Hello,
First of all, I'm not an audiophile, mainly due to lack of funding, but I do appreciate a decent sound.
I've had a Pioneer VSX-321 amp and speaker package for about 12 years, which has been brilliant for what I wanted. Recently it's started behaving weirdly though. I think it's a common problem form the Googling I've done , but whenever I turn it on it doesn't actually produce any sound from the ARC input straight away. Sometimes it will kick in on it's own after 5 minutes but sometimes it won't make a sound until I start switching sources and generally fiddling with settings and then after a while it will produce sound.
Anyway, what that basically boils down to; Do I get it repaired(when it works it's fine) do I buy another amp..... or a soundbar or something ?
I've had a bit of an investigate and I know that I could use the same speakers with a VSX-534, though the sub wouldn't work without extra amplification as it's passive(I'm not too fussed to be honest)
The trouble is, I'm in a position where I can't afford much and although you can get the VSX-534 for just over £300, if there were any cheaper options that would do the job, I would consider them.
My main aim is to achieve a decent sound for dialogue as my Samsung's built in speakers are rubbish and you end up with the situation where the sound is so loud to hear the words, any music and effects make your ear drums bleed.
With the VSX-321 I found that the Extended Stereo mode worked nicely to give a good bit of body to the sound with clear speech which is why I'd be tempted to stay with Pioneer, but I know others would be capable of producing a similar experience.
Anyway, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
First of all, I'm not an audiophile, mainly due to lack of funding, but I do appreciate a decent sound.
I've had a Pioneer VSX-321 amp and speaker package for about 12 years, which has been brilliant for what I wanted. Recently it's started behaving weirdly though. I think it's a common problem form the Googling I've done , but whenever I turn it on it doesn't actually produce any sound from the ARC input straight away. Sometimes it will kick in on it's own after 5 minutes but sometimes it won't make a sound until I start switching sources and generally fiddling with settings and then after a while it will produce sound.
Anyway, what that basically boils down to; Do I get it repaired(when it works it's fine) do I buy another amp..... or a soundbar or something ?
I've had a bit of an investigate and I know that I could use the same speakers with a VSX-534, though the sub wouldn't work without extra amplification as it's passive(I'm not too fussed to be honest)
The trouble is, I'm in a position where I can't afford much and although you can get the VSX-534 for just over £300, if there were any cheaper options that would do the job, I would consider them.
My main aim is to achieve a decent sound for dialogue as my Samsung's built in speakers are rubbish and you end up with the situation where the sound is so loud to hear the words, any music and effects make your ear drums bleed.
With the VSX-321 I found that the Extended Stereo mode worked nicely to give a good bit of body to the sound with clear speech which is why I'd be tempted to stay with Pioneer, but I know others would be capable of producing a similar experience.
Anyway, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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