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

[XSnPX]

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.

 

[XSnPX]

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..

 

[Petherick]

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.

 

[XSnPX]

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