Ignoramus Needs Help!

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First post so please be kind.

We have moved house and now have a bigger lounge. Need to find a speaker system to run off our sky hd, ps3 and an ipod dock if possible. Really don't know where to start, any suggestions??

Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

Budget?

Have you got an amp, or do you need the whole thing.

How big is the room

 

[Anonymous]

Lower end budget I suppose, no amp so whole thing required.

The room is 8m x 7m

 

[Anonymous]

whin reeker:

Lower end budget I suppose, no amp so whole thing required.

The room is 8m x 7m

sorry to ask another question but which is more important to you:-

a) watching movies and game play

b) listening to music.

If you choose (a) it would suggest you need a 2.1 or a 5.1 type set up. choosing (b) would lean more towards a simple stereo set-up.

 

[Anonymous]

http://www.froogle.richersounds.com/product/bookshelf-speakers/q-acoustics/1010i/qaco-1010i-cherry

Four of those, which is 80.00 and you can get a pioneer vsx 819 for 239.00 or sony sdg800 for 200.00 I think,

That will get you started, you will need a subwoofer and centre though

Or you can get this:

http://www.froogle.richersounds.com/product/speaker-packages/q-acoustics/1010i-5.1/qaco-1010i-5.1-pack

 

[professorhat]

That's a big room!

As well as welshboy's questions, also can you let us know if you need styling to be a consideration e.g. for the best sound quality, we'd recommend a separates system with larger boxier speakers but they may conflict with how you want the system to look in which case, smaller style speakers or perhaps an all-in-one solution would be a better route to go.

It would also help if you could give an idea on how much you'd like to spend.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the replies so far.

Movies and gaming would be my priority for sure. I think I (the wife) would like something low key, small with minimal visual intrusion. Maybe an all in one system would be appropriate? Will I need cables running all over the room though? Budget say circa £300

 

[Steve Reichert PR Manager ArmourHome]

I know I'm not exactly neutral on this subject, but doesn't everyone think Whin's requirements will be precisely met by a Q Acoustics 'Q-TV'?

Providing of course, he has a flatscreen TV betwen 30" and 50". Q-TV2 fits 30" to 42", Q-TV2X fits 42" to 50".

Very best regards,

Steve Reichert, PR manager - Armour Home (Q Acoustics)

 

[Anonymous]

40" Samsung at present but looking to replace soon.

 

[professorhat]

The Q-TV2 certainly looks good if you're not after wires, though it isn't a surround sound system. If you're looking for something just to improve the quality of the sound over your TV, the Q-TV2 could well be just the thing. On the other hand, if you want something which provides surround sound, you'll want an all-in-one 5.1 unit. WHF have a few reviewed (see here and here), though there's not a massive choice in their reviews at this price range. From my experience, Sony and LG do some good ones at around the £300 price mark, though these will involve running wires around the room to the speakers. Worth a trip to somewhere like a Sony shop / Currys / Comet to have look at the options at this price.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for that. Looking around this site it would seem the Sony BDV-E300 may be worth the extra money. Does anyone know if this will fulfill my requirements?

 

[Anonymous]

A pal of mine has one and he says it sounds great. Not heard it myself though. It only has one optical input though so you may need a splitter/switch to use with the Sky and PS3, unless the sky box has coaxial.