I'm a new member and not that great on HiFi's. I've been looking into getting a decent-ish hifi for arond £300-400 tops really. I have more or less settled on the Onkyo CR-515 (but I am open to persuasion if anybody has anything else to suggest). I am however baffled by speakers to be honest. There seem to be so many good ones out there that get cracking reviews in most places but I really don't know what to make of them all.
Speakers I have looked into so far include:
Monitor Audio BR1 and BR2
Q Acoustics 1010 and 1020
Wharfedale Diamond 9.1
Mordaunt-Short Avant 902i
It will mainly be used for music both in compressed and uncompressed formats. Mostly bluesy rocky type stuff if that makes any difference. I will possibly whack the PS3 into it as the Onkyo has an optical in, but I will stress that it is mostly going to be for music.
So, basically what do I need to look for? Some places I've read suggest that the 515 would struggle to power something like the Monitor Audio BR2s, is this the case? I don't mind going for the more expensive end of the speakers that are mentioned here as long as there will be a reasonable improvement in the sound.
Unfortunately trying out all the speakers isn't really an option so I'm just going to have to go for it based upon other peoples opinions, so any help and advice will be greatly appreciated.
Speakers I have looked into so far include:
Monitor Audio BR1 and BR2
Q Acoustics 1010 and 1020
Wharfedale Diamond 9.1
Mordaunt-Short Avant 902i
It will mainly be used for music both in compressed and uncompressed formats. Mostly bluesy rocky type stuff if that makes any difference. I will possibly whack the PS3 into it as the Onkyo has an optical in, but I will stress that it is mostly going to be for music.
So, basically what do I need to look for? Some places I've read suggest that the 515 would struggle to power something like the Monitor Audio BR2s, is this the case? I don't mind going for the more expensive end of the speakers that are mentioned here as long as there will be a reasonable improvement in the sound.
Unfortunately trying out all the speakers isn't really an option so I'm just going to have to go for it based upon other peoples opinions, so any help and advice will be greatly appreciated.