Hi chaps,
So I’m looking for help or at least a good starting point because I’m just lost in a world of choices out there. I’m not looking for top of the range gear and I’ve not got much cash.
My Aiwa XR-HG7MD hi-fi has died a death but I was pretty much just using it as an amp and tuner anyway, I had my XBOX, PC, BluRay and TV all going to it analogue via a phono switch.
So what I think like to do is keep the speakers (SX-WNH81) and maybe just buy an amp? And then as time goes on and circumstances allow I’ll add to it a DAB Radio, CD Player, new surround speakers etc. So I would like what I buy, to be fairly future proof, within reason.
The speakers have two cables (high frequency (phone plug) and lo freq (normal speaker wire), would I be able to buy an amp that supports them? I’m not sure if I want an amp or an AV receiver?
What I want to plug up is:
X Box (Component video and Optical Sound, not a HDMI one)
Blu Ray (HDMI supporting Dolby HD) (I have a Panasonic BD35)
PC (phono but I’m thinking of buying optical sound card)
TV (Optical and Phono outputs on my Samsung LE37R87)
I could put the Blu Ray in to the TV via HDMI and plug the optical out of the TV in to the amp so doesn’t need to have HDMI I guess?
Ideally I’d spend £150 now on an amp but will go to £250 for the right gadget.
Your help and advice would be really appreciated.
Pete
PS I read a bit about Dolby Headphone technology, if the amp had this that’d be good, or is it just a load old twoddle that?
So I’m looking for help or at least a good starting point because I’m just lost in a world of choices out there. I’m not looking for top of the range gear and I’ve not got much cash.
My Aiwa XR-HG7MD hi-fi has died a death but I was pretty much just using it as an amp and tuner anyway, I had my XBOX, PC, BluRay and TV all going to it analogue via a phono switch.
So what I think like to do is keep the speakers (SX-WNH81) and maybe just buy an amp? And then as time goes on and circumstances allow I’ll add to it a DAB Radio, CD Player, new surround speakers etc. So I would like what I buy, to be fairly future proof, within reason.
The speakers have two cables (high frequency (phone plug) and lo freq (normal speaker wire), would I be able to buy an amp that supports them? I’m not sure if I want an amp or an AV receiver?
What I want to plug up is:
X Box (Component video and Optical Sound, not a HDMI one)
Blu Ray (HDMI supporting Dolby HD) (I have a Panasonic BD35)
PC (phono but I’m thinking of buying optical sound card)
TV (Optical and Phono outputs on my Samsung LE37R87)
I could put the Blu Ray in to the TV via HDMI and plug the optical out of the TV in to the amp so doesn’t need to have HDMI I guess?
Ideally I’d spend £150 now on an amp but will go to £250 for the right gadget.
Your help and advice would be really appreciated.
Pete
PS I read a bit about Dolby Headphone technology, if the amp had this that’d be good, or is it just a load old twoddle that?