Advice for a beginner

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Hi

I'm fairly new to all this but I'm considering a home cinema set-up for movies and gaming. I don't want to spend much initially, probably £350 max. At the moment I'm thinking of getting either the Sony STRDN610 or STRDH810 for the AV receiver and pioneer SHS100 speakers. Would this be a good starter set-up or could someone recommend a better set-up for a similar sum? I have a sony BDP S550 blu ray player and an x-box 360 (an old non HDMI version). I want a set-up that would be best for hi def and future expansion, probably just a 5.1 set-up initially and then maybe 7.1 later. Any advice greatly received

Doctorandy

 

[steakers]

ive just bought the sony str dh10 and for a cheaper bit of kit its really good , i use missions with it and a sub pumps out a nice sound .

 

[steakers]

ive just bought the sony str dh810 and for a cheaper bit of kit its really good , i use missions with it and a sub pumps out a nice sound .

 

[Frank Harvey]

If you're looking toward the future, I'd concentrate your budget on the receiver and just a front pair of speakers, adding the centre, rears and sub as and when funds allow. This means you'll end up with a better system long term. You could even buy the fronts with a view to shifting those to back duties in order to get a better front pair.

 

[Always cut the red wire!]

How about the Onkyo HT-S5305, below your budget too at Hyperfi!!!