I sorted a place to live this morning and needless to say, after taking the lounge measurements, we headed straight down to the hi fi store. I have been researching like mad over the last week or so, so I had a good idea of what i wanted to listen to.
When i got there it was quite apparent that they only had two sets of speakers out of my short list. They were the monitor audio av systems RS6 and the Radius 270. Before today i had a clear idea of what receiver i wanted too, but that was quickly poo poo'd by the guy in the shop. I had thought that i would get the onkyo 905 as they seem to have a massive following and also great reviews and what have you along with awesome specs. The fella in the shop said that the onkyo would not be so great for the monitor audio kit (and kef stuff he was trying to push) and suggested a yamaha RX-V1800 or a marantz SR7002 saying it was more of a european softer sound which would be better with the monitor audio kit. He also said they would be better for music too.
I just wondered what anyone's views are on here in connection with that statement?? They dont have the 905 in store so i cant do a comparison during the time i have boked on monday when i will be checking out the systems properly.
They did not have any full 5.1 systems from B&W which was slightly annoying because the 685 and 684 are also on my shortlist an maybe these are better paired with the onkyo?
Your thoughts on the above would be very much appreciated.
When i got there it was quite apparent that they only had two sets of speakers out of my short list. They were the monitor audio av systems RS6 and the Radius 270. Before today i had a clear idea of what receiver i wanted too, but that was quickly poo poo'd by the guy in the shop. I had thought that i would get the onkyo 905 as they seem to have a massive following and also great reviews and what have you along with awesome specs. The fella in the shop said that the onkyo would not be so great for the monitor audio kit (and kef stuff he was trying to push) and suggested a yamaha RX-V1800 or a marantz SR7002 saying it was more of a european softer sound which would be better with the monitor audio kit. He also said they would be better for music too.
I just wondered what anyone's views are on here in connection with that statement?? They dont have the 905 in store so i cant do a comparison during the time i have boked on monday when i will be checking out the systems properly.
They did not have any full 5.1 systems from B&W which was slightly annoying because the 685 and 684 are also on my shortlist an maybe these are better paired with the onkyo?
Your thoughts on the above would be very much appreciated.