Howdy all,
I'm a long-time admirer of the magazine and forum, hoping somebody can be so gracious as to give a man a hand!
I’m looking to be upgrading my kit over the next few months (before Christmas hopefully!) but could do with a nudge in the correct direction!
The important parts of my current set-up are as follows:
I already have full HD viewing and naturally, a full HD audio experience is now desired! I know that this means a new amp/receiver and preferably new rears and almost definitely a new sub!
Sadly, the budget isn’t a lot; these are the options I’m thinking of:
Sony STR-DA2400ES or Sony STR-DH800 or Denon AVR1910 or Onkyo TX-SR607.
Speaker-wise, I’m looking to upgrade the rears to a pair or two of Wharfedale Diamond 9.0’s and the sub is going to have to be a Richer Sounds £100 effort I think as that’s what the budget might allow! (Tangent Millennium springs to mind as an option)
Basically, the advice I seek is which would be the best amp/receiver choice? And will the new rears and sub be ok? Or if not, what’s another reasonable option? My blu-ray/dvd collection does consist primarily of action films, yet I also enjoy a lot of music, so which amp/receiver is best to suit those options?
Any advice is welcome! Sorry if this has gone on a bit!
Thanks
I'm a long-time admirer of the magazine and forum, hoping somebody can be so gracious as to give a man a hand!
I’m looking to be upgrading my kit over the next few months (before Christmas hopefully!) but could do with a nudge in the correct direction!
The important parts of my current set-up are as follows:
Sony 40V4000 TV (Got this last autumn for £670 including 5yr warranty! Bargain and its awesome for that money!)
Marantz SR-5400 Receiver
Sony PS3
Mission M71 front speakers
Mission M7C1 centre speaker
The rear speakers and sub are remains from a 2001 Sony receiver/Speaker package that I can’t remember the name of! Satellites are small rectangular silver boxes and sub is tall, upright 100w silver box with a Level dial and a switch to flick between ‘Movie’ and ‘Music’.
I already have full HD viewing and naturally, a full HD audio experience is now desired! I know that this means a new amp/receiver and preferably new rears and almost definitely a new sub!
Sadly, the budget isn’t a lot; these are the options I’m thinking of:
Sony STR-DA2400ES or Sony STR-DH800 or Denon AVR1910 or Onkyo TX-SR607.
Speaker-wise, I’m looking to upgrade the rears to a pair or two of Wharfedale Diamond 9.0’s and the sub is going to have to be a Richer Sounds £100 effort I think as that’s what the budget might allow! (Tangent Millennium springs to mind as an option)
Basically, the advice I seek is which would be the best amp/receiver choice? And will the new rears and sub be ok? Or if not, what’s another reasonable option? My blu-ray/dvd collection does consist primarily of action films, yet I also enjoy a lot of music, so which amp/receiver is best to suit those options?
Any advice is welcome! Sorry if this has gone on a bit!
Thanks