movie and music -best compromise

[magicshaunson]

Dear All,

Some advice please for a newcomer. I'm looking for AV receiver, 5.1 speakers and maybe a CD player to hook up to PS3 and 42" Panasonic PZ70 TV.

I'm also a bit of a keen music listener.

I'm thinking along the lines of the Onkyo SR606 and maybe something like Monitor Audio's RB5s in a package (~£700)

-Are these speakers too "rich" for this amp?

-The Onkyo allegedly only outputs up to 720p/1080i. Does this mean I have to look elsewhere if I want to continue watching the PS3 in Full HD?

-How much should I spend on speakers/ CD player in relation to the £400 Onkyo?

Thanks.

 

[magicshaunson]

Additional:

Would the Sony STR-DA1200ES be a better bet: heard it does the stereo a better, but no HD decoding.Is this an issue , as PS3 can now do all the major HD sound decoding itself?

 

[Anonymous]

Stick with the Onkyo, it supports HD audio, the sony doesn't. I have the BR2 AV package with the SR605, and I really like it, the stereo is good too. The BR5s might give you a better stereo sound with a little bit more presence, but it depends on the size of your room as to wether it will be too much.

 

[magicshaunson]

Thanks. On the issue of Full HD, if outputting PS3 to SR605 then to TV, will it still be 1080p?

 

[professorhat]

I'm pretty sure the Onkyo 606 supports 1080p passthrough so yes, this will be fine. It's only sources which are inputting less than 720p / 1080i that it will upscale to this, it won't downscale anything (AFAIK).