new set up

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Hi can anyone help me, i am not a gadget man, i love all music and watch many films I am about to buy a new set up. Sony kdl46w4500,Yamaha 863 or sony 2400se amp, kef 2005.3 speakers, sony blueray s550, for approx £2400. any changes required.

Look forward to your answers

 

[Big Chris]

Looks fine to me, just don't scrimp on cables. You'll need 2 HDMI cables (1 from the S550 to the 863/2400, and another from the 863/2400 to your TV.) And speaker cables.

 

[Anonymous]

Cheers for that, What would you suggest for amp the sony or yamaha? or will it not matter too much as i am novice

 

[Big Chris]

May as well stick with Sony for everything. For no other reason than synergy.

🙂

 

[Anonymous]

Ok will do. Going to keep on asking questions now. Sorry

Qu 1 will my old dvds sound/look any different/better

Qu 2 is it true with cables pay as much as you can for quality all round?

Qu 3 i have been told that psp3 is one of top buys for blueray why is this?

Roll on next week when tv ready

 

[Big Chris]

Q1. Depends on your existing player, but yes.

Q2. You don't need to spend a fortune, but you will want to get decent cables. QED & Chord cables are probably the most ubiquitous and highly regarded on here.

Q3. PS3 (I don't own one), is meant to be a great Blu-Ray player, but I would say if gaming is of no interest to you, you're better off (including financially) going for the 550. (I have a 350, and think it's great). If you're a gamer, then the PS3 over the 550 seems like a no-brainer.

 

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your help, Very much appreciated

 

[Anonymous]

thank you very much appreciated

 

[Big Chris]

No problem.

I'm sure others will pipe in with their recommendations and advice. Don't take my word (or any 1 persons word for that matter) as gospel. I help where I can, but I'm a well-informed enthusiast, not an expert.

*I'm so good, you thanked me twice!

;-)

 

[True Blue]

Hello, agree with Big Chris, however, if it was me I would upscale your KEF's to the 3005se and get the Blu Ray player later as the oneone the PS3 will suffice, then you will see the benefit of the upgrade.

 

[Anonymous]

You might want to save some money and go for the S350 Blu-Ray player, especially if you are connecting it to the amp by HDMI only and use the amp to decode the audio. In this case I believe the S550 offers little in the way of advantages.

Richer sounds are doing a good deal on the sony amp and blu-ray playerÿ

Q2: I don't subscribe to the theory of spending a lot of money on digital interconnects e.g. HDMI cables, primarily because the data transfered is digital (1's & 0s), unless you are using long cable runs

Q3: The PS3 is seen as a good player as it is continually updated by sony meaning you don't end up with an outdated player which does not support the latest Blu-Ray profile etc. It also doubles up a a media client, with the ability to server up you videos, photo's from your PC etc - but getting this to work well is not easy

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