how best to spend £1000

[farawaydave]

i've got approx £1000 to spend on amp and speakers but not sure how to split it. do i: A.spend aprox half on each. B.more on amp than speakers or C.more on speakers than amp. want full hd and 5.1 surround. bluray player to come later

 

[madeinstein]

Sorry it's not related.. but after reading your subject I couldn't resist

"If you had purchased £1000 of Northern Rock shares one
year ago it would now be worth £4.95,with HBOS, earlier this week your £1000 would have been
worth £16.50, £1000 invested in XL Leisure would now be worth less
than £5,

but if you bought £1000 worth of Tennents Lager one year
ago, drank it all, then took the empty cans to an aluminium re-cycling plant,
you would get £214.


So based on the above statistics the best current
investment advice is to drink heavily and re-cycle."

Good luck with your purchase!

 

[Andy Clough]

Well, you can get a really good AV receiver such as the Onkyo TX-SR606 or Yamaha DSP-AX763 for £400, leaving you £600 for the speakers. That would buy you the Q Acoustics 1010i 5.1 set-up for £500, leaving you £100 for cables. Or there's the new KEF KHT2005.3 package at a touch over budget at £700.

And as for the point made by the second poster, having just watched the Ten O'Clock news, yes a stiff drink is definitely in order!

 

[matengawhat]

madeinstein:
Sorry it's not related.. but after reading your subject I couldn't resist

"If you had purchased £1000 of Northern Rock shares one
year ago it would now be worth £4.95,with HBOS, earlier this week your £1000 would have been
worth £16.50, £1000 invested in XL Leisure would now be worth less
than £5,

but if you bought £1000 worth of Tennents Lager one year
ago, drank it all, then took the empty cans to an aluminium re-cycling plant,
you would get £214.


So based on the above statistics the best current
investment advice is to drink heavily and re-cycle."

Good luck with your purchase!

State your source?

 

[madeinstein]

matengawhat:State your source?

I got this email earlier this year when Norther Rock was going bust and commodity prices were almost at it's pick, so although I didn't do the calculation myself, it might have been true? A lot has change since then though.. Aluminium price is down ~30% since then so maybe it's time to rethink this "investment strategy"

 

[Pistol Pete1]

I would agree with Andy's advice, but you can get the Q Acoustic speakers for £450, so the denon 1909 (£450) might be a good option too. Be warned: The Yamaha amp only has 2 HDMI inputs so be aware not to run out if you choose that amp.(Onkyo has 4, and denon has 3)

The denon might be the best compromise ,though, especially if your using it for music too, and need a 1080p upscaler.

That would leave you with the £100 Andy mentioned for cables etc.

Hope that helps....

 

[madeinstein]

Apart from 2 hdmi inputs is there much difference between Yahama and Denon? Sound quality? Picture? I think they both upscale analog inputs to 1080p..

Just asking because Denon 1909 is lacking preouts and I'm looking for alternatives..

 

[Anonymous]

Have a look at these little pups! better value than the q's imo
then youve got an other £100 or so pounds to spend on your amp.

http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page/moreinfo.cfm/Product_ID/4281