Hi,
I'm off to collect my Denon 2310 and Kef AV50 speaker pack this weekend and would appreciate some advice on some cables if anybody can help please
To cut a long story short I was running my trusty old Cambridge Audio Azur 540R V2 with a 40" Samsung LCD, my PS3 and Sky HD (no stand alone Blu Ray player at present)
I used a bog standard Sky HDMI from PS3 to the TV, mainly for gaming and the odd Blu ray disc. I also bought a £70 QED reference HDMI that was used from the Sky HD to TV (for a better Sky picture). For my sound from the receiver to the PS3 I just got a digital optical lead off ebay for about a tenner and its not a recognisable branded name or anything.
Hope your with me so far
I have just managed to get hold of another couple of HDMI's. I got a 1 metre "Van Den Hul" supposedly worth £55 and a flat 5 metre "Chord Lo Pro" allegedly worth £69.
Basically I was wondering which of these HDMI's you would use where in my new set up? Is it even worth bothering about where they should go?!
Also I have been eyeing up a QED Qunex digital optical lead to replace my cheap bog standard one. Is it worth the extra £35 or just uneccessary extra expenditure?
Finally speaker cabling. Assuming I will not be provided with a sub lead would it be worth spending around £50 on around a 5/6 metre length or again will a cheap standard one do? If there is going to be a noticeable difference I would rather spend the extra cash. I was looking at the QED 6m Qunex. As for speaker cable at the moment I have QED Silver Anniversay XT (think I got that right) for the 2 fronts and centre. These are unterminated and just hooked up to my current receiver. I'm using QED micro for the rears as I needed long lengths! Would it be worth bothering spending a fortune getting the airlocked plugs on new cable? What about biwiring speakers on an AV receiver or is this just for higher grade Hi-Fi equipment?
As you have probably guessed I'm quite out of touch with all of this so thanks to anybody who can point me in the right direction and hopefuly save me a few quid in the process
I'm off to collect my Denon 2310 and Kef AV50 speaker pack this weekend and would appreciate some advice on some cables if anybody can help please
To cut a long story short I was running my trusty old Cambridge Audio Azur 540R V2 with a 40" Samsung LCD, my PS3 and Sky HD (no stand alone Blu Ray player at present)
I used a bog standard Sky HDMI from PS3 to the TV, mainly for gaming and the odd Blu ray disc. I also bought a £70 QED reference HDMI that was used from the Sky HD to TV (for a better Sky picture). For my sound from the receiver to the PS3 I just got a digital optical lead off ebay for about a tenner and its not a recognisable branded name or anything.
Hope your with me so far
Basically I was wondering which of these HDMI's you would use where in my new set up? Is it even worth bothering about where they should go?!
Finally speaker cabling. Assuming I will not be provided with a sub lead would it be worth spending around £50 on around a 5/6 metre length or again will a cheap standard one do? If there is going to be a noticeable difference I would rather spend the extra cash. I was looking at the QED 6m Qunex. As for speaker cable at the moment I have QED Silver Anniversay XT (think I got that right) for the 2 fronts and centre. These are unterminated and just hooked up to my current receiver. I'm using QED micro for the rears as I needed long lengths! Would it be worth bothering spending a fortune getting the airlocked plugs on new cable? What about biwiring speakers on an AV receiver or is this just for higher grade Hi-Fi equipment?
As you have probably guessed I'm quite out of touch with all of this so thanks to anybody who can point me in the right direction and hopefuly save me a few quid in the process
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