Q Acoustic Set-up question about swapping the front speakers to 2050i instead of the 2010 and 2020is

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Dear all,

Hope everyone had an excellent Xmas and getting ready for the New Year.

My New year Resolution is to save and buy my cinema system I have been craving for a few years. I also came to understanding that a £3k+ system is not for me just yet, so I have found the products I am interested in.

AV Amps choice are:

Onkyo NR609 or Yamaha V671

After research on here and online they seem to be the best for Stereo music at this price range.

Speakers:

Choose the Q Acoustic 2000i speaker package, BUT:

In order to enjoy the best possible stereo sound as well as suround sound, can I swap the front to the 2050i? Will this make a good difference for me for value and money?

Should I keep the 2010i for the rear or are the 2020i worth the extra money (+£60)?

Which amp out of the two above will please me for the better Stereo sound, although I like the sound of the Onkyo currently, but after my speaker choice I will need to listen to the in a shop I think... Sony TV, PS3, and I stream a lot of MP3s from my PS3 as well.

Money:

SP1: the Qs with the 2050i front and 2020i rears + stands for the rears is best price is £763

SP2: the Qs with the 2010i front and back standard package best price with pair of stands is £650

Amps are 609 is £399 and the Yamny £375

Total:

SP1 + Onkyo = £1,162 SP2 + Onkyo = £1,049

SP1 + Yam = £1,138 SP2 + Yam = £1,025

This comes into my budget (to buy in the next 4/5 months of saving or Credit card) but I believe I still have about £200 of cables to buy too.. and this is where I need your help if set-up SP1 is worth it as I found a package deal price for both the amps and the standard 2000i system at:

Onkyo with 2000i + stands = £1015 inc all cables (30m QED original speaker cable, 20 gold plugs, optical and coax lead and HDMI cable)

Yammy with 2000i + stands = £1009 inc all cables (same as above)

Any help and your professional opinion will be welcome, thank you.

Many Thanks in advance.

Ben.
 
Updating the above since:

Choosen system and questions...

fr speakers 2050i £378
rear speakers 2010i or 2020i £90 or £144 - are the 2020i necessary for rear speakers?
centre speaker 2000Ci £105
Sub (maybe optional) 2070Si £225 - will the 2050i have enough bass, some people seem to think so...
Stands per pair: £70
Cables: £100
AMPS:
NR609: £359
V671: £369
1912: £279

Because i will choose the front 2050is I cannot look for the packages anymore and need to choose from the above...

Any comments or suggestions welcomed, thank you..
 
Why not take one of the packages plus the 2050s (which I think will be a worthwhile upgrade) then either use the spare 2010s as 'zone 2' speakers or ebay them? The 2020s would need a fair bit more space as they're quite deep - personally I wouldn't bother. My choice would be SP2 +Yam, plus 2050s for the front.
 
Thank you Petherick,

I think adding both the package + the 2050is will exceed my budget, as much I would love to spend £1500+, I need to stay around the £1200 max all inc.

I know I could sell the speakers for about £90 on ebay, its still the outlay of £400 for the 2050is, £595ish for the package and £380 for the amp and maybe £150 for cables.

still looking 🙂 and still waiting for retailers to contact me for a demo...

ben
 

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