2 or 2.1 system for my tv and music?

[admin_exported]

Hi - I'm looking for a speaker system for my tv but I also want it good enough for playing music through. My wife doesn't want loads of speakers in the room so ideally it would be 2 small speakers and a bass unit that we could hide somewhere. Even better if the speakers are white to blend into our room.

The audio will be coming direct out of my tv (probably the headphone socket?) as I have a few sources going into the tv - my ps3 and my laptop so I can play spotify through it.

I don't want to spend too much money on it but want decent quality so don't mind buying something a few years old or second hand if the quality is good.

Any ideas?

Cheers.

 

[dave_k]

Q Acoustics TV2. Shop around for the best price but should be possible to find a new for around £250.

 

[atkins4725]

Have a look at CA minx 2.1 system. Designed specifically for what your after and it's available in a gloss white. Very stylish little system.

 

[Anonymous]

Q

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks - only problem I can see with that Q solution (the one that attatches to the tv) is that it says it only accomodates up to a 42" tv - I have a 45" tv but also - my tv is set in a resess in the wall slightly so I don't really have that much extra space either side of the tv..

 

[MajorFubar]

Can I pick-up on something you said in your opening post: why would you need to use the headphone socket? Most TVs except some portables have a line-out at the back. This will generally give you better SQ than the headphone socket and the sound from your attached devices should still pipe through it.

 

[Anonymous]

Last tv I had only had hadphone out - wasn't great.

I recently bought a samsung LED tv - I'll check to see if it has any other output options - I just assumed that was my only choice from past experience.

 

[Steve Reichert PR Manager ArmourHome]

Hello Loydall,

I'm biased fo course, but I think the Q Acoustics Q-TV solution will do the job rather well. The Q-TV2X version, which is the same as the Q-TV2 but with longer arms, adjusts to perfectly match televisions with screen sizes from 42" to 50".

Very best regards,

Steve Reichert - PR Manager, Armour Home (Q Acoustics)

 

[RickyDeg]

I heard the new H/K BDS 470 (Harman Kardon) blu-ray system the other day and now my sister is getting this system herself. For what it does it was quite impressive, I must say. Plus it looked the part! Stylish to a fault! For a 2.1-system it does cost a bit though.