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Good morning all. This is my first visit to this forum, having just disposed of a full 2 channel Naim system. I am now looking for a home cinema / 2 channel combination. I didn't get on with Naim as at usual listening levels the sound lacked bass and was too dry for me. I now want to source a dvd player, amp and speaker combo, for up to £2k. I am sold on the idea of a sub to give me the depth and warmth I need for music and the slam for tv, even at moderate levels. Having looked at offers around, I am taken by Arcam kit, maybe end of line such as DV88/AVR250 combo. I want to go seperate to give flexibility for future upgrades. I like the look of conventional speaker packages from the likes of Mission, M6 5.1 v2 I think, or the Quad lite package. I have a 32" Hitachi lcd with one HDMI input so I want upscaling capability and possibly HDMI switching. The savings on some of this discontinued kit seem huge. Would this be a wise move or has latest kit moved on to mitigate the savings.

Recommendations gratefully received

 

[Andrew Everard]

Can you let me know what you're looking at paying for the DVD player and receiver? Then I can come up with a better idea of value for money and any alternatives...

 

[Anonymous]

Hi Andrew

Note sure to be honest. Research suggests about £500 for the DVD, £700 for the receiver and £700 for speakers. I am not sure if I need to buy cables or if I would get them included with the hardware. And I need a phono stage for my trusty lp12, which I am budgetting £100 for. Is this split ok, or does source first apply here and I should be allocating more to the player. There is flexibility in the budget. 2 channel music is quite important but I am not an audiophile by any stretch.

Dave

 

[Anonymous]

I spoke to a local dealer today who suggested an OnkyoTX-RS705, Denon DVD-2930 and Tannoy Mercury F1 Custom speaker package. Any comments? I understand this would give me the best stereo performance for the money. Am I correct in believing the Onkyo has a phono stage built in? Also, I wonder if the upgrade option to the F1 Custom floorstanders is worthwhil, at about £250?