surround advice for Sony BDP s570 - please help

tommyb

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Hi Guys,

My parents have just purchsed a Sony BDP s570. Now they want a surround sound system for their lounge.

What would be a good suggestion in order to make the most of the decoding within the unit. They aren't serious techies - just want a good surround system to match it. (circa £200)

If no suggestions of actual models - then what types of features should I be looking for? and how should it be connected to the amp for sound?

sorry for the basic question - but I'm not sure what to advise them.

Thanks in advance for your help
 
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Hi Tommy,

Are you after speakers and an amp for £200? It's not much for both but it might be worthwhile popping into Richer Sounds as they have AV amps starting at £99.95, and 5.1 speaker packages starting at £79.95. There's a couple of Sony amps that should be within budget and would be well matched to the Blu-ray. I'm sure they could sort you something half decent out within, or slightly over your price range depending on what you need...

Do they need/really want surround sound? You would get better sound quality with stereo, especially if the budget is tight... Maybe something along the lines of the Marantz PM5004 at £170 and a pair of Wharfedale 9.0s at £60, and some speaker cable at £20 and you'd be looking at a nice stereo system for just under £250. They would probably throw the speaker cable in for free if you asked nicely.

I think you'd notice the difference in sound quality over a surround setup for the same sort of budget... Either way, for your sort of budget, I don't think you can go far wrong with a visit to RS. They should be able to demo the kit for you too.
 
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Good point there! Tommy you have two completely different suggestions their. The full separate system will definitely sound better, just depends what your parents are after!
 

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