand it is hard to construct floorstanding speakers at the lower end of the scale (<£300, <£500?) and therefore bookshelf speakers are preferred in this price range...

Oops, meant to say this is for audio from Tv to AV Receiver.

With smart TVs being so common now, the TV itself is often the source rather than a blu-ray player or set top box. With the external source, an HDMI cable into the receiver was the common way to connect. What does everyone use when the TV is the source? Optical? Am I right in thinking RCA-out...

I'm picking up a pair of Dali Zensor 3 speakers and want to pair them with a well-matched AV receiver. The Marantz PM6004/5 is highly recommended for stereo but I haven't seen much for AV receivers? What will match well?

I've found the same but also found that switching to 2.0 is not always an option with Netflix in particular.

Okay so I guess this is intentional. Separately boosting the centre channel would give clearer/louder speech relative to action though, right?

My priorities are: - Good stereo hi-fi (e.g. Dali Zensor 3 + stereo amp) - A centre channel to separate voices because I struggle to hear what people are saying on TV so turn it up, then shake the house down when music or sound effects kick in Am I missing something here or do I need to make...