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€1000 to spend on AV Amp and Speakers

  • 18-06-2007 11:50pm
    #1
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭


    But what the heck do I buy?? Been reading a lot but not really any closer to a decision.

    What I would like to get is:

    2 x HDMI in, ! x out, with audio.
    Upscaling to 1080p
    Floor standing 5.1/6.1 speakers.

    Is this enough of a budget? Maybe this is more of the budget/all-in-one range?

    Planning to get a Denon DVD1930 (outside of above budget). Can get for around €300 online. Anyone know of one as good as this but with USB and DivX, which the Denon doesn't have.

    What HiFi are doing an Amp/Speaker Combo group test in their 28 July issue, but I was hoping to have everything sorted by then.

    Any and all comments greatly appreciated. EDIT: Really need the advice as I seriously could end up buying a good amp and crap speakers, or blowing the speakers or something. :D


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  • #2
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    Anyone buy at around this price range?


  • #3
    big_moe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭big_moe


    the amps i was recommending to you were all around the €1000 price mark. if you have a budget of a grand for amp & speakers, then i would recommend the Sony STR-DA1200 amp @ €599. speakers... im not too up on the budget range of speakers, any of the speakers i have experience with would be relatively expensive. Although i have heard that Jamo make nice speaker kits at fairly reasonable prices.

    moe


  • #4
    Snake Plisken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,794 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    There's new Sony 910 amp coming out this month, should be around 550-600 Euros has 2 hdmi inputs one output and can handle the uncompressed PCM from the PS3.

    Snake ;)


  • #5
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    Cheers guys... the €1000 budget is hereby ripped up! Looks like I'll have to double that at least if I want to get what I'm looking for.


  • #6
    Snake Plisken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,794 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    New Onkyo 605 released in europe in the last week, can handle everthing, you can pick them up for around 540.

    Snake ;)


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  • #7
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    Cheers Snake. Any link to the 605? Can only see it at 600. Very good amp by the looks of things, but a little quirky I think.


  • #8
    Snake Plisken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,794 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    Here you go, http://www.schlauershoppen.de/home-cinema/AV-Receiver/Onkyo-TX-SR605-black-AV-Receiver-TX-SR-605-::263419.html

    Snake ;)


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